Naslov
Search for heavy resonances decaying to tau lepton pairs in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV

Autori
Khachatryan, Vardan ; ... ; Godinović, Nikola ; Lelas, Damir ; Puljak, Ivica ; ... ; Šćulac, Toni ; Antunović, Željko ; Kovač, Marko ; Brigljević, Vuko ; Kadija, Krešo ; Luetić, Jelena ; Mićanović, Saša ; Sudić, Lucija ; ... ; Morović, Srećko ; ... ; Ferenček, Dinko ; ... ; Đurić, Senka ; Šuša, Tatjana ; ... ; Woods, Nate

Kolaboracija
CMS Collaboration

Izvornik
The Journal of high energy physics (1126-6708) 2 (2017); 48, 35

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
high energy physics ; experimental particle physics ; LHC ; CMS ; standard model

Sažetak
A search for heavy resonances that decay to tau lepton pairs is performed using proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV. The data were collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.2 inverse femtobarns. The observations are in agreement with standard model predictions. An upper limit at 95% confidence level on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction into tau lepton pairs is calculated as a function of the resonance mass. For the sequential standard model, the presence of Z' bosons decaying into tau lepton pairs is excluded for Z' masses below 2.1 TeV, extending previous limits for this final state. For the topcolor-assisted technicolor model, which predicts Z' bosons that preferentially couple to third-generation fermions, Z' masses below 1.7 TeV are excluded, representing the most stringent limit to date.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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