Naslov
Search for single production of scalar leptoquarks in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV

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

Kolaboracija
CMS Collaboration

Izvornik
Physical review. D. (2470-0010) 93 (2016), 3; 032005-1

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 is presented for the production of both first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks with a final state of either two electrons and one jet or two muons and one jet. A data sample of proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energy sqrt(s) = 8 TeV recorded with the CMS detector corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.6 inverse femtobarns. Upper limits are set on both the first- and second-generation leptoquark production cross sections as functions of the leptoquark mass and the leptoquark couplings to a lepton and a quark. Results are compared with theoretical predictions to obtain lower limits on the leptoquark mass. At 95% confidence level, single production of first-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 1730 GeV, and second-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 530 GeV. These are the best overall limits on the production of first-generation leptoquarks to date.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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