Search for anomalous production of highly boosted Z bosons decaying to mu(+)mu(-) in proton-proton collisions at root s=7 TeV


Chatrchyan S., Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A. M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Aguilo E., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.722, pp.28-47, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 722
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.03.037
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.28-47
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Results are reported from a search for the anomalous production of highly boosted Z bosons with large transverse momentum and decaying to mu(+)mu(-). Such Z bosons may be produced in the decays of new heavy particles. The search uses pp collision data at root s = 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb(-1) recorded with the CMS detector. The shape of the observed transverse momentum distribution of Z bosons is consistent with standard model expectations. Constraints are obtained on models predicting the production of excited quarks decaying via electroweak processes. Assuming a compositeness scale that is equal to the excited quark mass as well as transition coupling strengths between Z bosons and excited quarks that are equal to standard model couplings to quarks, masses of excited quarks below 1.94 TeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level. For excited quark production via a novel contact interaction, masses below 2.22 TeV are excluded, even if the excited quarks do not couple to gluons. (C) 2013 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.