Search for massive long-lived particles decaying semileptonically in the LHCb detector



Aaij, R, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Ajaltouni, Z, Akar, S, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M, Ali, S, Alkhazov, G
et al (show 761 more authors) (2017) Search for massive long-lived particles decaying semileptonically in the LHCb detector. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, 77 (4). 224-.

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Abstract

A search is presented for massive long-lived particles decaying into a muon and two quarks. The dataset consists of proton-proton interactions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1 and 2[Formula: see text], respectively. The analysis is performed assuming a set of production mechanisms with simple topologies, including the production of a Higgs-like particle decaying into two long-lived particles. The mass range from 20 to 80 [Formula: see text] and lifetimes from 5 to 100[Formula: see text] are explored. Results are also interpreted in terms of neutralino production in different R-Parity violating supersymmetric models, with masses in the 23-198 GeV/[Formula: see text] range. No excess above the background expectation is observed and upper limits are set on the production cross-section for various points in the parameter space of theoretical models.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: LHCb Collaboration
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 May 2017 11:45
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:05
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4744-6
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3007244