Search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons with displaced vertices in proton-proton collisions at √s =13 TeV

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Search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons with displaced vertices in proton-proton collisions at √s =13 TeV. / The CMS collaboration.

In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2022, No. 7, 81, 07.2022.

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@article{d5a0bb63783b48d7901b38de37050927,

title = "Search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons with displaced vertices in proton-proton collisions at √s =13 TeV",

abstract = "A search for heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), the right-handed Dirac or Majorana neutrinos, is performed in final states with three charged leptons (electrons or muons) using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at s = 13 TeV at the CERN LHC. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1. The HNLs could be produced through mixing with standard model neutrinos ν. For small values of the HNL mass (<20 GeV) and the square of the HNL-ν mixing parameter (10−7–10−2), the decay length of these particles can be large enough so that the secondary vertex of the HNL decay can be resolved with the CMS silicon tracker. The selected final state consists of one lepton emerging from the primary proton-proton collision vertex, and two leptons forming a displaced, secondary vertex. No significant deviations from the standard model expectations are observed, and constraints are obtained on the HNL mass and coupling strength parameters, excluding previously unexplored regions of parameter space in the mass range 1–20 GeV and squared mixing parameter values as low as 10−7.",

keywords = "Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron Scattering",

author = "{The CMS collaboration} and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and Andrejkovic, {J. W.} and T. Bergauer and S. Chatterjee and K. Damanakis and M. Dragicevic and {Escalante Del Valle}, A. and R. Fr{\"u}hwirth and M. Jeitler and N. Krammer and L. Lechner and D. Liko and I. Mikulec and P. Paulitsch and Pitters, {F. M.} and J. Schieck and R. Sch{\"o}fbeck and D. Schwarz and S. Templ and W. Waltenberger and Wulz, {C. E.} and V. Chekhovsky and A. Litomin and V. Makarenko and Darwish, {M. R.} and {De Wolf}, {E. A.} and T. Janssen and T. Kello and A. Lelek and {Rejeb Sfar}, H. and {Van Mechelen}, P. and {Van Putte}, S. and {Van Remortel}, N. and F. Blekman and Bols, {E. S.} and J. D{\textquoteright}Hondt and M. Delcourt and {El Faham}, H. and S. Lowette and S. Moortgat and A. Morton and D. M{\"u}ller and V. Blinov and T. Dimova and L. Kardapoltsev and A. Kozyrev and I. Ovtin and O. Radchenko and Y. Skovpen",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",

year = "2022",

month = jul,

doi = "10.1007/JHEP07(2022)081",

language = "English",

volume = "2022",

journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",

issn = "1029-8479",

publisher = "Springer US",

number = "7",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons with displaced vertices in proton-proton collisions at √s =13 TeV

AU - The CMS collaboration

AU - Tumasyan, A.

AU - Adam, W.

AU - Andrejkovic, J. W.

AU - Bergauer, T.

AU - Chatterjee, S.

AU - Damanakis, K.

AU - Dragicevic, M.

AU - Escalante Del Valle, A.

AU - Frühwirth, R.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Krammer, N.

AU - Lechner, L.

AU - Liko, D.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Paulitsch, P.

AU - Pitters, F. M.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schöfbeck, R.

AU - Schwarz, D.

AU - Templ, S.

AU - Waltenberger, W.

AU - Wulz, C. E.

AU - Chekhovsky, V.

AU - Litomin, A.

AU - Makarenko, V.

AU - Darwish, M. R.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Janssen, T.

AU - Kello, T.

AU - Lelek, A.

AU - Rejeb Sfar, H.

AU - Van Mechelen, P.

AU - Van Putte, S.

AU - Van Remortel, N.

AU - Blekman, F.

AU - Bols, E. S.

AU - D’Hondt, J.

AU - Delcourt, M.

AU - El Faham, H.

AU - Lowette, S.

AU - Moortgat, S.

AU - Morton, A.

AU - Müller, D.

AU - Blinov, V.

AU - Dimova, T.

AU - Kardapoltsev, L.

AU - Kozyrev, A.

AU - Ovtin, I.

AU - Radchenko, O.

AU - Skovpen, Y.

PY - 2022/7

Y1 - 2022/7

N2 - A search for heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), the right-handed Dirac or Majorana neutrinos, is performed in final states with three charged leptons (electrons or muons) using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at s = 13 TeV at the CERN LHC. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1. The HNLs could be produced through mixing with standard model neutrinos ν. For small values of the HNL mass (<20 GeV) and the square of the HNL-ν mixing parameter (10−7–10−2), the decay length of these particles can be large enough so that the secondary vertex of the HNL decay can be resolved with the CMS silicon tracker. The selected final state consists of one lepton emerging from the primary proton-proton collision vertex, and two leptons forming a displaced, secondary vertex. No significant deviations from the standard model expectations are observed, and constraints are obtained on the HNL mass and coupling strength parameters, excluding previously unexplored regions of parameter space in the mass range 1–20 GeV and squared mixing parameter values as low as 10−7.

AB - A search for heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), the right-handed Dirac or Majorana neutrinos, is performed in final states with three charged leptons (electrons or muons) using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at s = 13 TeV at the CERN LHC. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1. The HNLs could be produced through mixing with standard model neutrinos ν. For small values of the HNL mass (<20 GeV) and the square of the HNL-ν mixing parameter (10−7–10−2), the decay length of these particles can be large enough so that the secondary vertex of the HNL decay can be resolved with the CMS silicon tracker. The selected final state consists of one lepton emerging from the primary proton-proton collision vertex, and two leptons forming a displaced, secondary vertex. No significant deviations from the standard model expectations are observed, and constraints are obtained on the HNL mass and coupling strength parameters, excluding previously unexplored regions of parameter space in the mass range 1–20 GeV and squared mixing parameter values as low as 10−7.

KW - Beyond Standard Model

KW - Hadron-Hadron Scattering

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U2 - 10.1007/JHEP07(2022)081

DO - 10.1007/JHEP07(2022)081

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AN - SCOPUS:85136307960

VL - 2022

JO - Journal of High Energy Physics

JF - Journal of High Energy Physics

SN - 1029-8479

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ER -

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