Signatures for Horizontal Gauge Bosons in Very Energetic Hadronic Collisions

Hans-Uno Bengtsson, Wei-Shu Hou, A. Soni, and D. H. Stork
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 2762 – Published 16 December 1985
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Abstract

The signatures for horizontal-gauge-boson production at a s=40-TeV hadronic collider are studied. Production and decay of the boson leads to very massive lepton pairs (such as eμ or μτ) in an otherwise quiet event, providing a clean signature. Backgrounds are studied with the Lund Monte Carlo model. The dominant background comes from W+W pairs, but there is good separation of the signal from the background. The identification of τ may be important for horizontal bosons; we note that the τ path lengths could be many tens of centimeters, suggesting new possibilities for their identification.

  • Received 16 September 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.2762

©1985 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Hans-Uno Bengtsson, Wei-Shu Hou*, A. Soni, and D. H. Stork

  • Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024

  • *Present address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15260.

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Vol. 55, Iss. 25 — 16 December 1985

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