Long-lived particles decaying to e±μ∓ν, with masses between 7 and 50 GeV/c2 and lifetimes between 2 and 50 ps, are searched for by looking at displaced vertices containing electrons and muons of opposite charges. The search is performed using 5.4 fb−1 of p p collisions col- lected with the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV . Three mechanisms of production of long-lived particles are considered: the direct pair produc- tion from quark interactions, the pair production from the decay of a Standard-Model-like Higgs boson with a mass of 125 GeV/c2, and the charged current production from an on-shell W boson with an additional lepton. No evidence of these long-lived states is obtained and upper limits on the production cross-section times branching fraction are set on the different production modes.

Search for long-lived particles decaying to e(+/-)mu(-/+)nu

Bassi, G.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Lusiani, A.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Morello, M. J.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Pajero, T.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Pica, L.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Ribatti, R.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2021

Abstract

Long-lived particles decaying to e±μ∓ν, with masses between 7 and 50 GeV/c2 and lifetimes between 2 and 50 ps, are searched for by looking at displaced vertices containing electrons and muons of opposite charges. The search is performed using 5.4 fb−1 of p p collisions col- lected with the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV . Three mechanisms of production of long-lived particles are considered: the direct pair produc- tion from quark interactions, the pair production from the decay of a Standard-Model-like Higgs boson with a mass of 125 GeV/c2, and the charged current production from an on-shell W boson with an additional lepton. No evidence of these long-lived states is obtained and upper limits on the production cross-section times branching fraction are set on the different production modes.
2021
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