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Search for new physics with long-lived particles decaying to photons and missing energy in pp collisions at vs=7 TeV

Abstract: A search is performed for long-lived neutral particles decaying into a photon and invisible particles. An example of such a signature is the decay of the lightest neutralino with nonzero lifetime into a gravitino and a photon in gauge-mediated supersymmetry, with the neutralino as the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle and the gravitino as the lightest. The search uses events containing photons, missing transverse energy, and jets. The impact parameter of the photon relative to the beam-beam collision point can be reconstructed using converted photons. The method is sensitive to lifetimes of the order of 0.1 to 1 ns. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.23 fb?1 in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV, recorded in the first part of 2011 by the CMS experiment at the LHC. Cross-section limits are presented on pair production for such particles, each of which decays into a photon and invisible particles. The observed 95% confidence level limits vary between 0.11 and 0.21 pb, depending on the neutral particle lifetime.

 Autoría: Chatrchyan S., Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A.M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Aguilo E., Bergauer T., Dragicevic M., Erö J., Fabjan C., Friedl M., Frühwirth R., Ghete V.M., Hammer J., Hörmann N., Hrubec J., Jeitler M., Kiesenhofer W., Knünz V., Krammer M., Krätschmer I., Liko D., Mikulec I., Pernicka M., Rahbaran B., Rohringer C., Rohringer H., Schöfbeck R., Strauss J., Taurok A., Waltenberger W., Walzel G., Widl E., Wulz C.E., Mossolov V

 Fuente: Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012, 2012(1), 172

 Editorial: Springer Verlag

 Fecha de publicación: 01/11/2012

 Nº de páginas: 30

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2012)172

 ISSN: 1126-6708,1029-8479

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2012)172

Autoría

CHATRCHYAN, S.

JAVIER ANDRES BROCHERO CIFUENTES

SHANHUEI CHUANG

MARTA FELCINI

MARCOS FERNANDEZ GARCIA

ALBERTO GRAZIANO

CLARA JORDA LOPE

MARIA AMPARO LOPEZ VIRTO

RAFAEL JOSE MARCO DE LUCAS

FRANCISCA JAVIELA MUÑOZ SANCHEZ

ANA YAIZA RODRIGUEZ MARRERO

MARIA DEL MAR SOBRON SAÑUDO