A search is presented for massive long-lived particles, in the 20–60 GeV/c2 mass range with lifetimes between 5 and 100 ps. The dataset used corresponds to 0.62fb-1 of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector at s=7TeV. The particles are assumed to be pair-produced by the decay of a Higgs-like boson with mass between 80 and 140 GeV/c2. No excess above the background expectation is observed and limits are set on the production cross-section as a function of the long-lived particle mass and lifetime and of the Higgs-like boson mass.

Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., et al. (2016). Search for Higgs-like bosons decaying into long-lived exotic particles. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 76(12), 664 [10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4489-7].

Search for Higgs-like bosons decaying into long-lived exotic particles

BELLOLI, NICOLETTA;Borsato, M;CALVI, MARTA;CARNITI, PAOLO;CASSINA, LORENZO;GOTTI, CLAUDIO;GRILLO, LUCIA;Martinelli, M;MATTEUZZI, CLARA;Petruzzo, M;
2016

Abstract

A search is presented for massive long-lived particles, in the 20–60 GeV/c2 mass range with lifetimes between 5 and 100 ps. The dataset used corresponds to 0.62fb-1 of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector at s=7TeV. The particles are assumed to be pair-produced by the decay of a Higgs-like boson with mass between 80 and 140 GeV/c2. No excess above the background expectation is observed and limits are set on the production cross-section as a function of the long-lived particle mass and lifetime and of the Higgs-like boson mass.
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Engineering (miscellaneous); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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2016
76
12
664
664
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Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., et al. (2016). Search for Higgs-like bosons decaying into long-lived exotic particles. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 76(12), 664 [10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4489-7].
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