Search for Pair Production of First and Second Generation Leptoquarks in Proton-proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}

Search for Pair Production of First and Second Generation Leptoquarks in Proton-proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}
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Our search for pair production of first and second generation leptoquarks is performed in final states containing either two charged leptons and two jets, or one charged lepton, one neutrino and two jets, using proton-proton collision data at √s = 8 TeV. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb-1, were recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC. First-generation scalar leptoquarks with masses less than 1010 (850) GeV are excluded for [beta] = 1.0 (0.5), where b is the branching fraction of a leptoquark decaying to a charged lepton and a quark. Similarly, secondgeneration scalar leptoquarks with masses less than 1080 (760) GeV are excluded for [beta] = 1.0 (0.5). Furthermore, mass limits are also set for vector leptoquark production scenarios with anomalous vector couplings, and for R-parity violating supersymmetric scenarios of top squark pair production resulting in similar final-state signatures. These are the most stringent limits placed on the masses of leptoquarks and RPV top squarks to date.

Search for Single Production of Scalar Leptoquarks in Proton-proton Collisions at S

Search for Single Production of Scalar Leptoquarks in Proton-proton Collisions at S
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In this paper, a search is presented for the production of both first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks with a final state of either two electrons and one jet or two muons and one jet. The search is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energy √s =8 TeV recorded with the CMS detector and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.6 fb-1. Upper limits are set on both the first- and second-generation leptoquark production cross sections as functions of the leptoquark mass and the leptoquark couplings to a lepton and a quark. Results are compared with theoretical predictions to obtain lower limits on the leptoquark mass. At 95% confidence level, single production of first-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 1730 GeV, and second-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 530 GeV. Finally, these are the best overall limits on the production of first-generation leptoquarks to date.

Search for Pair Production of Third-generation Scalar Leptoquarks and Top Squarks in Proton-proton Collisions at [arrow]"

Search for Pair Production of Third-generation Scalar Leptoquarks and Top Squarks in Proton-proton Collisions at [arrow]
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A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks and supersymmetric top quark partners, top squarks, in final states involving tau leptons and bottom quarks is presented. The search uses events from a data sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb-1, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC with [arrow]" = 8 TeV. The number of observed events is found to be in agreement with the expected standard model background. Third-generation scalar leptoquarks with masses below 740 GeV are excluded at 95% confidence level, assuming a 100% branching fraction for the leptoquark decay to a tau lepton and a bottom quark. In addition, this mass limit applies directly to top squarks decaying via an R-parity violating coupling [lambda]'333. The search also considers a similar signature from top squarks undergoing a chargino-mediated decay involving the R-parity violating coupling [lambda]'3jk. Each top squark decays to a tau lepton, a bottom quark, and two light quarks. Top squarks in this model with masses below 580 GeV are excluded at 95% confidence level. The constraint on the leptoquark mass is the most stringent to date, and this is the first search for top squarks decaying via [lambda]'3jk.

Search for Pair Production of Second Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in Ppbar Collisions at the Tevatron

Search for Pair Production of Second Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in Ppbar Collisions at the Tevatron
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Release: 2008
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As predicted by numerous extensions of the Standard Model, leptoquarks (LQ) are hypothetical bosons allowing lepton-quark transitions. Under the assumption that they couple only to quarks and leptons of the same generation, three generations of leptoquarks can be distinguished. The search for the pair production of second generation scalar leptoquarks has been carried out in p{bar p} collisions at √s = 1.96TeV, using an integrated luminosity of 1 fb−1 collected by the D0 experiment at the Tevatron collider between August 2002 and February 2006. Topologies arising from the LQ{ovr LQ} → [mu]q[nu]q and LQ{ovr LQ} → [mu]q[mu]q decay modes have been investigated. In order to maximize the available statistics, a method for the combination of various prescaled triggers with an inclusive OR has been developed. Since no excess of data over the Standard Model prediction has been observed, upper limits on the leptoquark pair production cross section have been derived at 95% confidence level as function of the leptoquark mass and the branching fraction [beta] = Br(LQ → [mu]q), and are interpreted as lower limits on the leptoquark mass as function of [beta]. For [beta] = 1, [beta] = 1/2 and [beta] = 0.1, the combination of the two channels excludes scalar second generation leptoquarks with masses up to 309GeV, 262GeV, and 174GeV, respectively. The lower bounds on the scalar second generation leptoquark mass obtained for [beta] ≥ 0.1 are the best exclusion limits to date.

Search for Third-Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in the T$\tau$ Channel in Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$

Search for Third-Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in the T$\tau$ Channel in Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$
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Release: 2015
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A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying to top quark and $\tau$ lepton pairs is presented using proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb-1. The search is performed using events that contain an electron or a muon, a hadronically decaying $\tau$ lepton, and two or more jets. The observations are found to be consistent with the standard model predictions. Assuming that all leptoquarks decay to a top quark and a $\tau$ lepton, the existence of pair produced, charge -1/3, third-generation leptoquarks up to a mass of 685 GeV is excluded at 95% confidence level. This result constitutes the first direct limit for leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a $\tau$ lepton, and may also be applied directly to the pair production of bottom squarks decaying predominantly via the R-parity violating coupling [lambda]' 333.

Search for Pair Production of Second Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in P Anti-p Collisions at S**1/2

Search for Pair Production of Second Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in P Anti-p Collisions at S**1/2
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The authors report on a search for the pair production of second generation scalar leptoquarks (LQ2) in p{bar p} collisions at the center-of-mass energy √s = 1.96 TeV, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 294 ± 19 pb−1 recorded with the D0 detector. No evidence for a leptoquark signal in the LQ2 {ovr LQ}2 → [mu]q[mu]q channel has been observed, and upper bounds on the product of cross section times branching fraction were set. This yields lower mass limits of m{sub LQ2} > 247 GeV for [beta] = [Beta](LQ{sub 2} → [mu]q) = 1 and m{sub LQ{sub 2}} > 182 GeV for [beta] = 1/2. Combining these limits with previous D0 results, the lower limits on the mass of a second generation scalar leptoquark are m{sub LQ{sub 2}} > 251 GeV and m{sub LQ{sub 2}} > 204 GeV for [beta] = 1 and [beta] = 1/2, respectively.