Search for decays of stopped exotic long-lived particles produced in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV
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Journal Article
Abstract
A search is presented for the decays of heavy exotic long-lived particles (LLPs) that are produced in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the CERN LHC and come to rest in the CMS detector. Their decays would be visible during periods of time well separated from proton-proton collisions. Two decay scenarios of stopped LLPs are explored: a hadronic decay detected in the calorimeter and a decay into muons detected in the muon system. The calorimeter (muon) search covers a period of sensitivity totaling 721 (744) hours in 38.6 (39.0) fb−1 of data collected by the CMS detector in 2015 and 2016. The results are interpreted in several scenarios that predict LLPs. Production cross section limits are set as a function of the mean proper lifetime and the mass of the LLPs, for lifetimes between 100 ns and 10 days. These are the most stringent limits to date on the mass of hadronically decaying stopped LLPs, and this is the first search at the LHC for stopped LLPs that decay to muons.
Date Issued
2018-05-21
Date Acceptance
2018-04-30
Citation
The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018, (5), pp.1-47
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Start Page
1
End Page
47
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of High Energy Physics
Issue
5
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Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
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Grant Number
ST/J005665/1
ST/I005912/1
ST/J004901/1
ST/K003844/1 GRIDPP
ST/L00609X/1 GRIDPP
ST/K001604/1
ST/M005356/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Beyond Standard Model
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
PP COLLISIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLES
ATLAS DETECTOR
HEAVY
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 127
Date Publish Online
2018-05-21