Search for a right-handed gauge boson decaying into a high-momentum heavy neutrino and a charged lepton in pp collisions with the ATLAS detector at √s=13 TeV

A search for a right-handed gauge boson W<sub>R</sub>, decaying into a boosted right-handed heavy neutrino N<sub>R</sub>, in the framework of Left-Right Symmetric Models is presented. It is based on data from proton–proton collisions with a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV col...

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Authors: Alconada Verzini, María Josefina, Alonso, Francisco, Arduh, Francisco Anuar, Dova, María Teresa, Hoya, Joaquín, Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel, Orellana, Gonzalo Enrique, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The ATLAS Collaboration
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/125351
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125351
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Física
Particle physics
Physics
Lepton
Atlas detector
Heavy neutrino
Gauge boson
Proton
Momentum
Large hadron collider
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Summary:A search for a right-handed gauge boson W<sub>R</sub>, decaying into a boosted right-handed heavy neutrino N<sub>R</sub>, in the framework of Left-Right Symmetric Models is presented. It is based on data from proton–proton collisions with a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 80 fb⁻¹. The search is performed separately for electrons and muons in the final state. A distinguishing feature of the search is the use of large-radius jets containing electrons. Selections based on the signal topology result in smaller background compared to the expected signal. No significant deviation from the Standard Model prediction is observed and lower limits are set in the W<sub>R</sub> and N<sub>R</sub> mass plane. Mass values of the WR smaller than 3.8–5 TeV are excluded for N<sub>R</sub> in the mass range 0.1–1.8 TeV