Indications for an Extra Neutral Gauge Boson in Electroweak Precision Data

dc.creatorErler, Jens
dc.creatorLangacker, Paul
dc.date1999-10-13
dc.date1999-11-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:33:58Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:33:58Z
dc.descriptionA new analysis of the hadronic peak cross section at LEP 1 implies a small amount of missing invisible width in Z decays, while the effective weak charge in atomic parity violation has been determined recently to 0.6% accuracy, indicating a significantly negative S parameter. As a consequence of these two deviations, the data are described well if the presence of an additional Z' boson, such as predicted in Grand Unified Theories, is assumed. Moreover, the data are now rich enough to study an arbitrary extra Z' boson and to determine its couplings in a model independent way. An excellent best fit to the data is obtained in this case, suggesting the possibility of a family non-universal Z' with properties similar to ones predicted in a class of superstring theories.
dc.description5 pages of ReVTeX, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9910315
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9910315
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.84:212-215,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.212
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/179313
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleIndications for an Extra Neutral Gauge Boson in Electroweak Precision Data
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