Search for Unstable Heavy and Excited Leptons at LEP2

dc.creatorThe OPAL collaboration
dc.creatorAbbiendi, G.
dc.date2000-01-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:01:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:01:28Z
dc.descriptionSearches for unstable neutral and charged heavy leptons, N and L+-, and for excited states of neutral and charged leptons, nu*, e*, mu*, and tau*, have been performed in e+e- collisions using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP. The data analysed correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 58pb-1 at a centre-of-mass energy of 183GeV, and about 10pb-1 each at 161GeV and 172GeV. No evidence for new particles was found. Lower limits on the masses of unstable heavy and excited leptons are derived. From the analysis of charged-current, neutral-current, and photonic decays of singly produced excited leptons, upper limits are determined for the ratio of the coupling to the compositeness scale, f/Lambda, for masses up to the kinematic limit. For excited leptons, the limits are established independently of the relative values of the coupling constants f and f'.
dc.description27 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Eur.Phys. J. C
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0001056
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0001056
dc.identifierEur.Phys.J.C14:73-84,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s100520050734
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207105
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleSearch for Unstable Heavy and Excited Leptons at LEP2
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