Search for Unstable Heavy and Excited Leptons in e^+e^- Collisions at sqrt{s} = 170-172 GeV

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dc.creatorThe OPAL Collaboration
dc.creatoral, K. Ackerstaff et
dc.date1997-09-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:46:50Z
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dc.descriptionWe have searched for unstable neutral and charged heavy leptons, N and L^+/-, and for excited states of neutral and charged leptons, nu*, e*, mu* and tau*, in e^+e^- collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 170 and 172 GeV using the OPAL detector at LEP. No evidence for their existence was found. From the analysis of charged-current decays of pair-produced unstable heavy leptons, and of charged-current and photonic decays of pair-produced excited leptons, lower limits on their masses are derived. From the analysis of charged-current and photonic decays of singly-produced excited leptons, upper limits on the ratio of the coupling to the compositeness scale, f/Lambda, are determined for masses up to the kinematic limit.
dc.description42 pages, LaTeX, uses a4p.sty, 11 eps figures included, submitted to Zeit. f. Physik
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9709027
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9709027
dc.identifierEur.Phys.J.C1:45-64,1998
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s100520050061
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/202367
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleSearch for Unstable Heavy and Excited Leptons in e^+e^- Collisions at sqrt{s} = 170-172 GeV
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