2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207759We study the potentiality of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to unravel the existence of first generation scalar leptoquarks. Working with the most general $SU(2)_L \otimes U(1)_Y$ invariant leptoquark interactions, we analyze in detail the signals and backgrounds that lead to a final state containing a pair $e^+e^-$ and jets. Our results indicate that a machine like the LHC will be able to discover leptoquarks with masses up to 2--3 TeV depending on their couplings.37 pages, revtex, uses epsfig.sty (included), 15 figures (included)High Energy Physics - Phenomenologytext