Publication
Title
Search for excited electrons in **ep** collisions at HERA
Author
Institution/Organisation
H1 Collaboration
Abstract
A search for excited electrons is performed using the full e}p data sample collected by the H1 experiment at HERA, corresponding to a total luminosity of 475 pb−1. The electroweak decays of excited electrons e*¨eÁ, e*¨eZ and e*¨ËW with subsequent hadronic or leptonic decays of the W and Z bosons are considered. No evidence for excited electron production is found. Mass dependent exclusion limits on e* production cross sections and on the ratio f/© of the coupling to the compositeness scale are derived within gauge mediated models. These limits extend the excluded region compared to previous excited electron searches. The e* production via contact interactions is also addressed for the first time in ep collisions.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physics letters : B. - Amsterdam, 1967, currens
Publication
Amsterdam : North-Holland , 2008
ISSN
0370-2693
DOI
10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2008.07.014
Volume/pages
666 :2 (2008) , p. 131-139
ISI
000258907600005
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
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