Title Search for maximal flavor violating scalars in same-charge lepton pairs in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeVSearch for maximal flavor violating scalars in same-charge lepton pairs in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV Author Aaltonen, T. Van Remortel, N. et al. Faculty/Department Faculty of Sciences. Physics Research group Elementary Particle Physics Publication type article Publication 2009New York, N.Y., 2009 Subject Physics Source (journal) Physical review letters. - New York, N.Y. Volume/pages 102(2009):4, p. 041801,1-041801,7 ISSN 0031-9007 ISI 000262978600008 Carrier E Target language English (eng) Full text (Publishers DOI) Affiliation University of Antwerp Abstract Models of maximal flavor violation (MxFV) in elementary particle physics may contain at least one new scalar SU(2) doublet field ΦFV=(η0,η+) that couples the first and third generation quarks (q1, q3) via a Lagrangian term LFV=ξ13ΦFVq1q3. These models have a distinctive signature of same-charge top-quark pairs and evade flavor-changing limits from meson mixing measurements. Data corresponding to 2  fb-1 collected by the Collider Dectector at Fermilab II detector in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.96  TeV are analyzed for evidence of the MxFV signature. For a neutral scalar η0 with mη0=200  GeV/c2 and coupling ξ13=1, ∼11 signal events are expected over a background of 2.1±1.8 events. Three events are observed in the data, consistent with background expectations, and limits are set on the coupling ξ13 for mη0=180300  GeV/c2. Full text (open access) https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/a5ef0d/1caa6ed1.pdf E-info http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000262978600008&DestLinkType=RelatedRecords&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000262978600008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000262978600008&DestLinkType=CitingArticles&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 Handle