Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV

P. R. Burchat; M. King; G. S. Abrams; C. E. Adolphsen; D. Averill; J. Ballam; B. C. Barish; T. Barklow; B. A. Barnett; J. Bartelt; S. Bethke; D. Blockus; G. Bonvicini; A. Boyarski; B. Brabson; A. Breakstone; F. Bulos; D. L. Burke; R. J. Cence; J. Chapman; M. Chmeissani; D. Cords; D. P. Coupal; P. Dauncey; H. C. Destaebler; D. E. Dorfan; J. M. Dorfan; D. C. Drewer; R. Elia; G. J. Feldman; D. Fernandes; R. C. Field; W. T. Ford; C. Fordham; R. Frey; D. Fujino; K. K. Gan; C. Gatto; E. Gero; G. Gidal; T. Glanzman; G. Goldhaber; J. J.Gomez Cadenas; G. Gratta; G. Grindhammer; P. Grosse-Wiesmann; G. Hanson; R. Harr; B. Harral; F. A. Harris; C. M. Hawkes; K. Hayes; C. Hearty; C. A. Heusch; M. D. Hildreth; T. Himel; D. A. Hinshaw; S. J. Hong; D. Hutchinson; J. Hylen; W. R. Innes; R. G. Jacobsen; J. A. Jaros; C. K. Jung; J. A. Kadyk; J. Kent; S. R. Klein; D. S. Koetke; S. Komamiya; W. Koska; L. A. Kowalski; W. Kozanecki; J. F. Kral; M. Kuhlen; L. Labarga; A. J. Lankford; R. R. Larsen; F. Le Diberder; M. E. Levi; A. M. Litke; X. C. Lou; V. L̈th; J. A. McKenna; J. A.J. Matthews; T. Mattison; B. D. Milliken; K. C. Moffeit; C. T. Munger; W. N. Murray; J. Nash; H. Ogren; K. F. O'Shaughnessy; S. I. Parker; C. Peck; M. L. Perl; F. Perrier; M. Petradza; R. Pitthan; F. C. Porter; P. Rankin; K. Riles; F. R. Rouse; D. R. Rust; H. F.W. Sadrozinski; M. W. Schaad; B. A. Schumm; A. Seiden; J. G. Smith; A. Snyder; E. Soderstrom; D. P. Stoker; R. Stroynowski; M. Swartz; R. Thun; G. H. Trilling; R. Van Kooten; P. Voruganti; S. R. Wagner; S. Watson; P. Weber; A. Weigend; A. J. Weinstein; A. J. Weir; E. Wicklund; M. Woods; D. Y. Wu; M. Yurko; C. Zaccardelli; C. Von Zanthier

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3542

Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV

P. R. Burchat, M. King, G. S. Abrams, C. E. Adolphsen, D. Averill, J. Ballam, B. C. Barish, T. Barklow, B. A. Barnett, J. Bartelt, S. Bethke, D. Blockus, G. Bonvicini, A. Boyarski, B. Brabson, A. Breakstone, F. Bulos, D. L. Burke, R. J. Cence, J. ChapmanM. Chmeissani, D. Cords, D. P. Coupal, P. Dauncey, H. C. Destaebler, D. E. Dorfan, J. M. Dorfan, D. C. Drewer, R. Elia, G. J. Feldman, D. Fernandes, R. C. Field, W. T. Ford, C. Fordham, R. Frey, D. Fujino, K. K. Gan, C. Gatto, E. Gero, G. Gidal, T. Glanzman, G. Goldhaber, J. J.Gomez Cadenas, G. Gratta, G. Grindhammer, P. Grosse-Wiesmann, G. Hanson, R. Harr, B. Harral, F. A. Harris, C. M. Hawkes, K. Hayes, C. Hearty, C. A. Heusch, M. D. Hildreth, T. Himel, D. A. Hinshaw, S. J. Hong, D. Hutchinson, J. Hylen, W. R. Innes, R. G. Jacobsen, J. A. Jaros, C. K. Jung, J. A. Kadyk, J. Kent, S. R. Klein, D. S. Koetke, S. Komamiya, W. Koska, L. A. Kowalski, W. Kozanecki, J. F. Kral, M. Kuhlen, L. Labarga, A. J. Lankford, R. R. Larsen, F. Le Diberder, M. E. Levi, A. M. Litke, X. C. Lou, V. L̈th, J. A. McKenna, J. A.J. Matthews, T. Mattison, B. D. Milliken, K. C. Moffeit, C. T. Munger, W. N. Murray, J. Nash, H. Ogren, K. F. O'Shaughnessy, S. I. Parker, C. Peck, M. L. Perl, F. Perrier, M. Petradza, R. Pitthan, F. C. Porter, P. Rankin, K. Riles, F. R. Rouse, D. R. Rust, H. F.W. Sadrozinski, M. W. Schaad, B. A. Schumm, A. Seiden, J. G. Smith, A. Snyder, E. Soderstrom, D. P. Stoker, R. Stroynowski, M. Swartz, R. Thun, G. H. Trilling, R. Van Kooten, P. Voruganti, S. R. Wagner, S. Watson, P. Weber, A. Weigend, A. J. Weinstein, A. J. Weir, E. Wicklund, M. Woods, D. Y. Wu, M. Yurko, C. Zaccardelli, C. Von Zanthier

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Using the sample of neutral vector bosons (Z's) produced at the SLAC Linear Collider and detected with the Mark II detector, we search for the decay of the Z to a pair of particles, one of which decays to two charged particles. The observed number of Z decays with this signature excludes, at a confidence level greater than 95%, the decay of the Z to a pair of fourth-generation Dirac neutrinos with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV, a decay length less than about 1 cm, and coupling to any of the first three generations of charged leptons. This is the first time the existence of such a lepton coupling to the ± has been excluded by a direct search.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3542-3545
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3542
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Burchat, P. R., King, M., Abrams, G. S., Adolphsen, C. E., Averill, D., Ballam, J., Barish, B. C., Barklow, T., Barnett, B. A., Bartelt, J., Bethke, S., Blockus, D., Bonvicini, G., Boyarski, A., Brabson, B., Breakstone, A., Bulos, F., Burke, D. L., Cence, R. J., ... Von Zanthier, C. (1990). Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV. Physical Review D, 41(11), 3542-3545. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3542

Burchat, PR, King, M, Abrams, GS, Adolphsen, CE, Averill, D, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Bethke, S, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Bulos, F, Burke, DL, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Chmeissani, M, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Dauncey, P, Destaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drewer, DC, Elia, R, Feldman, GJ, Fernandes, D, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gatto, C, Gero, E, Gidal, G, Glanzman, T, Goldhaber, G, Cadenas, JJG, Gratta, G, Grindhammer, G, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harral, B, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Hearty, C, Heusch, CA, Hildreth, MD, Himel, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hong, SJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jacobsen, RG, Jaros, JA, Jung, CK, Kadyk, JA, Kent, J, Klein, SR, Koetke, DS, Komamiya, S, Koska, W, Kowalski, LA, Kozanecki, W, Kral, JF, Kuhlen, M, Labarga, L, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Le Diberder, F, Levi, ME, Litke, AM, Lou, XC, L̈th, V, McKenna, JA, Matthews, JAJ, Mattison, T, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, Munger, CT, Murray, WN, Nash, J, Ogren, H, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Perl, ML, Perrier, F, Petradza, M, Pitthan, R, Porter, FC, Rankin, P, Riles, K, Rouse, FR, Rust, DR, Sadrozinski, HFW, Schaad, MW, Schumm, BA, Seiden, A, Smith, JG, Snyder, A, Soderstrom, E, Stoker, DP, Stroynowski, R, Swartz, M, Thun, R, Trilling, GH, Van Kooten, R, Voruganti, P, Wagner, SR, Watson, S, Weber, P, Weigend, A, Weinstein, AJ, Weir, AJ, Wicklund, E, Woods, M, Wu, DY, Yurko, M, Zaccardelli, C & Von Zanthier, C 1990, 'Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV', Physical Review D, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 3542-3545. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3542

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Search for decays of the Z to unstable neutral leptons with mass between 2.5 and 22 GeV

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