Using the ZEUS detector at the HERA electron-proton collider, we have searched for lepton flavor violation in ep collisions at a center-of-mass energy (root s) of 300 GeV. Events of the type e + p --> l + X with a final-state lepton of high transverse momentum, l = mu or tau, were sought. No evidence was found for lepton flavor violation in the combined 1993 and 1994 data samples, for which the integrated luminosities were 0.84 pb(-1) for e(-)p collisions and 2.94 pb(-1) for e(+)p collisions. Limits on coupling vs. mass are provided for leptoquarks and R-parity violating squarks, For flavor violating couplings of electromagnetic strength, we set 95% confidence level lower limits on leptoquark masses between 207 GeV and 272 GeV, depending on the leptoquark species and final-state lepton. For leptoquark,masses larger than 300 GeV, limits on flavor-changing couplings are determined, many of which supersede prior limits from rare decay processes. RI Bashkirov, Vladimir/A-4818-2008; De Pasquale, Salvatore/B-9165-2008; Lancaster, Mark/C-1693-2008; Doyle, Anthony/C-5889-2009; Gladilin, Leonid/B-5226-2011; Golubkov, Yury/E-1643-2012

Using the ZEUS detector at the HERA electron-proton collider, we have searched for lepton flavor violation in ep collisions at a center-of-mass energy (root s) of 300 GeV. Events of the type e + p --> l + X with a final-state lepton of high transverse momentum, l = mu or tau, were sought. No evidence was found for lepton flavor violation in the combined 1993 and 1994 data samples, for which the integrated luminosities were 0.84 pb(-1) for e(-)p collisions and 2.94 pb(-1) for e(+)p collisions. Limits on coupling vs. mass are provided for leptoquarks and R-parity violating squarks, For flavor violating couplings of electromagnetic strength, we set 95% confidence level lower limits on leptoquark masses between 207 GeV and 272 GeV, depending on the leptoquark species and final-state lepton. For leptoquark,masses larger than 300 GeV, limits on flavor-changing couplings are determined, many of which supersede prior limits from rare decay processes.

Search for lepton flavor violation in ep collisions at 300 GeV center of mass energy

Capua M;SCHIOPPA, Marco;Tassi E;CAPUA, Marcella;Schioppa M;TASSI, Enrico
1997-01-01

Abstract

Using the ZEUS detector at the HERA electron-proton collider, we have searched for lepton flavor violation in ep collisions at a center-of-mass energy (root s) of 300 GeV. Events of the type e + p --> l + X with a final-state lepton of high transverse momentum, l = mu or tau, were sought. No evidence was found for lepton flavor violation in the combined 1993 and 1994 data samples, for which the integrated luminosities were 0.84 pb(-1) for e(-)p collisions and 2.94 pb(-1) for e(+)p collisions. Limits on coupling vs. mass are provided for leptoquarks and R-parity violating squarks, For flavor violating couplings of electromagnetic strength, we set 95% confidence level lower limits on leptoquark masses between 207 GeV and 272 GeV, depending on the leptoquark species and final-state lepton. For leptoquark,masses larger than 300 GeV, limits on flavor-changing couplings are determined, many of which supersede prior limits from rare decay processes.
1997
Using the ZEUS detector at the HERA electron-proton collider, we have searched for lepton flavor violation in ep collisions at a center-of-mass energy (root s) of 300 GeV. Events of the type e + p --> l + X with a final-state lepton of high transverse momentum, l = mu or tau, were sought. No evidence was found for lepton flavor violation in the combined 1993 and 1994 data samples, for which the integrated luminosities were 0.84 pb(-1) for e(-)p collisions and 2.94 pb(-1) for e(+)p collisions. Limits on coupling vs. mass are provided for leptoquarks and R-parity violating squarks, For flavor violating couplings of electromagnetic strength, we set 95% confidence level lower limits on leptoquark masses between 207 GeV and 272 GeV, depending on the leptoquark species and final-state lepton. For leptoquark,masses larger than 300 GeV, limits on flavor-changing couplings are determined, many of which supersede prior limits from rare decay processes. RI Bashkirov, Vladimir/A-4818-2008; De Pasquale, Salvatore/B-9165-2008; Lancaster, Mark/C-1693-2008; Doyle, Anthony/C-5889-2009; Gladilin, Leonid/B-5226-2011; Golubkov, Yury/E-1643-2012
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