Search for long-lived particles in events with photons and missing energy in proton–proton collisions at [Formula presented] TeV

CMS Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2013.04.027

Search for long-lived particles in events with photons and missing energy in proton–proton collisions at [Formula presented] TeV

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Abstract

Results are presented from a search for long-lived neutralinos decaying into a photon and an invisible particle, a signature associated with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking in supersymmetric models. The analysis is based on a 4.9fb⁻¹ sample of proton-proton collisions at s=7TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. The missing transverse energy and the time of arrival of the photon at the electromagnetic calorimeter are used to search for an excess of events over the expected background. No significant excess is observed, and lower limits at the 95% confidence level are obtained on the mass of the lightest neutralino, m>220GeV (for cτ<500mm), as well as on the proper decay length of the lightest neutralino, cτ>6000mm (for m<150GeV).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-294
Number of pages	22
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	722
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.04.027
Publication status	Published - 2013 May 24

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Keywords

CMS
Displaced
Exotica
GMSB
LHC
Long-Lived
Photons
SUSY

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Search for long-lived particles in events with photons and missing energy in proton–proton collisions at [Formula presented] TeV

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