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Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.

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Hayrapetyan, A; Tumasyan, A; Adam, W; Andrejkovic, JW; Benato, L; Bergauer, T; Chatterjee, S; Damanakis, K; Dragicevic, M; Hussain, PS; Li, A ...
Published in: Phys Rev Lett
August 8, 2025

The first search for a heavy neutral spin-1 gauge boson (Z^{'}) with nonuniversal fermion couplings produced via vector boson fusion processes and decaying to tau leptons or W bosons is presented. The analysis is performed using LHC data at sqrt[s]=13  TeV, collected from 2016 to 2018 with the CMS experiment and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb^{-1}. The data are consistent with the standard model predictions. Upper limits are set on the product of the cross section for production of the Z^{'} boson and its branching fraction to ττ or WW. The presence of a Z^{'} boson decaying to τ^{+}τ^{-} (W^{+}W^{-}) is excluded for masses up to 2.45(1.60) TeV, depending on the Z^{'} boson coupling to standard model weak bosons, and assuming a Z^{'}→τ^{+}τ^{-} (W^{+}W^{-}) branching fraction of 50%.

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1079-7114

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August 8, 2025

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135

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6

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061803

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United States

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  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
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Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. W., Benato, L., Bergauer, T., … Kuo, C. C. (2025). Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV. Phys Rev Lett, 135(6), 061803. https://doi.org/10.1103/srvm-f1h3
Hayrapetyan, A., A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, J. W. Andrejkovic, L. Benato, T. Bergauer, S. Chatterjee, et al. “Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.Phys Rev Lett 135, no. 6 (August 8, 2025): 061803. https://doi.org/10.1103/srvm-f1h3.
Hayrapetyan A, Tumasyan A, Adam W, Andrejkovic JW, Benato L, Bergauer T, et al. Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV. Phys Rev Lett. 2025 Aug 8;135(6):061803.
Hayrapetyan, A., et al. “Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.Phys Rev Lett, vol. 135, no. 6, Aug. 2025, p. 061803. Pubmed, doi:10.1103/srvm-f1h3.
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Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV. Phys Rev Lett. 2025 Aug 8;135(6):061803.

Published In

Phys Rev Lett

DOI

EISSN

1079-7114

Publication Date

August 8, 2025

Volume

135

Issue

6

Start / End Page

061803

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences