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Inclusive Search for Anomalous Production of High-pT Like-Sign Lepton Pairs in pp-bar Collisions at sqrt[s]=1.8 TeV

Publication ,  Journal Article
al, DAE
Published in: Physical Review Letters
August 2004

We report on a search for anomalous production of events with at least two charged, isolated, like-sign leptons, each with pT>11 GeV/c using a 107 pb-1 sample of 1.8 TeV pp-bar collisions collected by the CDF detector. We define a signal region containing low background from standard model processes. To avoid bias, we fix the final cuts before examining the event yield in the signal region using control regions to test the Monte Carlo predictions. We observe no events in the signal region, consistent with an expectation of 0.63+0.84-0.07 events. We present 95% confidence level limits on new physics processes in both a signature-based context as well as within a representative minimal supergravity (tan( beta =3) model.

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Published In

Physical Review Letters

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

93

Start / End Page

061802

Related Subject Headings

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

Published In

Physical Review Letters

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

93

Start / End Page

061802

Related Subject Headings

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