Systematically searching for new resonances at the energy frontier using topological models

We propose a new strategy to systematically search for new physics processes in particle collisions at the energy frontier. An examination of all possible topologies which give identifiable resonant features in a specific final state leads to a tractable number of "topological models" per...

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Published in:Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology, 2014-05, Vol.89 (9), Article 095002
Main Authors: Abdullah, Mohammad, Albin, Eric, DiFranzo, Anthony, Frate, Meghan, Pitcher, Craig, Shimmin, Chase, Upadhyay, Suneet, Walker, James, Weatherly, Pierce, Fox, Patrick J., Whiteson, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collisions
Cosmology
Energy use
Gravitation
Scripts
Searching
Strategy
Topology
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Summary:We propose a new strategy to systematically search for new physics processes in particle collisions at the energy frontier. An examination of all possible topologies which give identifiable resonant features in a specific final state leads to a tractable number of "topological models" per final state and gives specific guidance for their discovery. Using one specific final state, lljj, as an example, we find that the number of possibilities is reasonable and reveals simple, but as-yet-unexplored, topologies which contain significant discovery potential. We propose analysis techniques and estimate the sensitivity for pp collisions with [radical]s = 14 TeV and [Lagrangian (script capital L)] = 300 fb super(-1).
ISSN:1550-7998
1550-2368
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.095002