Search for fractionally charged particles in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

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dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Sajal
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-12T08:51:31Z
dc.date.available2025-12-12T08:51:31Z
dc.date.issued2025-04
dc.description.abstractA search is presented for fractionally charged particles with charges below 1⁢𝑒 , using their small energy loss in the tracking detector as a key variable to observe a signal. The analyzed dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected at √𝑠 =13  TeV in 2016–2018 at the CERN LHC. This is the first search at the LHC for new particles with a charge between 𝑒/3 and 0.9⁢𝑒, including an extension of previous results at a charge of 2⁢𝑒/3 . Masses up to 640 GeV and charges as low as 𝑒/3 are excluded at 95% confidence level. These are the most stringent limits to date for the considered Drell-Yan-like production mode.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.131802
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/20381
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAPSen_US
dc.subjectPhysicsen_US
dc.subjectFractionally charged particlesen_US
dc.subjectLHC search at 13 TeVen_US
dc.subjectDrell-Yan production modeen_US
dc.subjectCharge range 𝑒�/3 to 0.9𝑒�en_US
dc.titleSearch for fractionally charged particles in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeVen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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