Search for Lepton-Flavor Violation in Z -Boson Decays with τ Leptons with the ATLAS Detector
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Abstract
A search for lepton-flavor-violating Z→eτ and Z→μτ decays with pp collision data recorded by the ATLAS detector at the LHC is presented. This analysis uses 139 fb-1 of Run 2 pp collisions at s=13 TeV and is combined with the results of a similar ATLAS search in the final state in which the τ lepton decays hadronically, using the same data set as well as Run 1 data. The addition of leptonically decaying τ leptons significantly improves the sensitivity reach for Z→ℓτ decays. The Z→ℓτ branching fractions are constrained in this analysis to B(Z→eτ)<7.0×10-6 and B(Z→μτ)<7.2×10-6 at 95% confidence level. The combination with the previously published analyses sets the strongest constraints to date: B(Z→eτ)<5.0×10-6 and B(Z→μτ)<6.5×10-6 at 95% confidence level.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 271801 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue number | 27 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2021 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| Scopus | 85123457439 |
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| Mendeley | 20c62f8b-d630-322d-aa4e-b0c777b457eb |