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Search for quantum black hole production in high-invariant-mass lepton + jet final states using pp collisions at vs = 8??TeV and the ATLAS Detector

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:08 authored by Benedict AllbrookeBenedict Allbrooke, Lily AsquithLily Asquith, Alessandro CerriAlessandro Cerri, C A Chavez Barajas, Antonella De SantoAntonella De Santo, Fabrizio SalvatoreFabrizio Salvatore, I Santoyo Castillo, K Suruliz, Mark SuttonMark Sutton, Iacopo Vivarelli, The ATLAS Collaboration
This Letter presents a search for quantum black-hole production using 20.3??fb-¹ of data collected with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at the LHC at vs=8??TeV. The quantum black holes are assumed to decay into a final state characterized by a lepton (electron or muon) and a jet. In either channel, no event with a lepton-jet invariant mass of 3.5 TeV or more is observed, consistent with the expected background. Limits are set on the product of cross sections and branching fractions for the lepton+jet final states of quantum black holes produced in a search region for invariant masses above 1 TeV. The combined 95% confidence level upper limit on this product for quantum black holes with threshold mass above 3.5 TeV is 0.18 fb. This limit constrains the threshold quantum black-hole mass to be above 5.3 TeV in the model considered.

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ATLAS; G0275; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/I006048/1

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Journal

Physical Review Letters

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0031-9007

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American Physical Society

Issue

9

Volume

112

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091804

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Experimental Particle Physics Research Group Publications

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2017-05-05

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-05-05

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-05-05

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