A Direct search for neutralino production at LEP

Collaboration
Jul, 1990
9 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 248 (1990) 211-219
  • Published: 1990
Report number:
  • CERN-PPE-90-95
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
A search has been performed for the production of neutralinos ( χ , χ ′) in e + e − annihilation at energies near the Z 0 pole. No evidence for these particles was found either in searches for events with two acoplanar jets, low visible energy, and missing p t (sensitive to Z 0 →χχ′→χχ f f ) or in searches for single-photon events (sensitive to Z 0 → χχ ′→ χχγ ). Model independent upper limits (at the 95% CL) on the branching ratio for the decay mode Z 0 → χχ ′ of a few 10 −4 are obtained for most of the range of neutralino masses that is kinematically accessible at LEP energies. Upper limits on the mixing factor of neutralinos are also placed as a function of the neutralino masses.
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • colliding beams: electron positron
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • annihilation: electron positron
  • sparticle: search for
  • sparticle: neutral particle
  • Z0: electroproduction
  • electroproduction: Z0
  • Z0: decay modes
  • decay modes: Z0