Bilepton production at hadron colliders

Oct, 1998
20 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 59 (1999) 075006
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Report number:
  • LAVAL-PHY-98-12,
  • UDEM-GPP-TH-98-53,
  • MCGILL-98-26

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Abstract:
We examine, as model-independently as possible, the production of bileptons at hadron colliders. When a particular model is necessary or useful, we choose the 3-3-1 model. We consider a variety of processes: q anti-q -> Y^{++} Y^{--}, u anti-d -> Y^{++} Y^{-}, anti-u d -> Y^+ Y^{--}, q anti-q -> Y^{++} e^{-} e^{-}, q anti-q -> phi^{++} phi^{--}, u anti-d -> -> phi^{++} phi^{-}, and anti-u d -> phi^{+} phi^{--}, where Y and phi are vector and scalar bileptons, respectively. Given the present low-energy constraints, we find that at the Tevatron, vector bileptons are unobservable, while light scalar bileptons (M_phi <= 300 GeV) are just barely observable. At the LHC, the reach is extended considerably: vector bileptons of mass M_Y <= 1 TeV are observable, as are scalar bileptons of mass M_phi <= 850 GeV.
  • anti-p p: inclusive reaction
  • p p: inclusive reaction
  • lepton: pair production
  • postulated particle: bilepton
  • bilepton: scalar
  • bilepton: vector
  • mass: bilepton
  • gauge field theory: SU(3) x SU(3) x U(1)
  • quark antiquark: annihilation
  • Feynman graph