Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

G. Aad; Mogens Dam; Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert; Jørgen Beck Hansen; Peter Henrik Hansen; John Renner Hansen; Jørn Dines Hansen; Morten Dam Jørgensen; Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp; Sascha Mehlhase; Esben Bryndt Klinkby; Björn Stefan Nilsson; Troels Christian Petersen; Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen; Stefania Xella

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1993-2

Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

G. Aad, Mogens Dam, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, John Renner Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp, Sascha Mehlhase, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Troels Christian Petersen, Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen, Stefania Xella

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In models of anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking (AMSB), the lightest chargino is predicted to have a lifetime long enough to be detected in collider experiments. This letter explores AMSB scenarios in pp collisions at (Formula Presented) = 7 TeV by attempting to identify decaying charginos which result in tracks that appear to have few associated hits in the outer region of the tracking system. The search was based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.02 fb⁻ ¹collected with the ATLAS detector in 2011. The pT spectrum of candidate tracks is found to be consistent with the expectation from Standard Model background processes and constraints on the lifetime and the production cross section were obtained. In the minimal AMSB framework with m_3/2< 32 TeV, m₀< 1.5 TeV, tanβ = 5 and μ > 0, a chargino having mass below 92 GeV and a lifetime between 0.5 ns and 2 ns is excluded at 95 % confidence level.

Original language	English
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	72
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	1993
ISSN	1434-6044
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1993-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2012

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Aad, G., Dam, M., Boelaert, N. M. P., Hansen, J. B., Hansen, P. H., Hansen, J. R., Hansen, J. D., Jørgensen, M. D., Heisterkamp, S. J. F., Mehlhase, S., Klinkby, E. B., Nilsson, B. S., Petersen, T. C., Løvschall-Jensen, A. E., & Xella, S. (2012). Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. European Physical Journal C, 72(4), 1993. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1993-2

Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. / Aad, G.; Dam, Mogens; Boelaert, Nele Maria Philomena et al.

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Aad, G, Dam, M, Boelaert, NMP, Hansen, JB , Hansen, PH , Hansen, JR , Hansen, JD, Jørgensen, MD, Heisterkamp, SJF, Mehlhase, S, Klinkby, EB, Nilsson, BS, Petersen, TC, Løvschall-Jensen, AE & Xella, S 2012, 'Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV', European Physical Journal C, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 1993. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1993-2

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