Abstract
A search for contact interactions has been performed using dimuon events recorded with the ATLAS detector in proton-proton collisions at √s=7TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 42pb-1. No significant deviation from the standard model is observed in the dimuon mass spectrum, allowing the following 95% C.L. limits to be set on the energy scale of contact interactions: Λ>4.9TeV (4.5 TeV) for constructive (destructive) interference in the left-left isoscalar compositeness model. These limits are the most stringent to date for μμqq contact interactions. 2011 American Physical Society.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology) |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 011101 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISSN | 1550-7998 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2011 |