TY - JOUR
T1 - Search for new particles decaying to ZZ using final states with leptons and jets with the ATLAS detector in sqrt(s) = 7 Tev proton-proton collisions
AU - Aad, G.
AU - Dam, Mogens
AU - Boelaert, Nele Maria Philomena
AU - Hansen, Jørgen Beck
AU - Hansen, Peter Henrik
AU - Hansen, Jørn Dines
AU - Hansen, John Renner
AU - Jørgensen, Morten Dam
AU - Heisterkamp, Simon Johann Franz
AU - Mehlhase, Sascha
AU - Klinkby, Esben Bryndt
AU - Nilsson, Björn Stefan
AU - Petersen, Troels Christian
AU - Løvschall-Jensen, Ask Emil
AU - Xella, Stefania
PY - 2012/6/12
Y1 - 2012/6/12
N2 - A search is presented for a narrow resonance decaying to a pair of Z bosons using data corresponding to 1.02fb -1 of integrated luminosity collected by the ATLAS experiment from pp collisions at √s=7TeV. Events containing either four charged leptons (ℓℓℓℓ) or two charged leptons and two jets (ℓℓjj) are analyzed and found to be consistent with the Standard Model background expectation. Lower limits on a resonance mass are set using the Randall-Sundrum (RS1) graviton model as a benchmark. Using both ℓℓℓℓ and ℓℓjj events, an RS1 graviton with k/m-pl=0.1 and mass between 325 and 845 GeV is excluded at 95% confidence level. In addition, the ℓℓℓℓ events are used to set a model-independent fiducial cross section limit of σ fid (pp→X→ZZ)<0.92pb at 95% confidence level for any new sources of ZZ production with m ZZ greater than 300 GeV.
AB - A search is presented for a narrow resonance decaying to a pair of Z bosons using data corresponding to 1.02fb -1 of integrated luminosity collected by the ATLAS experiment from pp collisions at √s=7TeV. Events containing either four charged leptons (ℓℓℓℓ) or two charged leptons and two jets (ℓℓjj) are analyzed and found to be consistent with the Standard Model background expectation. Lower limits on a resonance mass are set using the Randall-Sundrum (RS1) graviton model as a benchmark. Using both ℓℓℓℓ and ℓℓjj events, an RS1 graviton with k/m-pl=0.1 and mass between 325 and 845 GeV is excluded at 95% confidence level. In addition, the ℓℓℓℓ events are used to set a model-independent fiducial cross section limit of σ fid (pp→X→ZZ)<0.92pb at 95% confidence level for any new sources of ZZ production with m ZZ greater than 300 GeV.
U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.05.020
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.05.020
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 712
SP - 331
EP - 350
JO - Physics Letters B
JF - Physics Letters B
IS - 4-5
ER -