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Search for a W{sup '} Boson via the Decay Mode W{sup '}{yields}{mu} {nu}{sub {mu}} in 1.8 TeV pp(bar sign) Collisions

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, (Japan)
  2. Waseda University, Tokyo 169, (Japan)
  3. Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021 (United States)
  4. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
  5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, University and Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, (Italy)
  6. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
  7. Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 11530, Republic of China (China)
  8. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, (Japan)

We report the results of a search for a W{sup '} boson produced in pp(bar sign) collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV using a 107 pb{sup -1} data sample recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. We consider the decay channel W{sup '}{yields}{mu}{nu}{sub {mu}} and search for anomalous production of high transverse mass {mu}{nu}{sub {mu}} lepton pairs. We observe no excess of events above background and set limits on the rate of W{sup '} boson production and decay relative to standard model W boson production and decay using a fit of the transverse mass distribution observed. If we assume standard model strength couplings of the W{sup '} boson to quark and lepton pairs, we exclude a W{sup '} boson with invariant mass less than 660 GeV/c{sup 2} at 95% confidence level. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

OSTI ID:
20216888
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 84; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English