Search for a W' boson via the Decay Mode W' (yields) {mu}{nu}{sub mu} in 1.8 TeV {p ovr p} collisions.
We report the results of a search for a W' boson produced in p{ovr p}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'{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' 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' boson to quark and lepton pairs, we exclude a W' boson with invariant mass less than 660 GeV/c{sup 2} at 95% confidence level.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- SC; NSF; FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 942944
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-HEP-PR-00-54
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett., Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett. Journal Issue: 25 ; Jun. 19, 2000 Vol. 84; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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