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Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 131804 (2007) [7 pages]

Search for Anomalous Production of Multilepton Events in pp̅ Collisions at s=1.96  TeV

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A Abulencia et al. CDF Collaboration
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Received 16 December 2006; published 30 March 2007

We report a search for the anomalous production of events with multiple charged leptons in pp̅ collisions at s=1.96  TeV using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 346  pb-1 collected by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The search is divided into three-lepton and four-or-more-lepton data samples. We observe six events in the three-lepton sample and zero events in the ≥4-lepton sample. Both numbers of events are consistent with standard model background expectations. Within the framework of an R-parity-violating supergravity model, the results are interpreted as mass limits on the lightest neutralino (χ˜10) and chargino (χ˜1±) particles. For one particular choice of model parameters, the limits are M(χ˜10)>110  GeV/c2 and M(χ˜1±)>203  GeV/c2 at 95% confidence level; the variation of these mass limits with model parameters is presented.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.131804
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.131804
PACS:
13.85.Qk, 12.60.Jv, 13.85.Rm, 14.80.Ly