Searching for New High Mass Phenomena Decaying to Muon Pairs using Proton-Proton Collisions at √(s) = 13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC

2017/08/09 by Rettie, Sébastien
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1708.03033

openalex publication_date 2017/08/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We present a search for new high mass phenomena using the latest data collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to 36.1 fb^-1 at √(s) = 13 TeV. The search is conducted for both resonant and non-resonant new phenomena in dimuon final states. The dimuon invariant mass spectrum is the discriminating variable used in the search. No significant deviations from the Standard Model expectation are observed. Lower limits are set on the signal parameters of interest at 95% credibility level, using a Bayesian interpretation. In particular, a Sequential Standard Model Z' resonance is excluded for masses below 4.0 TeV.

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