Updated bounds on the minimal left-right symmetric model from LHC dilepton resonance searches

Abstract The Left-Right model is a popular extension of the Standard Model that features the new gauge bosons, $$W^{\pm }_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math> and $$Z_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> . Collider searches for a Left-Right symmetry are often concentrated on the charged right-handed current. However, in this work, we take advantage of the dilepton data at the LHC with center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and 139 $$\hbox {fb}^{-1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>fb</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> of integrated luminosity to place lower mass bounds in the $$Z_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> mass based on the $$p\,p \rightarrow Z_{R} \rightarrow \ell ^{+} \, \ell ^{-}+X$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi> <mml:mspace/> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>ℓ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mspace/> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>ℓ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> <mml:mi>X</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> process. We vary the $$SU(2)_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mi>U</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> gauge coupling from $$g_{R}=0.4$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>g</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.4</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> to $$g_{R}=1.0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>g</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1.0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and find that the LHC data impose $$M_{Z_R}&gt;5.4$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&gt;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>5.4</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> TeV and $$M_{Z_{R}}&gt;6.1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&gt;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>6.1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> TeV, respectively. Lastly, we put our findings into perspective with $$W_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> searches at the LHC and show that our limits cover an unexplored region of parameter space, where the right-handed neutrino is heavier than the $$W_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> boson.

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Updated bounds on the minimal left-right symmetric model from LHC dilepton resonance searches

R. C. Silva, F. S. Queiroz, Gabriela Lichtenstein, M. J. Neves
The European Physical Journal C
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
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Updated bounds on the minimal left-right symmetric model from LHC dilepton resonance searches

R. C. Silva, F. S. Queiroz, Gabriela Lichtenstein, M. J. Neves
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Abstract The Left-Right model is a popular extension of the Standard Model that features the new gauge bosons, $$W^{\pm }_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msubsup> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> </mml:msubsup> </mml:math> and $$Z_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> . Collider searches for a Left-Right symmetry are often concentrated on the charged right-handed current. However, in this work, we take advantage of the dilepton data at the LHC with center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and 139 $$\hbox {fb}^{-1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>fb</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> of integrated luminosity to place lower mass bounds in the $$Z_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> mass based on the $$p\,p \rightarrow Z_{R} \rightarrow \ell ^{+} \, \ell ^{-}+X$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi> <mml:mspace/> <mml:mi>p</mml:mi> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>ℓ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mspace/> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>ℓ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> <mml:mi>X</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> process. We vary the $$SU(2)_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mi>U</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> gauge coupling from $$g_{R}=0.4$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>g</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.4</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> to $$g_{R}=1.0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>g</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1.0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and find that the LHC data impose $$M_{Z_R}&gt;5.4$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&gt;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>5.4</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> TeV and $$M_{Z_{R}}&gt;6.1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Z</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&gt;</mml:mo> <mml:mn>6.1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> TeV, respectively. Lastly, we put our findings into perspective with $$W_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> searches at the LHC and show that our limits cover an unexplored region of parameter space, where the right-handed neutrino is heavier than the $$W_R$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>W</mml:mi> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> boson.

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Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Millennium Institute (BR), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR), Sorbonne Université (FR), Laboratoire Médiations (FR), University of La Serena (CL)
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
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