We present the results of the first hadron collider search for heavy, long-lived neutralinos that decay via chi(0)(1)->gamma G in gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking models. Using an integrated luminosity of 570 +/- 34 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV, we select gamma+jet+missing transverse energy candidate events based on the arrival time of a high-energy photon at the electromagnetic calorimeter as measured with a timing system that was recently installed on the CDF II detector. We find 2 events, consistent with the background estimate of 1.3 +/- 0.7 events. While our search strategy does not rely on model-specific dynamics, we set cross section limits and place the world-best 95% C.L. lower limit on the chi(0)(1) mass of 101 GeV/c(2) at tau(0)(chi 1)=5 ns.

Search for heavy, long-lived neutralinos that decay to photons at CDF II using photon timing / Aaltonen, T., Adelman, J., Akimoto, T., Albrow, M.g., Gonzalez, B.a., Amerio, S., Amidei, D., Anastassov, A., Annovi, A., Antos, J., Apollinari, G., Apresyan, A., Arisawa, T., Artikov, A., Ashmanskas, W., Attal, A., Aurisano, A., Azfar, F., Azzurri, P., Badgett, W., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY. - ISSN 1550-7998. - 78:3(2008), pp. 032015-032015. [10.1103/physrevd.78.032015]

Search for heavy, long-lived neutralinos that decay to photons at CDF II using photon timing

DE CECCO, Sandro;DIONISI, Carlo;GIAGU, Stefano;MARGAROLI, Fabrizio;IORI, Maurizio;LUCI, Claudio;
2008

Abstract

We present the results of the first hadron collider search for heavy, long-lived neutralinos that decay via chi(0)(1)->gamma G in gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking models. Using an integrated luminosity of 570 +/- 34 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV, we select gamma+jet+missing transverse energy candidate events based on the arrival time of a high-energy photon at the electromagnetic calorimeter as measured with a timing system that was recently installed on the CDF II detector. We find 2 events, consistent with the background estimate of 1.3 +/- 0.7 events. While our search strategy does not rely on model-specific dynamics, we set cross section limits and place the world-best 95% C.L. lower limit on the chi(0)(1) mass of 101 GeV/c(2) at tau(0)(chi 1)=5 ns.
2008
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Search for heavy, long-lived neutralinos that decay to photons at CDF II using photon timing / Aaltonen, T., Adelman, J., Akimoto, T., Albrow, M.g., Gonzalez, B.a., Amerio, S., Amidei, D., Anastassov, A., Annovi, A., Antos, J., Apollinari, G., Apresyan, A., Arisawa, T., Artikov, A., Ashmanskas, W., Attal, A., Aurisano, A., Azfar, F., Azzurri, P., Badgett, W., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY. - ISSN 1550-7998. - 78:3(2008), pp. 032015-032015. [10.1103/physrevd.78.032015]
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