Search for a heavy resonance decaying into a Z⁺ jet final state in pp̅ collisions at √s =1:96 TeV using the D0 detector

Authors

• V. M. Abazov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
• Kenneth A. Bloom, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Gregory R. Snow, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• D0 Collaboration

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

7-12-2006

Comments

Published by American Physical Society. Phys. Rev. D 74, 011104(R) (2006). http://prd.aps.org. Copyright © 2006 American Physical Society. Permission to use.

Abstract

We have searched for a heavy resonance decaying into a Z⁺ jet final state in pp̅ collisions at a center of mass energy of 1:96 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron collider using the D0 detector. No indication for such a resonance was found in a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 370 pb^-1. We set upper limits on the cross section times branching fraction for heavy resonance production at the 95% C.L. as a function of the resonance mass and width. The limits are interpreted within the framework of a specific model of excited quark production.