SEARCH FOR ANOMALOUS Z-]GAMMA-GAMMA-GAMMA EVENTS AT LEP

被引:56
作者
ACCIARRI, M
ADAM, A
ADRIANI, O
AGUILARBENITEZ, M
AHLEN, S
ALCARAZ, J
ALOISIO, A
ALVERSON, G
ALVIGGI, MG
AMBROSI, G
AN, Q
ANDERHUB, H
ANDERSON, AL
ANDREEV, VP
ANGELESCU, T
ANTONOV, L
ANTREASYAN, D
ALKHAZOV, G
ARCE, P
AREFIEV, A
AZEMOON, T
AZIZ, T
BABA, PVKS
BAGNAIA, P
BAKKEN, JA
BAKSAY, L
BALL, RC
BANERJEE, S
BANICZ, K
BARILLERE, R
BARONE, L
BASCHIROTTO, A
BASILE, M
BATTISTON, R
BAY, A
BECATTINI, F
BECKER, U
BEHNER, F
BENCZE, GL
BERDUGO, J
BERGES, P
BERTUCCI, B
BETEV, BL
BIASINI, M
BILAND, A
BILEI, GM
BIZZARRI, R
BLAISING, JJ
BOBBINK, GL
BOCK, R
机构
[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 1, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[2] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[3] NIKHEF H, 1009 DB AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[4] UNIV MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[5] LAB ANNECY LE VIEUX PHYS PARTICULES, CNRS, IN2P3, F-74941 ANNECY LE VIEUX, FRANCE
[6] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, BALTIMORE, MD USA
[7] INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING 100039, PEOPLES R CHINA
[8] HUMBOLDT UNIV BERLIN, D-10099 BERLIN, GERMANY
[9] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[10] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES, BOMBAY 400005, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
[11] BOSTON UNIV, BOSTON, MA 02215 USA
[12] NORTHEASTERN UNIV, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[13] INST ATOM PHYS, R-76900 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
[14] UNIV BUCHAREST, R-76900 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
[15] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI, CENT RES INST PHYS, H-1525 BUDAPEST 114, HUNGARY
[16] HARVARD UNIV, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[17] MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[18] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[19] UNIV FLORENCE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[20] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[21] WORLD LAB, FBLJA PROJECT, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[22] UNIV GENEVA, CH-1211 GENEVA 4, SWITZERLAND
[23] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA, HEFEI 230029, PEOPLES R CHINA
[24] RES INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, SEFT, SF-00014 HELSINKI, FINLAND
[25] UNIV LAUSANNE, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
[26] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 USA
[27] UNIV LYON 1, INST PHYS NUCL LYON, IN2P3, CNRS, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[28] CIEMAT, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN
[29] INST THEORET & EXPTL PHYS, MOSCOW 117259, RUSSIA
[30] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
[31] UNIV NAPLES, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
[32] UNIV CYPRUS, DEPT NAT SCI, NICOSIA, CYPRUS
[33] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN, 6525 ED NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
[34] NATL INST NUCL PHYS & HIGH ENERGY PHYS, 6525 ED NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
[35] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB, OAK RIDGE, TN 37831 USA
[36] CALTECH, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
[37] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[38] UNIV PERUGIA, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[39] CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 USA
[40] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[41] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[42] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[43] ST PETERSBURG NUCL PHYS INST, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
[44] UNIV SANTIAGO, DEPT FIS PARTICULAS ELEMENTALES, E-15706 SANTIAGO, SPAIN
[45] BULGARIAN ACAD SCI, INST MECHATRON, BU-1113 SOFIA, BULGARIA
[46] KOREA ADV INST SCI & TECHNOL, CTR HIGH ENERGY PHYS, TAEJON 305701, SOUTH KOREA
[47] UNIV ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35486 USA
[48] PURDUE UNIV, W LAFAYETTE, IN 47907 USA
[49] CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 USA
[50] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
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D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(95)01612-T
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have searched for anomalous Z --> gamma gamma gamma events with the L3 detector at LEP. No significant deviations from the expected QED e(+)e(-)-->gamma gamma gamma events are observed. The branching ratio upper limit for a composite Z decaying directly into three photons is found to be 1.0 x 10(-1) at 95% C.L. The branching ratio upper limits for the process Z-->gamma X,X-->gamma gamma are in the range of 0.4 to 1.3 x 10(-5), depending on the mass and width of the scalar particle X. In the context of a model with magnetic monopoles coupling to the Z, we find BR(Z-->gamma gamma gamma) < 0.8 x 10(-5) at 95% C.L; this results in a lower mass limit of 510 GeV for a magnetic monopole.
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页码:609 / 616
页数:8
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