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CMS-PAS-EXO-21-015
Search for a neutral gauge boson with non-universal fermion couplings in vector boson fusion processes in proton-proton collisions at s= 13 TeV
Abstract: The first search for a heavy neutral spin-1 gauge boson (Z') produced via vector boson fusion processes is presented. The analysis considers scenarios in which the Z' boson has non-universal fermion couplings, favoring higher-generation fermions. This offers a new physics phase space not yet fully explored at the LHC. The analysis is performed using LHC data at s= 13 TeV, collected from 2016 to 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb1. The data are consistent with the standard model expectation. Upper limits are set on the product of the Z' cross section and the branching fraction for a Z' boson decaying to ττ or WW. Masses below 2.45 TeV are excluded, depending on the Z' coupling to weak bosons.
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