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| Search for heavy long-lived charged particles with large ionization energy loss in proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV | ||
| CMS Collaboration | ||
| 11 October 2024 | ||
| Submitted to J. High Energy Phys. | ||
| Abstract: A search for heavy, long-lived, charged particles with large ionization energy loss within the silicon tracker of the CMS experiment is presented. A data set of proton-proton collisions at a center of mass energy at $ \sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV, collected in 2017 and 2018 at the CERN LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 101 fb$ ^{-1} $, is used in this analysis. Two different approaches for the search are taken. A new method exploits the independence of the silicon pixel and strips measurements, while the second method improves on previous techniques using ionization to determine a mass selection. No significant excess of events above the background expectation is observed. The results are interpreted in the context of the pair production of supersymmetric particles, namely gluinos, top squarks, and tau sleptons, and of the Drell-Yan pair production of fourth generation ($ \tau' $) leptons with an electric charge equal to or twice the absolute value of the electron charge ($ e $). An interpretation of a $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decaying to two $ \tau' $ leptons with an electric charge equal to 2 $ e $ is presented for the first time. The 95% confidence upper limits on the production cross section are extracted for each of these hypothetical particles. | ||
| Links: e-print arXiv:2410.09164 [hep-ex] (PDF) ; CDS record ; inSPIRE record ; CADI line (restricted) ; | ||
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| Figures | |
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Figure 1:
The simulated $ F_{\text{i}}^{\text{Pixels}} $ vs. $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution for the SM background (left), and an 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadron (right), for events that pass the selection criteria listed in Table 2. |
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Figure 1-a:
The simulated $ F_{\text{i}}^{\text{Pixels}} $ vs. $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution for the SM background (left), and an 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadron (right), for events that pass the selection criteria listed in Table 2. |
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Figure 1-b:
The simulated $ F_{\text{i}}^{\text{Pixels}} $ vs. $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution for the SM background (left), and an 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadron (right), for events that pass the selection criteria listed in Table 2. |
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Figure 2:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with 55 $ < p_{\mathrm{T}} < $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black markers. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the shaded area indicating the scarcely visible background uncertainty. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 2-a:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with 55 $ < p_{\mathrm{T}} < $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black markers. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the shaded area indicating the scarcely visible background uncertainty. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 2-b:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with 55 $ < p_{\mathrm{T}} < $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black markers. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the shaded area indicating the scarcely visible background uncertainty. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 3:
Distribution of $ I_{\text{h}} $ as a function of $ p $ for the HSCP candidates passing the preselection. The colored scatter plots highlight the differences between select HSCP models with various masses and charges. For illustrative purposes, observed data are displayed using the gray density distribution, normalized to unit area. The two dashed lines based on Eq. ( 1) correspond to a particle mass of 557 and 2000 GeV on the left, and 1400 and 3000 GeV on the right. The momentum is measured assuming a charge 1 $ e $. |
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Figure 3-a:
Distribution of $ I_{\text{h}} $ as a function of $ p $ for the HSCP candidates passing the preselection. The colored scatter plots highlight the differences between select HSCP models with various masses and charges. For illustrative purposes, observed data are displayed using the gray density distribution, normalized to unit area. The two dashed lines based on Eq. ( 1) correspond to a particle mass of 557 and 2000 GeV on the left, and 1400 and 3000 GeV on the right. The momentum is measured assuming a charge 1 $ e $. |
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Figure 3-b:
Distribution of $ I_{\text{h}} $ as a function of $ p $ for the HSCP candidates passing the preselection. The colored scatter plots highlight the differences between select HSCP models with various masses and charges. For illustrative purposes, observed data are displayed using the gray density distribution, normalized to unit area. The two dashed lines based on Eq. ( 1) correspond to a particle mass of 557 and 2000 GeV on the left, and 1400 and 3000 GeV on the right. The momentum is measured assuming a charge 1 $ e $. |
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Figure 4:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with $ p_{\mathrm{T}} > $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black dots. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the hatched area indicating the background uncertainty. As examples, the blue line shows the 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signal distribution and the red line shows the 557 GeV $ \tilde{\tau} $ signal distribution. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 4-a:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with $ p_{\mathrm{T}} > $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black dots. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the hatched area indicating the background uncertainty. As examples, the blue line shows the 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signal distribution and the red line shows the 557 GeV $ \tilde{\tau} $ signal distribution. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 4-b:
The $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ distribution in the FAIL (left) and PASS (right) regions for events passing the event selection and with $ p_{\mathrm{T}} > $ 200 GeV. The data are represented by black dots. The background predicted by the ionization method is shown in yellow, with the hatched area indicating the background uncertainty. As examples, the blue line shows the 1800 GeV $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signal distribution and the red line shows the 557 GeV $ \tilde{\tau} $ signal distribution. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 5:
Mass spectrum predicted in the signal region defined by $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} > $ 0.22 and $ p_{\mathrm{T}} > $ 70 GeV. The data are represented by black dots. The data-driven background estimate is displayed as red markers with the yellow envelope representing the quadratic sum of the statistical and the systematic uncertainties. Several signal scenarios are displayed. The last bin includes the overflow. The lower panel displays the pulls, defined as the difference between the data and the estimated background, divided by the associated uncertainty. |
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Figure 6:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ (blue circles) and $ \tilde{\mathrm{t}} $ R-hadrons (red triangles) on the left and for the direct pair production of $ \tilde{\tau} $ (blue circles) and within the GMSB SPS7 model (red triangles) on the right. The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. Corresponding theoretical predictions are shown using the same color code. |
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Figure 6-a:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ (blue circles) and $ \tilde{\mathrm{t}} $ R-hadrons (red triangles) on the left and for the direct pair production of $ \tilde{\tau} $ (blue circles) and within the GMSB SPS7 model (red triangles) on the right. The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. Corresponding theoretical predictions are shown using the same color code. |
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Figure 6-b:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ (blue circles) and $ \tilde{\mathrm{t}} $ R-hadrons (red triangles) on the left and for the direct pair production of $ \tilde{\tau} $ (blue circles) and within the GMSB SPS7 model (red triangles) on the right. The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. Corresponding theoretical predictions are shown using the same color code. |
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Figure 7:
Cross section limits on the left for the DY-produced $ \tau' $ fermions with $ {Q} = 1e $ (blue circles) and $ {Q} = 2e $ (red triangles), and on the right for for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau' $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (black circles). The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. The corresponding theoretical predictions for the two DY-productions are shown using the same color code as for the limits, depending on the $ \tau' $ charge. For the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ production, all the samples assume a narrow width. The branching fraction for the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decay to $ \tau'\tau' $ is 1 and a fixed $ \tau' $ mass of 600 GeV is used. The blue (red) curves on the right plot shows the theoretical production cross section for a $\mathrm{Z}'_{\psi}$ ($\mathrm{Z}'_{\mathrm{SSM}}$) boson [78] ( [79]). |
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Figure 7-a:
Cross section limits on the left for the DY-produced $ \tau' $ fermions with $ {Q} = 1e $ (blue circles) and $ {Q} = 2e $ (red triangles), and on the right for for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau' $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (black circles). The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. The corresponding theoretical predictions for the two DY-productions are shown using the same color code as for the limits, depending on the $ \tau' $ charge. For the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ production, all the samples assume a narrow width. The branching fraction for the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decay to $ \tau'\tau' $ is 1 and a fixed $ \tau' $ mass of 600 GeV is used. The blue (red) curves on the right plot shows the theoretical production cross section for a $\mathrm{Z}'_{\psi}$ ($\mathrm{Z}'_{\mathrm{SSM}}$) boson [78] ( [79]). |
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Figure 7-b:
Cross section limits on the left for the DY-produced $ \tau' $ fermions with $ {Q} = 1e $ (blue circles) and $ {Q} = 2e $ (red triangles), and on the right for for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau' $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (black circles). The results obtained with the ionization method are displayed with open symbols, while the symbols for the mass method are filled. The corresponding theoretical predictions for the two DY-productions are shown using the same color code as for the limits, depending on the $ \tau' $ charge. For the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ production, all the samples assume a narrow width. The branching fraction for the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decay to $ \tau'\tau' $ is 1 and a fixed $ \tau' $ mass of 600 GeV is used. The blue (red) curves on the right plot shows the theoretical production cross section for a $\mathrm{Z}'_{\psi}$ ($\mathrm{Z}'_{\mathrm{SSM}}$) boson [78] ( [79]). |
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Figure 8:
The two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau' $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. The area above the black solid line corresponds to the region that is compatible with the ATLAS excess from Ref. [56] and the black star corresponds to the best fit of the ATLAS excess with this model. The empty circles correspond to the 35 simulated mass points. |
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Figure 8-a:
The two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau' $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. The area above the black solid line corresponds to the region that is compatible with the ATLAS excess from Ref. [56] and the black star corresponds to the best fit of the ATLAS excess with this model. The empty circles correspond to the 35 simulated mass points. |
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Figure 8-b:
The two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau' $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. The area above the black solid line corresponds to the region that is compatible with the ATLAS excess from Ref. [56] and the black star corresponds to the best fit of the ATLAS excess with this model. The empty circles correspond to the 35 simulated mass points. |
| Tables | |
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Table 1:
Summary of $ K $ and $ C $ values for data, and simulation. |
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Table 2:
Cumulative selection efficiency for the data and for two signal hypotheses. |
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Table 3:
Expected and observed mass limits obtained for various HSCP candidate models, for the two background estimate methods. |
| Summary |
| A dedicated search for heavy long-lived charged particles produced in proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV using the CMS detector has been presented. Since the experimental signature is a highly ionizing isolated track of high $ p_{\mathrm{T}} $, the analysis is based on anomalous \ddinlineE{x} deposits in the silicon tracker. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 101 fb$ ^{-1} $, are compatible with the background predictions obtained with two different methods. The ionization method is based on the newly introduced ionization variable $ F_{\text{i}}^{\text{Pixels}} $\, which uses only pixel detector information, and the $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ discriminant, which uses charges collected in the silicon strip detector. The mass method is based on the reconstruction of mass using the ionization variable $ I_{\text{h}} $, providing an estimate of the most probable value of \ddinlineE{x} of the track, and the momentum of the candidate. The two methods lead to similar sensitivity. Cross section limits are set in the context of several models predicting the pair production of gluinos, top squark R-hadrons, tau sleptons, and $ \tau' $ leptons with an electric charge equal to 1 $ e $ or 2 $ e $. Gluino R-hadrons are excluded at the 95% CL with a mass up to 2.08 TeV, top squark R-hadrons up to 1.47 TeV, pair produced \PSGtLR up to 0.69 TeV, and $ \tau' $ fermions with an electric charge equal to 1 $ e $ (2 $ e $) up to 1.14 (1.41) TeV. The model predicting a pair of doubly-charged $ \tau' $ fermions from the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ boson decay motivated by an excess reported by the ATLAS Collaboration [34] is directly addressed, and no significant deviation from the SM is observed. Cross section limits are extracted as a function of the $ \mathrm{Z}' $ and $ \tau' $ masses. For a $ \tau' $ mass of 600 GeV, $\mathrm{Z}'_{\psi}$ ($\mathrm{Z}'_{\mathrm{SSM}}$) bosons are excluded at 95% CL with a mass up to 4.03 (4.57) TeV. The observed limits for stable pair produced tau sleptons, stable gluinos, and stable top squarks, as well as the Drell-Yan $ \tau' $ and $ \mathrm{Z}'\to\tau'\tau' $ signals are the best published to date. |
| Additional Figures | |
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Additional Figure 1:
Mass windows used in the mass method as a function of the signal target mass, on the left for the samples assuming a charge of 1 $ e $, on the right for some of the $ \tau^\prime $ and $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals. To improve visibility, the signal target masses have been shifted by-30 GeV for $ \widetilde{t} $,-25 GeV for all masses of GMSB SPS7 $ \widetilde{\tau} $ except for the highest mass with $ + $50 GeV, +25 GeV for the highest mass point for pair-prod. $ \widetilde{\tau} $, $ + $25 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(1 $ e $) and $ + $75 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(2 $ e $). In the case of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals, the mass of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson have been shifted, respectively, by-50 and $ + $50 GeV for the samples with $ m_{\tau^\prime(2e)}= $ 200 GeV and 1000 GeV. The mass windows for the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals do not depend on the $ \tau^\prime $ mass, because the $ \tau^\prime $ fermions are produced at large $ p $ value. |
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Additional Figure 1-a:
Mass windows used in the mass method as a function of the signal target mass, on the left for the samples assuming a charge of 1 $ e $, on the right for some of the $ \tau^\prime $ and $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals. To improve visibility, the signal target masses have been shifted by-30 GeV for $ \widetilde{t} $,-25 GeV for all masses of GMSB SPS7 $ \widetilde{\tau} $ except for the highest mass with $ + $50 GeV, +25 GeV for the highest mass point for pair-prod. $ \widetilde{\tau} $, $ + $25 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(1 $ e $) and $ + $75 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(2 $ e $). In the case of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals, the mass of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson have been shifted, respectively, by-50 and $ + $50 GeV for the samples with $ m_{\tau^\prime(2e)}= $ 200 GeV and 1000 GeV. The mass windows for the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals do not depend on the $ \tau^\prime $ mass, because the $ \tau^\prime $ fermions are produced at large $ p $ value. |
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Additional Figure 1-b:
Mass windows used in the mass method as a function of the signal target mass, on the left for the samples assuming a charge of 1 $ e $, on the right for some of the $ \tau^\prime $ and $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals. To improve visibility, the signal target masses have been shifted by-30 GeV for $ \widetilde{t} $,-25 GeV for all masses of GMSB SPS7 $ \widetilde{\tau} $ except for the highest mass with $ + $50 GeV, +25 GeV for the highest mass point for pair-prod. $ \widetilde{\tau} $, $ + $25 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(1 $ e $) and $ + $75 GeV for $ \tau^\prime $(2 $ e $). In the case of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals, the mass of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson have been shifted, respectively, by-50 and $ + $50 GeV for the samples with $ m_{\tau^\prime(2e)}= $ 200 GeV and 1000 GeV. The mass windows for the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ signals do not depend on the $ \tau^\prime $ mass, because the $ \tau^\prime $ fermions are produced at large $ p $ value. |
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Additional Figure 2:
Mass spectrum predicted in the validation region defined by 0.018 $ < G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} < $ 0.057 and $ p > $ 70 GeV (the thresholds used in the $ G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} $ requirement represent the 50% and 90% quantile of the distribution). The data are represented by black dots. The data-driven background estimate is displayed as red markers with the yellow envelope representing the quadratic sum of the statistical and the systematic uncertainty. Several signal scenarios are also displayed. The last bin includes the overflow. The first lower panel shows the ratio of the observed (Data) and predicted (Bkg) yields, while the second lower panel shows the pulls, defined as the difference between Data and Bkg divided by the associated uncertainty ($ \sigma $). |
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Additional Figure 3:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-a:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-b:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-c:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-d:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-e:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 3-f:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-a:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-b:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-c:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-d:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-e:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 4-f:
Trigger efficiency for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals as a function of $ \beta $ in different $ |\eta| $ bins, from top left to bottom right: $ |\eta| < $ 0.3, 0.3 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.6, 0.6 $ < |\eta| < $ 0.9, 0.9 $ < |\eta| < $ 1.2, 1.2 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.1, 2.1 $ < |\eta| < $ 2.4. The nominal values are represented in blue, while the red and green points correspond to up and down variations conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5\unitns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties. |
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Additional Figure 5:
Trigger efficiency as a function of $ \beta $, for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals on the left and for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals on the right. The different histograms are related to different $ |\eta| $ bins. |
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Additional Figure 5-a:
Trigger efficiency as a function of $ \beta $, for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals on the left and for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals on the right. The different histograms are related to different $ |\eta| $ bins. |
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Additional Figure 5-b:
Trigger efficiency as a function of $ \beta $, for the $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ signals on the left and for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ signals on the right. The different histograms are related to different $ |\eta| $ bins. |
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Additional Figure 6:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. The numerical values corresponding to the expected and observed mass limits are written vertically on the plot in light and dark grey, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 6-a:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. The numerical values corresponding to the expected and observed mass limits are written vertically on the plot in light and dark grey, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 6-b:
Cross section limits for $ \mathrm{\widetilde{g}} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. The numerical values corresponding to the expected and observed mass limits are written vertically on the plot in light and dark grey, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 7:
Cross section limits for $ \widetilde{t} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 7-a:
Cross section limits for $ \widetilde{t} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 7-b:
Cross section limits for $ \widetilde{t} $ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method on the left and with the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 8:
Cross section limits for the direct pair-production of $ \widetilde{\tau} $ obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). Three red, pink, and blue curves show the theoretical cross sections for three different handedness configurations. |
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Additional Figure 8-a:
Cross section limits for the direct pair-production of $ \widetilde{\tau} $ obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). Three red, pink, and blue curves show the theoretical cross sections for three different handedness configurations. |
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Additional Figure 8-b:
Cross section limits for the direct pair-production of $ \widetilde{\tau} $ obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). Three red, pink, and blue curves show the theoretical cross sections for three different handedness configurations. |
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Additional Figure 9:
Cross section limits for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ production within the GMSB SPS7 model, obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 9-a:
Cross section limits for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ production within the GMSB SPS7 model, obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 9-b:
Cross section limits for the $ \widetilde{\tau} $ production within the GMSB SPS7 model, obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 10:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 1e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 10-a:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 1e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 10-b:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 1e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 11:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 2e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 11-a:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 2e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 11-b:
Cross section limits for the DY-produced $ \tau^\prime $ fermions with $ |Q| = 2e $ for the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). |
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Additional Figure 12:
Cross section limits for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau^\prime $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (with a branching fraction equal to 1 and a fixed $ \tau^\prime $ mass of 600 GeV), obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). All the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ samples are assuming a narrow width. The blue (red) curves shows the theoretical cross section of production of a $ \text{Z}^\prime_\psi $ ($ \text{Z}^\prime_{\text{SSM}} $) boson. |
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Additional Figure 12-a:
Cross section limits for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau^\prime $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (with a branching fraction equal to 1 and a fixed $ \tau^\prime $ mass of 600 GeV), obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). All the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ samples are assuming a narrow width. The blue (red) curves shows the theoretical cross section of production of a $ \text{Z}^\prime_\psi $ ($ \text{Z}^\prime_{\text{SSM}} $) boson. |
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Additional Figure 12-b:
Cross section limits for the production of $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson decaying into a pair of $ \tau^\prime $ fermions of charge 2 $ e $ (with a branching fraction equal to 1 and a fixed $ \tau^\prime $ mass of 600 GeV), obtained with the ionization method (left) and the mass method (right). All the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ samples are assuming a narrow width. The blue (red) curves shows the theoretical cross section of production of a $ \text{Z}^\prime_\psi $ ($ \text{Z}^\prime_{\text{SSM}} $) boson. |
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Additional Figure 13:
Two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau^\prime $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 13-a:
Two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau^\prime $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 13-b:
Two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $ \tau^\prime $ (on the $ x $ axis) and of the $ \mathrm{Z}^{'} $ boson (on the $ y $ axis), for the ionization method on the left and for the mass method on the right. |
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Additional Figure 14:
Event display of a simulated typical background event where a Lorentz boosted $ \mathrm{J}/\psi $ decays into di-leptons. While the two muons appear very close to each other in the muon chambers, their tracks overlap in the tracker detectors and thus make a highly ionizing signal. |
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Additional Figure 15:
Event display of a simulated R-hadron event where both of the charged R-hadrons are reconstructed as muons. |
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Additional Figure 16:
Event display of the highest ionization event in the signal region in the data recorded during the 2017-2018 data-taking period. |
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