Phys. Rev. D 71, 112001 (2005) [7 pages]

Search for scalar leptoquark pairs decaying to νν̅ qq̅ in pp̅ collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96  TeV

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D. Acosta et al. CDF Collaboration
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Received 25 October 2004; published 2 June 2005; corrected 10 June 2005

We report on a search for the pair production of scalar leptoquarks (LQ), using 191  pb-1 of proton-antiproton collision data recorded by the CDF experiment during Run II of the Tevatron. The leptoquarks are sought via their decay into a neutrino and quark yielding missing transverse energy and several jets of large transverse energy. No evidence for LQ production is observed, and limits are set on σ(pp̅ →LQLQ̅ X→νν̅ qq̅ X). Using a next-to-leading order theoretical prediction of the cross section for LQ production, we exclude first-generation LQ in the mass interval 78 to 117  GeV/c2 at the 95% confidence level for BR(LQ→νq)=100%.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.112001
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.112001
PACS: 13.85.Rm, 12.60.−i, 14.80.−j

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Publisher's Note: D. Acosta et al. CDF Collaboration, Publisher’s Note: Search for scalar leptoquark pairs decaying to νν̅ qq̅ in pp̅ collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96  TeV [Phys. Rev. D 71, 112001 (2005)], Phys. Rev. D 71, 119901 (2005)

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