Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC

Abstract Heavy lepton singlets N slightly mixed with a standard neutrino ν ℓ are usually searched for at the LHC in the trilepton plus p T miss $$ {p}_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{miss}} $$ channel: pp → W + → ℓ + N with N → ℓ − W + → ℓ − ℓ′ + ν. We show that, although the longitudinal momentum of the fina...

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Main Authors: Pablo de la Torre, Manuel Masip, Fuensanta Vilches
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)129
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description Abstract Heavy lepton singlets N slightly mixed with a standard neutrino ν ℓ are usually searched for at the LHC in the trilepton plus p T miss $$ {p}_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{miss}} $$ channel: pp → W + → ℓ + N with N → ℓ − W + → ℓ − ℓ′ + ν. We show that, although the longitudinal momentum of the final ν escapes detection, the mass of the heavy lepton can be reconstructed. While this possibility has not been considered in recent LHC searches, we find that the search for a mass peak could improve the current collider bounds on the mixing |V ℓN |2 for any mass m N ≥ M W .
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spelling doaj-art-a7d74e7617324df8b8422a5494cffdbe2025-08-20T03:45:44ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-06-012025611310.1007/JHEP06(2025)129Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHCPablo de la Torre0Manuel Masip1Fuensanta Vilches2Departamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos, Universidad de GranadaDepartamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos, Universidad de GranadaDepartamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos, Universidad de GranadaAbstract Heavy lepton singlets N slightly mixed with a standard neutrino ν ℓ are usually searched for at the LHC in the trilepton plus p T miss $$ {p}_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{miss}} $$ channel: pp → W + → ℓ + N with N → ℓ − W + → ℓ − ℓ′ + ν. We show that, although the longitudinal momentum of the final ν escapes detection, the mass of the heavy lepton can be reconstructed. While this possibility has not been considered in recent LHC searches, we find that the search for a mass peak could improve the current collider bounds on the mixing |V ℓN |2 for any mass m N ≥ M W .https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)129Specific BSM PhenomenologyVector-Like FermionsElectroweak Precision Physics
spellingShingle Pablo de la Torre
Manuel Masip
Fuensanta Vilches
Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
Journal of High Energy Physics
Specific BSM Phenomenology
Vector-Like Fermions
Electroweak Precision Physics
title Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
title_full Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
title_fullStr Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
title_full_unstemmed Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
title_short Reconstructing a Heavy Neutral Lepton at the LHC
title_sort reconstructing a heavy neutral lepton at the lhc
topic Specific BSM Phenomenology
Vector-Like Fermions
Electroweak Precision Physics
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)129
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