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The incompleteness of the experimental searches for vector-like leptons at CERN

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2023-11-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

There are strong phenomenological arguments favoring the existence of vector-like leptons and quarks in nature. In spite of extensive studies conducted in search of vector-like quarks, there are only a limited number of experimental studies on vector-like leptons. Moreover, these searches do not include all possible decay modes of vector-like leptons. Therefore, the analyses done so far are incomplete. In this letter, we highlight decay channels that are not covered by different experimental analyses, with a focus on L3, ATLAS, and CMS results. We argue that experimental analyses should be redone considering these shortcomings.

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@article{arxiv.2308.00849,
  title  = {The incompleteness of the experimental searches for vector-like leptons at CERN},
  author = {Feyza Baspehlivan and Burak Dagli and Hatice Duran Yildiz and Saleh Sultansoy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.00849},
  year   = {2023}
}

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11 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables