Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e+e- collisions at LEP

R. Akers; G. Alexander; J. Allison; K. Ametewee; K. J. Anderson; S. Arcelli; S. Asai; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; A. H. Ball; E. Barberio; R. J. Barlow; R. Bartoldus; J. R. Batley; G. Beaudoin; A. Beck; G. A. Beck; C. Beeston; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; S. Bentvelsen; P. Berlich; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; I. J. Bloodworth; P. Bock; H. M. Bosch; M. Boutemeur; S. Braibant; P. Bright-Thomas; R. M. Brown; A. Buijs; H. J. Burckhart; R. Bürgin; C. Burgard; N. Capdevielle; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; C. Charlesworth; D. G. Charlton; S. L. Chu; P. E.L. Clarke; J. C. Clayton; S. G. Clowes; I. Cohen; J. E. Conboy; O. C. Cooke; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; C. Dallapiccola; G. M. Dallavalle; C. Darling; S. De Jong; L. A. del Pozo; H. Deng; M. Dittmar; M. S. Dixit; E. do Couto e Silva; J. E. Duboscq; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; U. C. Dunwoody; J. E.G. Edwards; P. A. Elcombe; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; H. G. Evans; F. Fabbri; B. Fabbro; M. Fanti; P. Fath; M. Fierro; M. Fincke-Keeler; H. M. Fischer; P. Fischer; R. Folman; D. G. Fong; M. Foucher; H. Fukui; A. Fürtjes; P. Gagnon; A. Gaidot; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; N. I. Geddes; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; T. Geralis; G. Giacomelli; P. Giacomelli; R. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; J. D. Gillies; J. Goldberg; D. M. Gingrich; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; C. Grandi; E. Gross; J. Hagemann; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; C. K. Hargrove; P. A. Hart; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; E. Heflin; R. J. Hemingway; G. Herten; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; T. Hilse; P. R. Hobson; D. Hochman; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; R. Howard; R. E. Hughes-Jones; P. Igo-Kemenes; D. C. Imrie; A. Jawahery; P. W. Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; M. Jones; R. W.L. Jones; P. Jovanovic; C. Jui; D. Karlen; J. Kanzaki; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; B. King; J. King; J. Kirk; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; M. Kobel; D. S. Koetke; T. P. Kokott; S. Komamiya; R. Kowalewski; T. Kress; P. Krieger; J. von Krogh; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; H. Lafoux; R. Lahmann; W. P. Lai; J. Lauber; J. G. Layter; P. Leblanc; A. M. Lee; E. Lefebvre; D. Lellouch; C. Leroy; J. Letts; L. Levinson; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; G. D. Long; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; X. C. Lou; J. Ludwig; A. Luig; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; C. Markus; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; T. Mashimo; W. Matthews; P. Mättig; U. Maur; J. McKenna; T. J. McMahon; A. I. McNab; F. Meijers; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; R. P. Middleton; G. Mikenberg; D. J. Miller; R. Mir; W. Mohr; A. Montanari; T. Mori; M. Morii; U. Müller; B. Nellen; B. Nijjhar; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; N. J. Oldershaw; C. J. Oram; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; F. Palmonari; J. P. Pansart; G. N. Patrick; M. J. Pearce; P. D. Phillips; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; P. Poffenberger; B. Poli; A. Posthaus; T. W. Pritchard; H. Przysiezniak; M. W. Redmond; D. L. Rees; D. Rigby; M. G. Rison; S. A. Robins; D. Robinson; N. Rodning; J. M. Roney; E. Ros; A. M. Rossi; M. Rosvick; P. Routenburg; Y. Rozen; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; M. Sasaki; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; F. Scharf; P. Scharff-Hansen; P. Schenk; B. Schmitt; M. Schröder; H. C. Schultz-Coulon; P. Schütz; M. Schulz; C. Schwick; J. Schwiening; W. G. Scott; M. Settles; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; G. P. Siroli; A. Skillman; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; S. Söldner-Rembold; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; A. Stahl; M. Starks; C. Stegmann; K. Stephens; J. Steuerer; B. Stockhausen; D. Strom; P. Szymanski; R. Tafirout; H. Takeda; T. Takeshita; P. Taras; S. Tarem; M. Tecchio; P. Teixeira-Dias; N. Tesch; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; O. Tousignant; S. Towers; M. Tscheulin; T. Tsukamoto; A. S. Turcot; M. F. Turner-Watson; P. Utzat; R. Van Kooten; G. Vasseur; P. Vikas; M. Vincter; A. Wagner; D. L. Wagner; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; J. J. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; P. Weber; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; B. Wilkens; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; V. H. Winterer; T. Wlodek; G. Wolf; S. Wotton; T. R. Wyatt; A. Yeaman; G. Yekutieli; M. Yurko; V. Zacek; W. Zeuner; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1007/BF01571281

Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP

R. Akers, G. Alexander, J. Allison, K. Ametewee, K. J. Anderson, S. Arcelli, S. Asai, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, A. H. Ball, E. Barberio, R. J. Barlow, R. Bartoldus, J. R. Batley, G. Beaudoin, A. Beck, G. A. Beck, C. Beeston, T. Behnke, K. W. BellG. Bella, S. Bentvelsen, P. Berlich, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, I. J. Bloodworth, P. Bock, H. M. Bosch, M. Boutemeur, S. Braibant, P. Bright-Thomas, R. M. Brown, A. Buijs, H. J. Burckhart, R. Bürgin, C. Burgard, N. Capdevielle, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, C. Charlesworth, D. G. Charlton, S. L. Chu, P. E.L. Clarke, J. C. Clayton, S. G. Clowes, I. Cohen, J. E. Conboy, O. C. Cooke, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, C. Dallapiccola, G. M. Dallavalle, C. Darling, S. De Jong, L. A. del Pozo, H. Deng, M. Dittmar, M. S. Dixit, E. do Couto e Silva, J. E. Duboscq, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, U. C. Dunwoody, J. E.G. Edwards, P. A. Elcombe, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, H. G. Evans, F. Fabbri, B. Fabbro, M. Fanti, P. Fath, M. Fierro, M. Fincke-Keeler, H. M. Fischer, P. Fischer, R. Folman, D. G. Fong, M. Foucher, H. Fukui, A. Fürtjes, P. Gagnon, A. Gaidot, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, N. I. Geddes, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, T. Geralis, G. Giacomelli, P. Giacomelli, R. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, J. D. Gillies, J. Goldberg, D. M. Gingrich, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, C. Grandi, E. Gross, J. Hagemann, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, C. K. Hargrove, P. A. Hart, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, E. Heflin, R. J. Hemingway, G. Herten, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, T. Hilse, P. R. Hobson, D. Hochman, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, R. Howard, R. E. Hughes-Jones, P. Igo-Kemenes, D. C. Imrie, A. Jawahery, P. W. Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, M. Jones, R. W.L. Jones, P. Jovanovic, C. Jui, D. Karlen, J. Kanzaki, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, B. King, J. King, J. Kirk, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, M. Kobel, D. S. Koetke, T. P. Kokott, S. Komamiya, R. Kowalewski, T. Kress, P. Krieger, J. von Krogh, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, H. Lafoux, R. Lahmann, W. P. Lai, J. Lauber, J. G. Layter, P. Leblanc, A. M. Lee, E. Lefebvre, D. Lellouch, C. Leroy, J. Letts, L. Levinson, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, G. D. Long, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, X. C. Lou, J. Ludwig, A. Luig, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, C. Markus, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, T. Mashimo, W. Matthews, P. Mättig, U. Maur, J. McKenna, T. J. McMahon, A. I. McNab, F. Meijers, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, R. P. Middleton, G. Mikenberg, D. J. Miller, R. Mir, W. Mohr, A. Montanari, T. Mori, M. Morii, U. Müller, B. Nellen, B. Nijjhar, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, N. J. Oldershaw, C. J. Oram, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, F. Palmonari, J. P. Pansart, G. N. Patrick, M. J. Pearce, P. D. Phillips, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, P. Poffenberger, B. Poli, A. Posthaus, T. W. Pritchard, H. Przysiezniak, M. W. Redmond, D. L. Rees, D. Rigby, M. G. Rison, S. A. Robins, D. Robinson, N. Rodning, J. M. Roney, E. Ros, A. M. Rossi, M. Rosvick, P. Routenburg, Y. Rozen, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, M. Sasaki, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, F. Scharf, P. Scharff-Hansen, P. Schenk, B. Schmitt, M. Schröder, H. C. Schultz-Coulon, P. Schütz, M. Schulz, C. Schwick, J. Schwiening, W. G. Scott, M. Settles, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, G. P. Siroli, A. Skillman, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, S. Söldner-Rembold, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, A. Stahl, M. Starks, C. Stegmann, K. Stephens, J. Steuerer, B. Stockhausen, D. Strom, P. Szymanski, R. Tafirout, H. Takeda, T. Takeshita, P. Taras, S. Tarem, M. Tecchio, P. Teixeira-Dias, N. Tesch, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, O. Tousignant, S. Towers, M. Tscheulin, T. Tsukamoto, A. S. Turcot, M. F. Turner-Watson, P. Utzat, R. Van Kooten, G. Vasseur, P. Vikas, M. Vincter, A. Wagner, D. L. Wagner, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, J. J. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, P. Weber, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, B. Wilkens, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, V. H. Winterer, T. Wlodek, G. Wolf, S. Wotton, T. R. Wyatt, A. Yeaman, G. Yekutieli, M. Yurko, V. Zacek, W. Zeuner, G. T. Zorn

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Using the OPAL data accumulated in 1991-1993 amounting to 74 pb^-1 of integrated luminosity, corresponding to 1.64×10⁶ selected multi-hadronic events, a search has been performed for charged particles with unusual mass or unusual charge. The mass was determined from a combination of momentum and ionization energy loss measurements. No isolation criteria were applied to the tracks examined, so that both isolated particles and particles produced in jets were valid candidates. For particles with charge Q/e=-1, one candidate with a mass of approximately 4.2 GeV/c² was found, which is compatible with the background rate expected according to a Monte Carlo simulation. The implications of this search for the mass limits of a conjectured stable or quasi-stable charged gluino composite {Mathematical expression} are discussed. Limits are also presented for the production of fractionally-charged particles with Q/e=±2/3 and ±4/3 as well as for particles with Q/e=±2.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-211
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	67
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571281
State	Published - 1 Jun 1995
Externally published	Yes

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Akers, R., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Ametewee, K., Anderson, K. J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A. H., Barberio, E., Barlow, R. J., Bartoldus, R., Batley, J. R., Beaudoin, G., Beck, A., Beck, G. A., Beeston, C., Behnke, T., ... Zorn, G. T. (1995). Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP. European Physical Journal C, 67(2), 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571281

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Akers, R, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Ametewee, K, Anderson, KJ, Arcelli, S, Asai, S, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Ball, AH, Barberio, E, Barlow, RJ, Bartoldus, R, Batley, JR, Beaudoin, G, Beck, A, Beck, GA, Beeston, C, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bella, G, Bentvelsen, S, Berlich, P, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Bloodworth, IJ, Bock, P, Bosch, HM, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Bright-Thomas, P, Brown, RM, Buijs, A, Burckhart, HJ, Bürgin, R, Burgard, C, Capdevielle, N, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlesworth, C, Charlton, DG, Chu, SL, Clarke, PEL, Clayton, JC, Clowes, SG, Cohen, I, Conboy, JE, Cooke, OC, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallapiccola, C, Dallavalle, GM, Darling, C, De Jong, S, del Pozo, LA, Deng, H, Dittmar, M, Dixit, MS, do Couto e Silva, E, Duboscq, JE, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Dunwoody, UC, Edwards, JEG, Elcombe, PA, Estabrooks, PG, Etzion, E, Evans, HG, Fabbri, F, Fabbro, B, Fanti, M, Fath, P, Fierro, M, Fincke-Keeler, M, Fischer, HM, Fischer, P, Folman, R, Fong, DG, Foucher, M, Fukui, H, Fürtjes, A, Gagnon, P, Gaidot, A, Gary, JW, Gascon, J, Geddes, NI, Geich-Gimbel, C, Gensler, SW, Gentit, FX, Geralis, T, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, P, Giacomelli, R, Gibson, V, Gibson, WR, Gillies, JD, Goldberg, J, Gingrich, DM, Goodrick, MJ, Gorn, W, Grandi, C, Gross, E, Hagemann, J, Hanson, GG, Hansroul, M, Hargrove, CK, Hart, PA, Hauschild, M, Hawkes, CM, Heflin, E, Hemingway, RJ, Herten, G, Heuer, RD, Hill, JC, Hillier, SJ, Hilse, T, Hobson, PR, Hochman, D, Homer, RJ, Honma, AK, Howard, R, Hughes-Jones, RE, Igo-Kemenes, P, Imrie, DC, Jawahery, A, Jeffreys, PW, Jeremie, H, Jimack, M, Jones, M, Jones, RWL, Jovanovic, P, Jui, C, Karlen, D, Kanzaki, J, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, RK, Kellogg, RG, Kennedy, BW, King, B, King, J, Kirk, J, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Kobel, M, Koetke, DS, Kokott, TP, Komamiya, S, Kowalewski, R, Kress, T, Krieger, P, von Krogh, J, Kyberd, P, Lafferty, GD, Lafoux, H, Lahmann, R, Lai, WP, Lauber, J, Layter, JG, Leblanc, P, Lee, AM, Lefebvre, E, Lellouch, D, Leroy, C, Letts, J, Levinson, L, Lloyd, SL, Loebinger, FK, Long, GD, Lorazo, B, Losty, MJ, Lou, XC, Ludwig, J, Luig, A, Mannelli, M, Marcellini, S, Markus, C, Martin, AJ, Martin, JP, Mashimo, T, Matthews, W, Mättig, P, Maur, U, McKenna, J, McMahon, TJ, McNab, AI, Meijers, F, Merritt, FS, Mes, H, Michelini, A, Middleton, RP, Mikenberg, G, Miller, DJ, Mir, R, Mohr, W, Montanari, A, Mori, T, Morii, M, Müller, U, Nellen, B, Nijjhar, B, O'Neale, SW, Oakham, FG, Odorici, F, Ogren, HO, Oldershaw, NJ, Oram, CJ, Oreglia, MJ, Orito, S, Palmonari, F, Pansart, JP, Patrick, GN, Pearce, MJ, Phillips, PD, Pilcher, JE, Pinfold, J, Plane, DE, Poffenberger, P, Poli, B, Posthaus, A, Pritchard, TW, Przysiezniak, H, Redmond, MW, Rees, DL, Rigby, D, Rison, MG, Robins, SA, Robinson, D, Rodning, N, Roney, JM, Ros, E, Rossi, AM, Rosvick, M, Routenburg, P, Rozen, Y, Runge, K, Runolfsson, O, Rust, DR, Sasaki, M, Sbarra, C, Schaile, AD, Schaile, O, Scharf, F, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schenk, P, Schmitt, B, Schröder, M, Schultz-Coulon, HC, Schütz, P, Schulz, M, Schwick, C, Schwiening, J, Scott, WG, Settles, M, Shears, TG, Shen, BC, Shepherd-Themistocleous, CH, Sherwood, P, Siroli, GP, Skillman, A, Skuja, A, Smith, AM, Smith, TJ, Snow, GA, Sobie, R, Söldner-Rembold, S, Springer, RW, Sproston, M, Stahl, A, Starks, M, Stegmann, C, Stephens, K, Steuerer, J, Stockhausen, B, Strom, D, Szymanski, P, Tafirout, R, Takeda, H, Takeshita, T, Taras, P, Tarem, S, Tecchio, M, Teixeira-Dias, P, Tesch, N, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Tousignant, O, Towers, S, Tscheulin, M, Tsukamoto, T, Turcot, AS, Turner-Watson, MF, Utzat, P, Van Kooten, R, Vasseur, G, Vikas, P, Vincter, M, Wagner, A, Wagner, DL, Ward, CP, Ward, DR, Ward, JJ, Watkins, PM, Watson, AT, Watson, NK, Weber, P, Wells, PS, Wermes, N, Wilkens, B, Wilson, GW, Wilson, JA, Winterer, VH, Wlodek, T, Wolf, G, Wotton, S, Wyatt, TR, Yeaman, A, Yekutieli, G, Yurko, M, Zacek, V, Zeuner, W & Zorn, GT 1995, 'Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP', European Physical Journal C, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571281

TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e+e- collisions at LEP

AU - Akers, R.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Ametewee, K.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Arcelli, S.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Axen, D.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Ball, A. H.

AU - Barberio, E.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Bartoldus, R.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Beaudoin, G.

AU - Beck, A.

AU - Beck, G. A.

AU - Beeston, C.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bentvelsen, S.

AU - Berlich, P.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Bosch, H. M.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

AU - Braibant, S.

AU - Bright-Thomas, P.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Buijs, A.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Bürgin, R.

AU - Burgard, C.

AU - Capdevielle, N.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlesworth, C.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Chu, S. L.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Clayton, J. C.

AU - Clowes, S. G.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Conboy, J. E.

AU - Cooke, O. C.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallapiccola, C.

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

AU - Darling, C.

AU - De Jong, S.

AU - del Pozo, L. A.

AU - Deng, H.

AU - Dittmar, M.

AU - Dixit, M. S.

AU - do Couto e Silva, E.

AU - Duboscq, J. E.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Dunwoody, U. C.

AU - Edwards, J. E.G.

AU - Elcombe, P. A.

AU - Estabrooks, P. G.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Evans, H. G.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Fabbro, B.

AU - Fanti, M.

AU - Fath, P.

AU - Fierro, M.

AU - Fincke-Keeler, M.

AU - Fischer, H. M.

AU - Fischer, P.

AU - Folman, R.

AU - Fong, D. G.

AU - Foucher, M.

AU - Fukui, H.

AU - Fürtjes, A.

AU - Gagnon, P.

AU - Gaidot, A.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gascon, J.

AU - Geddes, N. I.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Gensler, S. W.

AU - Gentit, F. X.

AU - Geralis, T.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Giacomelli, R.

AU - Gibson, V.

AU - Gibson, W. R.

AU - Gillies, J. D.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Gingrich, D. M.

AU - Goodrick, M. J.

AU - Gorn, W.

AU - Grandi, C.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Hagemann, J.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Hart, P. A.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Heflin, E.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Herten, G.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hilse, T.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Hochman, D.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Howard, R.

AU - Hughes-Jones, R. E.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeffreys, P. W.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Jones, M.

AU - Jones, R. W.L.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Jui, C.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kanzaki, J.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - King, B.

AU - King, J.

AU - Kirk, J.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kobel, M.

AU - Koetke, D. S.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kowalewski, R.

AU - Kress, T.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lafoux, H.

AU - Lahmann, R.

AU - Lai, W. P.

AU - Lauber, J.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Leblanc, P.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lefebvre, E.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Leroy, C.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Long, G. D.

AU - Lorazo, B.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Lou, X. C.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Luig, A.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Markus, C.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Matthews, W.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - Maur, U.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McNab, A. I.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Middleton, R. P.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mir, R.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Müller, U.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nijjhar, B.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Oldershaw, N. J.

AU - Oram, C. J.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Palmonari, F.

AU - Pansart, J. P.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Pearce, M. J.

AU - Phillips, P. D.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poffenberger, P.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Posthaus, A.

AU - Pritchard, T. W.

AU - Przysiezniak, H.

AU - Redmond, M. W.

AU - Rees, D. L.

AU - Rigby, D.

AU - Rison, M. G.

AU - Robins, S. A.

AU - Robinson, D.

AU - Rodning, N.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Ros, E.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rosvick, M.

AU - Routenburg, P.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Scharf, F.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schenk, P.

AU - Schmitt, B.

AU - Schröder, M.

AU - Schultz-Coulon, H. C.

AU - Schütz, P.

AU - Schulz, M.

AU - Schwick, C.

AU - Schwiening, J.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Settles, M.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Skillman, A.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Smith, T. J.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Starks, M.

AU - Stegmann, C.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Steuerer, J.

AU - Stockhausen, B.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Szymanski, P.

AU - Tafirout, R.

AU - Takeda, H.

AU - Takeshita, T.

AU - Taras, P.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Tecchio, M.

AU - Teixeira-Dias, P.

AU - Tesch, N.

AU - Thomas, J.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Tousignant, O.

AU - Towers, S.

AU - Tscheulin, M.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Turcot, A. S.

AU - Turner-Watson, M. F.

AU - Utzat, P.

AU - Van Kooten, R.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Vikas, P.

AU - Vincter, M.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Wagner, D. L.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Ward, J. J.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Weber, P.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Wilkens, B.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Winterer, V. H.

AU - Wlodek, T.

AU - Wolf, G.

AU - Wotton, S.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yeaman, A.

AU - Yekutieli, G.

AU - Yurko, M.

AU - Zacek, V.

AU - Zeuner, W.

AU - Zorn, G. T.

PY - 1995/6/1

Y1 - 1995/6/1

N2 - Using the OPAL data accumulated in 1991-1993 amounting to 74 pb-1 of integrated luminosity, corresponding to 1.64×106 selected multi-hadronic events, a search has been performed for charged particles with unusual mass or unusual charge. The mass was determined from a combination of momentum and ionization energy loss measurements. No isolation criteria were applied to the tracks examined, so that both isolated particles and particles produced in jets were valid candidates. For particles with charge Q/e=-1, one candidate with a mass of approximately 4.2 GeV/c2 was found, which is compatible with the background rate expected according to a Monte Carlo simulation. The implications of this search for the mass limits of a conjectured stable or quasi-stable charged gluino composite {Mathematical expression} are discussed. Limits are also presented for the production of fractionally-charged particles with Q/e=±2/3 and ±4/3 as well as for particles with Q/e=±2.

AB - Using the OPAL data accumulated in 1991-1993 amounting to 74 pb-1 of integrated luminosity, corresponding to 1.64×106 selected multi-hadronic events, a search has been performed for charged particles with unusual mass or unusual charge. The mass was determined from a combination of momentum and ionization energy loss measurements. No isolation criteria were applied to the tracks examined, so that both isolated particles and particles produced in jets were valid candidates. For particles with charge Q/e=-1, one candidate with a mass of approximately 4.2 GeV/c2 was found, which is compatible with the background rate expected according to a Monte Carlo simulation. The implications of this search for the mass limits of a conjectured stable or quasi-stable charged gluino composite {Mathematical expression} are discussed. Limits are also presented for the production of fractionally-charged particles with Q/e=±2/3 and ±4/3 as well as for particles with Q/e=±2.

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U2 - 10.1007/BF01571281

DO - 10.1007/BF01571281

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:34249753786

SN - 0170-9739

VL - 67

SP - 203

EP - 211

JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

IS - 2

ER -

Search for heavy charged particles and for particles with anomalous charge in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP

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