Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2008-05-29
Phys.Lett.B666:131-139,2008
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
19 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.07.014
A search for excited electrons is performed using the full $e^{\pm}p$ data sample collected by the H1 experiment at HERA, corresponding to a total luminosity of 475 pb$^{-1}$. The electroweak decays of excited electrons ${e}^{*}\to{e}{\gamma}$, ${e}^{*}\to{e}Z$ and ${e}^{*}{\to}\nu W$ with subsequent hadronic or leptonic decays of the $W$ and $Z$ bosons are considered. No evidence for excited electron production is found. Mass dependent exclusion limits on $e^*$ production cross sections and on the ratio $f/{\Lambda}$ of the coupling to the compositeness scale are derived within gauge mediated models. These limits extend the excluded region compared to previous excited electron searches. The $e^*$ production via contact interactions is also addressed for the first time in $ep$ collisions.
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