# ATLAS search for a heavy gauge boson decaying to a charged lepton and a neutrino in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

Abstract : The ATLAS detector at the LHC is used to search for high-mass states, such as heavy charged gauge bosons (W'), decaying to a charged lepton (electron or muon) and a neutrino. Results are presented based on the analysis of pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb-1. No excess beyond Standard Model expectations is observed. A W' with Sequential Standard Model couplings is excluded at the 95% credibility level for masses up to 2.55 TeV. Excited chiral bosons (W*) with equivalent coupling strength are excluded for masses up to 2.42 TeV.
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Submitted on : Friday, September 21, 2012 - 9:00:08 AM
Last modification on : Friday, September 21, 2012 - 9:00:08 AM

### Citation

G. Aad, S. Albrand, M.L. Andrieux, Q. Buat, B. Clement, et al.. ATLAS search for a heavy gauge boson decaying to a charged lepton and a neutrino in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, EDP Sciences: EPJ, 2012, 72, pp.2241. <10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2241-5>. <in2p3-00734200>