Several models of physics beyond the Standard Model predict neutral particles that decay into final states consisting of collimated jets of light leptons and hadrons (so-called “lepton jets”). These particles can also be long-lived with decay length comparable to, or even larger than, the LHC detectors’ linear dimensions. This paper presents the results of a search for lepton jets in proton-proton collisions at the centre-of-mass energy of s√=8 TeV in a sample of 20.3 fb−1 collected during 2012 with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Limits on models predicting Higgs boson decays to neutral long-lived lepton jets are derived as a function of the particle’s proper decay length.

Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdel Khalek, S., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., et al. (2014). Search for long-lived neutral particles decaying into lepton jets in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 11(11), 1-47 [10.1007/JHEP11(2014)088].

Search for long-lived neutral particles decaying into lepton jets in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

V. Bortolotto;F. Ceradini;B. Di Micco;R. Di Nardo;D. Orestano;