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Limits on contact interactions and leptoquarks at HERA

Abstract:
High-precision HERA data corresponding to a luminosity of around 1  fb−1 have been used in the framework of 𝑒⁢𝑒⁢𝑞⁢𝑞 contact interactions (CI) to set limits on possible high-energy contributions beyond the Standard Model to electron-quark scattering. Measurements of the inclusive deep inelastic cross sections in neutral and charged current 𝑒⁢𝑝 scattering were considered. The analysis of the 𝑒⁢𝑝 data has been based on simultaneous fits of parton distribution functions including contributions of CI couplings to 𝑒⁢𝑝 scattering. Several general CI models and scenarios with heavy leptoquarks were considered. Improvements in the description of the inclusive HERA data were obtained for a few models. Since a statistically significant deviation from the Standard Model cannot be established, limits in the TeV range were set on all models considered.
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10.1103/PhysRevD.99.092006

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
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Author
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0000-0002-7107-5902
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
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Publisher:
American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review D More from this journal
Volume:
99
Issue:
9
Article number:
092006
Publication date:
2019-05-29
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EISSN:
2470-0029
ISSN:
2470-0010


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English
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pubs:976080
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uuid:bed899a9-321e-40e1-9173-144d0432809d
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976080
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2019-02-24

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