Search for Spontaneous R-parity violation at sqrt(s) = 183 GeV and 189 GeV

TL;DR

This study searched for signs of spontaneous R-parity violation in electron-positron collisions at 183 and 189 GeV, finding no evidence but setting limits on chargino mass and MSSM parameters.

Contribution

First search for spontaneous R-parity violation signals at these energies, constraining the MSSM parameter space with experimental data.

Findings

No evidence for R-parity violating signals was observed.

Limits were set on the chargino mass.

Constraints were placed on MSSM parameters.

Abstract

Searches for spontaneous R-parity violating signals at sqrt(s) = 183 GeV and sqrt(s) = 189 GeV have been performed using the 1997 and 1998 DELPHI data, under the assumption of R-parity breaking in the third lepton family. The expected topology for the decay of a pair of charginos into two acoplanar taus plus missing energy was investigated and no evidence for a signal was found. The results were used to derive a limit on the chargino mass and to constrain the allowed domains of the MSSM parameter space.