@article{36d09fc923bd4828864fc517e6a6509b,
title = "Search for doubly charged Higgs bosons in like-sign dilepton final states at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector",
abstract = "A search for doubly charged Higgs bosons decaying to pairs of electrons and/or muons is presented. The search is performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb−1of pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Pairs of prompt, isolated, high-pT leptons with the same electric charge (e±e±, e±μ±, μ±μ±) are selected, and their invariant mass distribution is searched for a narrow resonance. No significant excess over Standard Model background expectations is observed, and limits are placed on the cross section times branching ratio for pair production of doubly charged Higgs bosons. The masses of doubly charged Higgs bosons are constrained depending on the branching ratio into these leptonic final states. Assuming pair production, coupling to left-handed fermions, and a branching ratio of 100% for each final state, masses below 409 GeV, 375 GeV, and 398 GeV are excluded for e±e±, e±μ±, and μ±μ±, respectively.",
author = "{The ATLAS collaboration} and G. Aad and T. Abajyan and B. Abbott and J. Abdallah and Khalek, {S. Abdel} and Abdelalim, {A. A.} and O. Abdinov and R. Aben and B. Abi and M. Abolins and Zeid, {O. S.Abou} and H. Abramowicz and H. Abreu and Acharya, {B. S.} and L. Adamczyk and Adams, {D. L.} and Addy, {T. N.} and J. Adelman and S. Adomeit and P. Adragna and T. Adye and S. Aefsky and Aguilar-Saavedra, {J. A.} and M. Agustoni and M. Aharrouche and Ahlen, {S. P.} and F. Ahles and A. Ahmad and M. Ahsan and G. Aielli and {\AA}kesson, {T. P.A.} and G. Akimoto and Akimov, {A. V.} and Alam, {M. S.} and Alam, {M. A.} and J. Albert and S. Albrand and M. Aleksa and Aleksandrov, {I. N.} and F. Alessandria and C. Alexa and G. Alexander and G. Alexandre and T. Alexopoulos and M. Alhroob and M. Aliev and G. Alimonti and J. Alison and Allbrooke, {B. M.M.} and Lee, {J. S.H.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2013, CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2244-2",
language = "English",
volume = "72",
journal = "European Physical Journal C",
issn = "1434-6044",
publisher = "Institute for Ionics",
number = "12",
}