In Pursuit of the Next Discovery: A New Neutral Resonance

by Chris Hays

Thursday 24 Mar 2011, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Brussels

Cyclotron

Neutral resonances have a long and illustrious history, and could well provide the next major discovery in particle physics. I present two searches for high-mass neutral resonances in the CDF dimuon data. The analyses apply novel techniques to maximize sensitivity and simplify interpretation of the results. The world's most stringent limits are set on a wide range of spin 0, 1, and 2 resonances, using sneutrino, Z', and graviton models, respectively.