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Signals for vector leptoquarks in hadronic collisions
Phys. Rev. D 50, 331 – Published 1 July, 1994
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.50.331
Abstract
We analyze systematically the signatures of vector leptoquarks in hadronic collisions. We examine their single and pair productions, as well as their effects on the production of lepton pairs. Our results indicate that a machine like the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be able to unravel the existence of vector leptoquarks with masses up to the range of 2–3 TeV.
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