Boson Decays to Composite Scalars: Constraining Technicolor Theories
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LEP I data can be used to constrain technicolor models with light, neutral pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons, P. We use published limits on branching ratios and cross sections for the final states γγγ, γ 6E, γ jet jet, 6E jet jet, and γγ jet jet to constrain the anomalous PZZ and PZγ couplings. From these results, we derive bounds on the size of the technicolor gauge group and the number of technifermion doublets in models such as low-scale technicolor. [email protected] [email protected]
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