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| author | Cui, Yiheng Wang, Shiyu Yu, Zhao-Huan Zhang, Hong-Hao |
| author_facet | Cui, Yiheng Wang, Shiyu Yu, Zhao-Huan Zhang, Hong-Hao |
| contents | Vector-like leptons are non-chiral, colorless fermions from new physics beyond the Standard Model, appearing in many theoretical extensions. We investigate the prospect for detecting the single production of a singlet vector-like lepton that mixes with the $τ$ lepton at the Large Hadron Collider. The corresponding final states are classified as the three- and four-lepton search channels. The machine learning algorithm XGBoost is employed to enhance signal-background discrimination. Our analysis indicates that, at $\sqrt{s} = 14~\mathrm{TeV}$ with an integrated luminosity of $3000~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$, the expected $2σ$ exclusion limits in the three- and four-lepton channels can reach vector-like lepton masses up to $620~\mathrm{GeV}$ and $490~\mathrm{GeV}$, respectively. These findings demonstrate that machine learning techniques can substantially improve the sensitivity of collider searches for vector-like leptons. |
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| spellingShingle | Machine Learning Study on Single Production of a Singlet Vector-like Lepton at the Large Hadron Collider Cui, Yiheng Wang, Shiyu Yu, Zhao-Huan Zhang, Hong-Hao High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Vector-like leptons are non-chiral, colorless fermions from new physics beyond the Standard Model, appearing in many theoretical extensions. We investigate the prospect for detecting the single production of a singlet vector-like lepton that mixes with the $τ$ lepton at the Large Hadron Collider. The corresponding final states are classified as the three- and four-lepton search channels. The machine learning algorithm XGBoost is employed to enhance signal-background discrimination. Our analysis indicates that, at $\sqrt{s} = 14~\mathrm{TeV}$ with an integrated luminosity of $3000~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$, the expected $2σ$ exclusion limits in the three- and four-lepton channels can reach vector-like lepton masses up to $620~\mathrm{GeV}$ and $490~\mathrm{GeV}$, respectively. These findings demonstrate that machine learning techniques can substantially improve the sensitivity of collider searches for vector-like leptons. |
| title | Machine Learning Study on Single Production of a Singlet Vector-like Lepton at the Large Hadron Collider |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11232 |