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Published Run 2 Results
2008 publications are highlighted in blue

(List of publications can be found here)

Signature-based

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
Lepton + Photon + X
(X = e, &mu, &gamma, Missing ET)

ll'&gamma: 74 (66.1 ± 7.7) events observed (expected)
l&gamma MET: 163 (151 ± 13) events observed (expected)
l&gamma&gamma: 0 (0.62 ± 0.15) events observed (expected)
929 pb-1
PRD 75, 112001 (2007) 6/28/07
Lepton + Photon + X
(X = e, &mu, Missing ET)

ll&gamma: 42 (37.3 ± 5.4) events observed (expected)
l&gamma MET: 31 (23.0 ± 2.7) events observed (expected)
305 pb-1
PRL 97, 031801 (2006)
7/17/06

High Mass Resonances (Z', W', Graviton, Sneutrino, Techniparticle)

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
ee Channel (Z' and RS Graviton) mZ' > 923 GeV (SM couplings)
mgraviton > 807 GeV (k/MPl = 0.1)
1.3 fb-1
PRL 99, 171802 (2007) 10/22/07
&gamma&gamma Channel (RS Graviton) mgraviton > 850 GeV (k/MPl = 0.1) 1.2 fb-1 PRL 99, 171801 (2007) 10/22/07
e&nu Channel (W') mW' > 788 GeV (LRSM) 205 pb-1 PRD 75, 091101 (2007) 5/1/07
e&mu Channel (Z' and Sneutrino) msneutrino > 300 GeV for &lambda'311 &ge 0.01 and &lambda132 &ge 0.02
mZ' > 700 GeV for LFV coupling Q12l = 0.1 (&eta model)
344 pb-1 PRL 96, 211802 (2006) 5/30/06
ee Channel (Z') mZ' > 850 GeV (SM couplings) 0.45 fb-1
PRL 96, 211801 (2006) 5/30/06
ee and &mu&mu Channels
(Z', Graviton, Sneutrino, Techniparticle)
msneutrino > 680 (665) GeV for &lambda2Br = 0.01 in ee (&mu &mu) channel
mZ' > 825 GeV (SM couplings)
m&rhoTC (&omegaTC) > 280 (270) GeV, MV = MA = 500 (400) GeV
mgraviton > 710 GeV (k/MPl = 0.1)
200 pb-1 PRL 95, 252001 (2005) 12/12/05
&tau&tau Channel (Z' and Sneutrino) mZ' > 399 GeV (SM couplings)
msneutrino > 377 GeV for &lambda2Br = 0.01
195 pb-1
PRL 95, 131801 (2005) 9/21/05

SUSY

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
Squark and/or Gluino Production
Stop and Sbottom in 2 b/c Jets + Missing ET mstop > 132 GeV for mneutralino = 48 GeV
msbottom > 193 for mneutralino = 40 GeV
295 pb-1
PRD 76, 072010 (2007) 10/25/07
Gluino &rarr sbottom + bottom
in 4 b-jets + Missing ET
mgluino > 270 GeV
for msbottom < 220 GeV and mgluino - msbottom > 6 GeV
156 pb-1 PRL 96, 171802 (2006) 5/4/06
Chargino + Neutralino Production
High pT e l l and &mu l l Channels (l=e or &mu) e l l: 0 (0.9 ± 0.1) events observed (expected)
&mu l l: 1 (1.4 ± 0.3) events observed (expected)
e l l: 1.0 fb-1
&mu l l: 0.7 fb-1
PRD 77, 052002 (2008)
(arXiv:0711.3161)
3/7/08
Like-Sign Dilepton Channel
(One High PT e or &mu)

13 (7.8 ± 1.1) events observed (expected) 1.0 fb-1
PRL 98, 221803 (2007) 6/1/07
Combination of Searches
in 2 or 3 Leptons + Missing ET

mchargino > 129 GeV in the MSSM
0.7 - 1.1 fb-1
PRL 99, 191806 (2007)
Public note
11/9/07
GMSB
Long-Lived Neutralinos Decaying to &gamma G
in the &gamma + Jet + Missing ET Channel
mneutralino > 101 GeV for &tauneutralino = 5 ns 570 pb-1 arXiv:0804.1043 (2008)
PRL 99, 121801 (2007)
4/7/08
Chargino + Neutralino Production
in the &gamma &gamma + Missing ET Channel
mchargino > 167 GeV (mneutralino > 93 GeV)
202 pb-1 PRD 71, 031104 (2005) 2/18/05
Rare Decays and Stable particles
Bs and Bd &rarr &mu &mu
BR(Bs &rarr &mu &mu) < 5.8 x 10-8
BR(Bd &rarr &mu &mu) < 1.8 x 10-8
2 fb-1
PRL 100, 101802 (2008) 3/14/08
Bs and Bd &rarr &mu &mu
BR(Bs &rarr &mu &mu) < 2.0 x 10-7
BR(Bd &rarr &mu &mu) < 5.1 x 10-8
364 pb-1
PRL 95, 221805 (2005) 11/23/05
Bs and Bd &rarr &mu &mu
BR(Bs &rarr &mu &mu) < 7.5 x 10-7
BR(Bd &rarr &mu &mu) < 1.9 x 10-8
171 pb-1
PRL 93, 032001 (2004) 7/13/04
R-parity Violation
LSP Decay via &lambda121 and &lambda122
in the 3 or 4 Lepton Channel (e or &mu)
mneutralino > 101 GeV, mchargino > 192 GeV 346 pb-1 PRL 98, 131804 (2007) 3/30/07

Leptoquarks

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
2nd Generation Scalar LQ in
Dimuon + Dijets and
Muon + Missing ET + Dijets
(Combination)
 mLQ > 226 GeV (&beta = 1)
mLQ > 208 GeV (&beta = 0.5)
mLQ > 143 GeV (&beta = 0.1)
198 pb-1 PRD 73, 051101 (2006) 3/1/06
1st Generation Scalar LQ in
Dielectron + Dijets and
Electron + Missing ET + Dijets
(Combination)
 mLQ > 236 GeV (&beta = 1)
mLQ > 205 GeV (&beta = 0.5)
mLQ > 145 GeV (&beta = 0.1)
203 pb-1 PRD 72, 051107 (2005) 9/29/05
1st and 2nd Generation Scalar LQ
in Dijets + Missing ET
mLQ > 117 GeV (&beta = 0)
191 pb-1
PRD 71, 112001 (2005) 6/10/05

Extra Dimensions and Monopoles

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
Large Extra Dimensions in Jet + missing ET
M > 1.18 TeV (R < 0.35 mm) for n = 2;
M > 0.83 (R < 3.4 x 10-11 mm) for n = 6
368 pb-1
PRL 97, 171802 (2006) 10/24/06
Magnetic Monopoles &sigma < 0.2 pb for mmonopole = 200 - 700 GeV 36 pb-1 PRL 96, 201801 (2006) 5/26/06

New or Excited Fermions

Search Result Dataset Publication Date
b' Quarks in the Z + Jets Channel mb' > 268 GeV for Br(b' &rarr bZ) = 100% 1.06 fb-1
PRD 76, 072006 (2007) 10/18/07
Excited Muon in &mu&mu&gamma
m&mu* > 853 GeV (contact interaction model, &Lambda = m&mu*)
m&mu* > 410 GeV (gauge-mediated model, f/&Lambda = 10-2 GeV-1)
371 pb-1
PRL 97, 191802 (2006) 11/9/06
Excited Electron in ee&gamma
me* > 879 GeV (contact interaction model, &Lambda = me*)
me* > 430 GeV (gauge-mediated model, f/&Lambda = 10-2 GeV-1)
202 pb-1
PRL 94, 101802 (2005) 3/16/05

Run I Exotics results


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