A search is presented for fractionally charged particles with charges below 1⁢𝑒, using their small energy loss in the tracking detector as a key variable to observe a signal. The analyzed dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected at √𝑠 =13  TeV in 2016–2018 at the CERN LHC. This is the first search at the LHC for new particles with a charge between 𝑒/3 and 0.9⁢𝑒, including an extension of previous results at a charge of 2⁢𝑒/3. Masses up to 640 GeV and charges as low as 𝑒/3 are excluded at 95% confidence level. These are the most stringent limits to date for the considered Drell-Yan-like production mode.

Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. w., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., et al. (2025). Search for Fractionally Charged Particles in Proton-Proton Collisions at √𝑠=13  TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 134(13), 1-19 [10.1103/physrevlett.134.131802].

Search for Fractionally Charged Particles in Proton-Proton Collisions at √𝑠=13  TeV

Battilana, C.;Bonacorsi, D.;Borgonovi, L.;Castro, A.;Cuffiani, M.;Diotalevi, T.;Fanfani, A.;Giommi, L.;Guiducci, L.;Lunerti, L.;Rovelli, T.;Siroli, G.  P.;
2025

Abstract

A search is presented for fractionally charged particles with charges below 1⁢𝑒, using their small energy loss in the tracking detector as a key variable to observe a signal. The analyzed dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected at √𝑠 =13  TeV in 2016–2018 at the CERN LHC. This is the first search at the LHC for new particles with a charge between 𝑒/3 and 0.9⁢𝑒, including an extension of previous results at a charge of 2⁢𝑒/3. Masses up to 640 GeV and charges as low as 𝑒/3 are excluded at 95% confidence level. These are the most stringent limits to date for the considered Drell-Yan-like production mode.
2025
Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. w., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., et al. (2025). Search for Fractionally Charged Particles in Proton-Proton Collisions at √��=13  TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 134(13), 1-19 [10.1103/physrevlett.134.131802].
Hayrapetyan, A.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Andrejkovic, J.  w.; Bergauer, T.; Chatterjee, S.; Damanakis, K.; Dragicevic, M.; Escalante Del Valle, A.; Hu...espandi
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