@article{1a0a9a1cfbf744ddb9bc64ffcee9f256,
title = "Search for the lepton flavor violating τ → 3μ decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV",
abstract = "A search for the lepton flavor violating τ→3μ decay is performed using proton-proton collision events at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2017–2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 97.7 fb−1. Tau leptons produced in both heavy-flavor hadron and W boson decays are exploited in the analysis. No evidence for the decay is observed. The results of this search are combined with an earlier null result based on data collected in 2016 to obtain a total integrated luminosity of 131 fb−1. The observed (expected) upper limits on the branching fraction B(τ→3μ) at confidence levels of 90 and 95% are 2.9×10−8 (2.4×10−8) and 3.6×10−8 (3.0×10−8), respectively.",
keywords = "BSM, CLFV, CMS, Charged lepton flavor violation",
author = "{The CMS collaboration} and A. Hayrapetyan and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and Andrejkovic, {J. W.} and T. Bergauer and S. Chatterjee and K. Damanakis and M. Dragicevic and Hussain, {P. S.} and M. Jeitler and N. Krammer and A. Li and D. Liko and I. Mikulec and J. Schieck and R. Sch{\"o}fbeck and D. Schwarz and M. Sonawane and S. Templ and W. Waltenberger and Wulz, {C. E.} and Darwish, {M. R.} and T. Janssen and {Van Mechelen}, P. and Bols, {E. S.} and J. D'Hondt and S. Dansana and {De Moor}, A. and M. Delcourt and {El Faham}, H. and S. Lowette and I. Makarenko and D. M{\"u}ller and Sahasransu, {A. R.} and S. Tavernier and M. Tytgat and {Van Putte}, S. and D. Vannerom and B. Clerbaux and {De Lentdecker}, G. and L. Favart and D. Hohov and M. Osherson and A. Townsend and Y. Wan and M. Zarucki and P. Elmer and D. Marlow and D. Stickland and Tully, {Christopher George}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Author(s)",
year = "2024",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138633",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "853",
journal = "Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics",
issn = "0370-2693",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}