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GENERAL NEW PHYSICS SEARCHES

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This subsection lists some of the search experiments which look for general signatures characteristic of new physics, independent of the framework of a specific model.

The observed events are compatible with Standard Model expectation, unless noted otherwise.

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CMS

soft unclustered energy search

SCDM

fractionally charged relics

AGUILAR-AREVA..

CONN

${{\mathit \nu}}$ elastic scatter on nuclei

CHAMPs from white dwarfs

CMS

SUSY/LQ search with mT2 or long-lived charged particles

Auger, superheavy DM

PPTA

pulsar timing fuzzy DM search

ATLS

${\mathit {\mathit t}}$ + $\not E_T$

CMS

${{\mathit t}}$ + $\not E_T$

CDF

${{\mathit W}}$ + 2 jets

ATLS

${{\mathit W}}$ ${{\mathit W}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \nu}}{{\mathit \ell}^{\,'}}{{\mathit \nu}}$

ATLS

${{\mathit \gamma}}$ + $\not E_T$

CDF

Delayed ${{\mathit \gamma}}$ + $\not E_T$

CMS

${{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \ell}^{-}}$ + jets + $\not E_T$

ATLS

${{\mathit t}}{{\overline{\mathit t}}}$ + $\not E_T$

CDF

jet + $\not E_T$

CMS

jet + $\not E_T$

CMS

${{\mathit Z}}$ + jets + $\not E_T$

CMS

${{\mathit \gamma}}$ + $\not E_T$

ATLS

jet + $\not E_T$

CDF

${{\mathit \ell}^{\pm}}{{\mathit \ell}^{\pm}}$

CMS

${{\mathit \ell}^{+}}{{\mathit \ell}^{-}}$ + jets + $\not E_T$

CMS

jet + $\not E_T$

CDF

${{\mathit \gamma}}{{\mathit \gamma}}{+}$ ${{\mathit \ell}}$, $\not E_T$

CDF

${{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \gamma}}{{\mathit b}}$ $\not E_T$

CDF

${{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \ell}}$ $\not E_T$

¹	HAYRAPETYAN 2024AO report on search for soft unclustered energy deposits. No signal observed. Limits placed in mediator mass vs. decay temperature plane.

²	ALKHATIB 2021A search for lightly ionizing fractionally charged relics scattering from ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$. No signal observed. Limits plotted in fractional charge f vs. vertical intensity plane for m $\sim{}$ 5 MeV to 100 TeV.

³	AGUILAR-AREVALO 2020B search for light BSM mediator effect on ${{\mathit \nu}}$ elastic scatter on nuclei; no signal; limits placed in m(mediator) vs. coupling plane for two models of MeV-scale mediators.

⁴	FEDDERKE 2020 place limits on cosmic relic charged massive particles (CHAMPs) due to their capture and subsequent disruption of old white dwarf stars; limits placed in the m(CHAMP) vs. relic density parameter plane.

⁵	SIRUNYAN 2020A search for SUSY and LQ production using mT2 or presence of long-lived charged particle; no signal, limits placed in various mass planes for different BSM scenarios and various assumed lifetimes.

⁶	ALCANTARA 2019 place limits on m(WIMPzilla=${{\mathit X}}$) vs lifetime from upper bound on ultra high energy cosmic rays at Auger experiment: e.g. ${{\mathit \tau}}({{\mathit X}}$) $<$ $4 \times 10^{22}$ yr for m(${{\mathit X}}$) = $10^{16}$ GeV.

⁷	PORAYKO 2018 search for deviations in the residuals of pulsar timing data using PPTA. No signal observed. Limits set on fuzzy DM with $3 \times 10^{-24}$ $<$ m(DM) $<2 \times 10^{-22}$ eV.

⁸	AAD 2015AT search for events with a top quark and mssing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 8 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 20.3 fb${}^{-1}$.

⁹	KHACHATRYAN 2015F search for events with a top quark and mssing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 8 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 19.7 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁰	AALTONEN 2014J examine events with a ${{\mathit W}}$ and two jets in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 8.9 fb${}^{-1}$. Invariant mass distributions of the two jets are consistent with the Standard Model expectation.

¹¹	AAD 2013A search for resonant ${{\mathit W}}{{\mathit W}}$ production in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 4.7 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹²	AAD 2013C search for events with a photon and missing $\not E_T$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 4.6 fb${}^{-1}$.

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AALTONEN 2013I search for events with a photon and missing $\mathit E_{T}$, where the photon is detected after the expected timing, in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 6.3 fb${}^{-1}$. The data are consistent with the Standard Model expectation.

¹⁴	CHATRCHYAN 2013 search for events with an opposite-sign lepton pair, jets, and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 4.98 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁵	AAD 2012C search for events with a ${{\mathit t}}{{\overline{\mathit t}}}$ pair and missing $\not E_T$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 1.04 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁶	AALTONEN 2012M search for events with a jet and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 6.7 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁷	CHATRCHYAN 2012AP search for events with a jet and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 5.0 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁸	CHATRCHYAN 2012Q search for events with a ${{\mathit Z}}$, jets, and missing $\not E_T$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 4.98 fb${}^{-1}$.

¹⁹	CHATRCHYAN 2012T search for events with a photon and missing $\not E_T$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 5.0 fb${}^{-1}$.

²⁰	AAD 2011S search for events with one jet and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 33$~$pb${}^{-1}$.

²¹	AALTONEN 2011AF search for high-$p_T$ like-sign dileptons in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96$~$TeV with $\mathit L$ = 6.1 fb${}^{-1}$.

²²	CHATRCHYAN 2011C search for events with an opposite-sign lepton pair, jets, and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 34 pb${}^{-1}$.

²³	CHATRCHYAN 2011U search for events with one jet and missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\mathit p}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 7 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 36$~$pb${}^{-1}$.

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AALTONEN 2010AF search for ${{\mathit \gamma}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$ events with ${{\mathit e}}$, ${{\mathit \mu}}$, ${{\mathit \tau}}$, or missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = $1.1 - 2.0$ fb${}^{-1}$.

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AALTONEN 2009AF search for ${{\mathit \ell}}{{\mathit \gamma}}{{\mathit b}}$ events with missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 1.9 fb${}^{-1}$. The observed events are compatible with Standard Model expectation including ${{\mathit t}}{{\overline{\mathit t}}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$ production.

²⁶	AALTONEN 2009G search for ${{\mathit \mu}}{{\mathit \mu}}{{\mathit \mu}}$ and ${{\mathit \mu}}{{\mathit \mu}}{{\mathit e}}$ events with missing $\mathit E_{T}$ in ${{\mathit p}}{{\overline{\mathit p}}}$ collisions at $\mathit E_{{\mathrm {cm}}}$ = 1.96 TeV with $\mathit L$ = 976 pb${}^{-1}$.

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