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LHC and HL-LHC Bounds on Visible and Invisible Decays in the $B-L$ Model

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Pith's one-line read The ATLAS 139 fb$^{-1}$ dilepton search excludes $B-L$ $Z'$ bosons below 6 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$, and even with 90% invisible decays the LHC bound remains stronger than LEP.

desk verdict The base-model Z' bounds are solid and worth quoting, but the invisible-decay headline numbers rely on a narrow-width approximation that breaks down at large g_BL and BR_inv. read the letter →

arxiv 2501.00610 v1 pith:5XDZVEQD submitted 2024-12-31 hep-ph

classification hep-ph
keywords B-LmodelZ'gaugebosondileptonresonancesearchLHCRun2invisibledecaysHL-LHCprojectionLEPboundnarrow-widthapproximation
verification ladder T0 review T1 audit T2 compute T3 formal

The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The reading

This paper updates the lower mass limit on the $Z'$ gauge boson of the $U(1)_{B-L}$ extension of the Standard Model using the 139 fb$^{-1}$ ATLAS dilepton resonance search. In the minimal model, where the $Z'$ decays only into Standard Model fermions, the authors find $M_{Z'} > 4$ TeV for $g_{BL}=0.1$ and $M_{Z'} > 6$ TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$. Allowing an invisible branching ratio of $BR_{inv}=0.9$ relaxes the $g_{BL}=0.5$ limit to $M_{Z'} > 4.8$ TeV, but even then the LHC constraint is stronger than the classic LEP bound $M_{Z'}/g_{BL} > 7$ TeV. This matters because $B-L$ models are a simple route to neutrino masses and dark matter, and these limits define how much of that territory remains open.

What carries the argument

The central object is the $Z'$ gauge boson of $U(1)_{B-L}$, produced through quark-antiquark annihilation and observed via $Z'\to \ell\ell$. The exclusion mechanism is a grid scan that compares leading-order MadGraph predictions for $\sigma(pp\to Z')\times BR(Z'\to \ell\ell)$ with the ATLAS observed 95% C.L. limit curve, excluding any point whose predicted yield lies above the data. Invisible decays are parametrized in the narrow-width approximation by multiplying the dilepton branching ratio by $(1-BR_{inv})$, which reduces the signal size linearly as $BR_{inv}$ grows.

What would settle it

Recompute the exclusion using the ATLAS binned dilepton likelihood with interference between the $B-L$ $Z'$ and Standard Model Drell-Yan included; if the predicted dilepton yield drops by 20--30%, the mass limits quoted here would move downward by hundreds of GeV.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

The central claim is that the ATLAS Run 2 search for high-mass dielectron and dimuon resonances, interpreted with leading-order simulations of the $B-L$ $Z'$, excludes $Z'$ masses below roughly 4 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.1$ and below 6 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$ in the visible-only scenario. When invisible decays are switched on by rescaling the dilepton branching ratio by $(1-BR_{inv})$, the limits weaken monotonically; for $BR_{inv}=0.9$ and $g_{BL}=0.5$ the bound drops to 4.8 TeV. Across the parameter plane, the derived exclusions exceed the longstanding LEP constraint $M_{Z'}/g_{BL} > 7$ TeV, so the LHC has become the strongest collider probe of $B-L$ symmetry. The same analysis projects that the HL-LHC at 14 TeV with $3$ ab$^{-1}$ will exclude $Z'$ masses up to about 7.6 TeV.

Load-bearing premise

The limits assume a $B-L$ $Z'$ would be reconstructed with the same acceptance and efficiency as the sequential Standard Model $Z'$ in the ATLAS analysis, and that leading-order predictions need no K-factor, PDF, or interference corrections.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • In the minimal model, the ATLAS 139 fb$^{-1}$ dilepton data exclude $M_{Z'}$ below 4 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.1$ and below 6 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$.
  • Turning on $BR_{inv}=0.9$ weakens the $g_{BL}=0.5$ limit to 4.8 TeV, so invisible decays remove only a limited slice of the parameter space.
  • At every benchmark considered, the LHC bound now supersedes the LEP bound $M_{Z'}/g_{BL} > 7$ TeV.
  • HL-LHC at 14 TeV with 3 ab$^{-1}$ is projected to probe $M_{Z'}$ up to about 5.7--7.6 TeV depending on coupling and invisible branching ratio.
  • Dilepton rates alone cannot distinguish models: $g_{BL}=0.3$ with $BR_{inv}=0$ yields the same signal as $g_{BL}=0.5$ with $BR_{inv}=0.7$.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Beyond the paper, the same rescaling technique could be applied to other narrow $Z'$ models with different quark and lepton couplings, producing a model-independent bound map from the same ATLAS curve.
  • Beyond the paper, if the $Z'$ carries the dark matter interaction, these limits push invisible-sector benchmarks above roughly 5 TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$ at the HL-LHC, shrinking the simplest thermal dark matter scenarios.
  • Beyond the paper, a monojet or $Z'$ plus initial-state-radiation search could measure $BR_{inv}$ directly and break the coupling-versus-invisible degeneracy the paper identifies.
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Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 5 minor

Summary. This paper recasts the ATLAS 139 fb^-1 high-mass dilepton resonance search to constrain the Z' boson of the minimal U(1)_{B-L} model. The authors compute sigma(pp -> Z') x BR(Z' -> ll) at leading order with MadGraph for benchmark gauge couplings and compare it with the ATLAS observed limit line, obtaining M_Z' > 4 TeV for g_BL = 0.1 and M_Z' > 6 TeV for g_BL = 0.5 in the absence of invisible decays. They then model invisible decays by rescaling the dilepton branching ratio with a factor (1 - BR_inv), obtaining relaxed bounds such as M_Z' > 4.8 TeV for g_BL = 0.5 and BR_inv = 0.9, and they use the 'collider reach' code to project HL-LHC sensitivities. The central message is that the LHC now excludes the B-L Z' more strongly than the classic LEP bound M_Z'/g_BL > 7 TeV.

Significance. If the calculation were fully valid, the paper would provide a useful, up-to-date recasting of public LHC data for a well-motivated B-L benchmark, and the HL-LHC projections would help plan future searches. A notable strength is that the bounds are obtained by comparing predictions to an external ATLAS observed limit, with no quantity fitted to the target result. However, the advertised invisible-decay mass limits rely on the narrow-width approximation in regimes where the Z' width is a large fraction of its mass, so the specific numerical claims in Section V and Table III are not supported by the calculation as presented. The qualitative conclusion that the LHC surpasses the LEP bound is robust and would survive the needed corrections; the quantitative limits need revision and uncertainty estimates.

major comments (2)
  1. [Section V, Eq. (3), and Table III] The invisible-decay rescaling of Eq. (3) is presented under the narrow-width approximation, but the benchmarks used for the advertised limits are not narrow. In the B-L model, summing over SM fermions gives Gamma_vis/M = 5 g_BL^2/(12 pi), so for g_BL = 0.5 and BR_inv = 0.9 the total width satisfies Gamma/M = 0.33, and for g_BL = 0.6 with BR_inv = 0.9 it reaches 0.48; even g_BL = 0.3 with BR_inv = 0.9 gives roughly 12%. The quoted bound M_Z' > 4.8 TeV for g_BL = 0.5 and BR_inv = 0.9 is obtained by comparing this broad resonance to the ATLAS narrow-resonance observed limit, so that specific bound and the corresponding Table III HL-LHC entries with large BR_inv are not supported by the calculation as presented. The authors should either restrict BR_inv so that Gamma/M remains small, or replace the narrow-limit comparison with a full Breit-Wigner line shape convolved with the detector mass resolution, and report Gamma/M for every benchmark.
  2. [Section III, Figs. 3-7] The analysis compares leading-order MadGraph predictions for sigma(pp -> Z') x BR(Z' -> ll) directly with the ATLAS observed limit line and treats that line as a universal bound on any narrow spin-1 resonance. This assumes identical acceptance and efficiency to the SSM Z' used by ATLAS, neglects interference with Standard Model Drell-Yan, and assigns no PDF, scale, or NLO K-factor uncertainty. Because the predicted cross sections fall steeply with mass, a 20-30% shift in the signal normalization would move the quoted mass limits by hundreds of GeV. The qualitative finding that LHC bounds exceed the LEP bound is robust, but the precision of the quoted numbers (e.g., M_Z' > 6 TeV for g_BL = 0.5 and the four-digit entries in Tables II and III) is not justified. Please quantify these uncertainties or quote the limits with explicit caveats and rounding.
minor comments (5)
  1. [Section II, right-handed neutrino paragraph] The text contains a direct contradiction: it first says that assuming M_NR < M_Z'/2 would 'not yield meaningful changes' and then says the addition of three light right-handed neutrinos 'will bring meaningful changes to the branching ratio into charged leptons.' With three light right-handed neutrinos of B-L charge -1, the total Z' width increases from a coefficient of 5 to 8, changing BR(Z' -> ll) from 3/5 to 3/8; this is a meaningful change and should be stated consistently.
  2. [Section VI] The sentence 'HL-LHC can reach masses above 6 TeV even BR_inv = 0.9' is contradicted by Table III, whose g_BL = 0.2, BR_inv = 0.9 row gives M_Z' > 5512 GeV. Please rephrase the summary to reflect the coupling dependence shown in the table.
  3. [Throughout] There are multiple typos and grammar errors, including 'codded' for 'coded', 'enforcers' for 'enforces', 'In order words' for 'In other words', 'CTL8NNLO' for what is presumably 'CT18NNLO', and 'will operate with at sqrt(s) = 14 TeV' in the abstract. A careful proofreading pass is needed.
  4. [Figure 7] The 'Extrapolation' label in Figure 7 is never explained in the text; the reader cannot tell which portion of the excluded region is extrapolated and on what basis. Please define this in the caption or text.
  5. [Section III] No validation details or grid spacing are given for the scanning algorithm used to produce the exclusion curves. Providing a benchmark table or releasing the MadGraph grid/code would improve reproducibility.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: the central bounds come from comparing MadGraph predictions to an external ATLAS observed limit, with the invisible-decay extension parameterized by hand and HL-LHC reach taken from an external code.

full rationale

The paper's central derivation chain is self-contained against an external benchmark. The B-L Z' is implemented in FeynRules/MadGraph, the production cross section times branching ratio is computed grid-wise, and the resulting values are compared directly with the ATLAS 139 fb^-1 observed upper limit curve (Figs. 3-4). The invisible-decay scenario is introduced through the explicit narrow-width rescaling of Eq. (3), sigma(pp -> Z' -> ll) ~ sigma(pp -> Z') BR(Z' -> ll) (1 - BR_inv), which is a deliberate parameterization rather than a quantity fitted to the target limit. The HL-LHC projections use the external collider-reach code [43] and CTL8NNLO PDFs [44], not a fit to the quoted exclusion masses. Self-citations appear in the model description, e.g., [17], [26], and [35], but these are contextual references to the B-L model and anomaly-cancellation structure; the central exclusion does not depend on them. The skeptical concern about the narrow-width approximation is a validity/correctness issue: for g_BL = 0.5 and BR_inv = 0.9, Gamma/M ~ 33%, so the ATLAS narrow-resonance limit is not strictly applicable; however, this does not constitute circularity, because the predicted signal is still independently computed and compared with an external bound. Likewise, the assumption that the ATLAS SSM acceptance applies to the B-L Z' is an external modeling assumption, not a circular reduction. No load-bearing step equates an output with an input by definition.

Assumptions & free parameters 2 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The paper's bounds rest on the standard B-L model setup, the heavy right-handed neutrino assumption, the narrow width approximation, and the reinterpretation of ATLAS's published limit. The only deliberately scanned quantities are g_BL, M_Z' and BR_inv; no new theoretical entities are introduced.

free parameters (2)
  • BR_inv (invisible branching ratio) = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9
    Chosen by hand to parameterize invisible Z' decays from hypothetical dark matter or exotic fermions; it directly rescales the dilepton signal via Eq. (3), so every invisible-decay bound depends on this choice.
  • g_BL benchmark values = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 for LHC; up to 0.6 for HL-LHC
    The B-L gauge coupling is the model parameter being constrained, not fitted, but the headline limits are quoted at fixed benchmark values chosen by hand; the excluded-region boundaries depend on the scanned grid.
assumptions (5)
  • domain assumption The minimal U(1)_B-L extension with three right-handed neutrinos is anomaly-free and the Z' couplings follow Table I.
    Section II takes this model from prior literature; the paper does not derive anomaly cancellation or coupling assignments.
  • domain assumption Right-handed neutrinos are much heavier than M_Z'/2 in the base scenario, so they do not contribute to the Z' width.
    Stated in Section II and footnote 1; motivated by type-I seesaw but chosen, not derived. It defines Scenario 1 and is load-bearing for the base bounds.
  • domain assumption Narrow-width approximation: sigma(pp -> Z' -> ll) = sigma(pp -> Z') x BR(Z' -> ll) x (1-BR_inv).
    Eq. (3) in Section V; a standard approximation for collider recasting, but it is the entire invisible-decay model and BR_inv is external.
  • domain assumption The ATLAS observed limit curve for spin-1 resonances applies to the B-L Z' with the same acceptance and efficiency as the SSM Z'.
    Section III and Fig. 2; the paper does not recompute ATLAS acceptances for B-L charges or account for possible differences in kinematics.
  • domain assumption The collider-reach code and CT18NNLO PDFs give a valid HL-LHC sensitivity projection.
    Section VI; the projection inherits all assumptions of ref. [43] and the PDF choice, with no independent cross-check.

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abstract

In this work, we use publicly available data from ATLAS collaboration collected at LHC run 2 at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}=13$TeV with an integrated luminosity of $139 fb^{-1}$ to derive lower mass limits on the $Z^\prime$ gauge boson associated with the B-L gauge symmetry. Using dilepton data we find that $M_{Z^\prime} > 4$TeV ($6$TeV) for $g_{BL}=0.1$ ($g_{BL}=0.5$) in the absence of invisible decays. Once invisible decays are turned on these limits are substantially relaxed. Assuming an invisible branching ratio of $BR_{inv}=0.9$, the LHC bound is loosened up to $M_{Z^\prime}> 4.8$TeV for $g_{BL}=0.5$. This analysis confirms that the LHC now imposes stricter constraints than the longstanding bounds established by LEP. We also estimate the projected HL-LHC bounds that will operate with at $\sqrt{s}=14$TeV and a planned integrated luminosity of $\mathcal{L}=3 ab^{-1}$ that will probe $Z^\prime$ masses up to $7.5$TeV.

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