@article{b4ab0ddca7d5492ca1b9ef010ec9963e,
title = "Search for a Neutral Gauge Boson with Nonuniversal Fermion Couplings in Vector Boson Fusion Processes in Proton-Proton Collisions at (Formula presented)",
abstract = "The first search for a heavy neutral spin-1 gauge boson ((Formula presented)) with nonuniversal fermion couplings produced via vector boson fusion processes and decaying to tau leptons or (Formula presented) bosons is presented. The analysis is performed using LHC data at (Formula presented), collected from 2016 to 2018 with the CMS experiment and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of (Formula presented). The data are consistent with the standard model predictions. Upper limits are set on the product of the cross section for production of the (Formula presented) boson and its branching fraction to (Formula presented) or (Formula presented). The presence of a (Formula presented) boson decaying to (Formula presented) ((Formula presented)) is excluded for masses up to 2.45(1.60) TeV, depending on the (Formula presented) boson coupling to standard model weak bosons, and assuming a (Formula presented) ((Formula presented)) branching fraction of 50\%.",
author = "A. Hayrapetyan and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and Andrejkovic, \{J. W.\} and L. Benato 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 W. Waltenberger and Wulz, \{C. E.\} and T. Janssen and \{Van Laer\}, T. and \{Van Mechelen\}, P. and N. Breugelmans and J. D'Hondt and S. Dansana and \{De Moor\}, A. and M. Delcourt and F. Heyen and S. Lowette and I. Makarenko and D. M{\"u}ller and S. Tavernier and M. Tytgat and \{Van Onsem\}, \{G. P.\} and \{Van Putte\}, S. and D. Vannerom and B. Bilin and B. Clerbaux and Das, \{A. K.\} and \{De Bruyn\}, I. and \{De Lentdecker\}, G. and H. Evard and L. Favart and P. Gianneios and J. Jaramillo and A. Khalilzadeh and Khan, \{F. A.\} and D. Laroze and \{CMS Collaboration\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 CERN, for the CMS Collaboration.",
year = "2025",
month = aug,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1103/srvm-f1h3",
language = "English",
volume = "135",
journal = "Physical Review Letters",
issn = "0031-9007",
number = "6",
}