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Instrum. Methods} \def\NIMA{{\em Nucl. Instrum. Methods} {\bf A}} \def\NPB{{\em Nucl. Phys.} {\bf B}} \def\PLB{{\em Phys. Lett.} {\bf B}} \def\PRL{\em Phys. Rev. Lett.} \def\PRD{{\em Phys. Rev.} {\bf D}} \def\ZPC{{\em Z. Phys.} {\bf C}} \def\EJC{{\em Eur. Phys. J.} {\bf C}} \def\CPC{\em Comp. Phys. Commun.} \begin{document} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{titlepage} \noindent % {\bf H-UM \& JS: version of \today} \\[.3em] Submitted to the 30th International Conference on High-Energy Physics ICHEP2000, \\ Osaka, Japan, July 2000 \vspace*{3cm} \begin{center} \Large {\bf W production in ep collisions at HERA} \vspace*{1cm} {\Large H1 Collaboration} \end{center} \begin{abstract} \noindent A search for $W$ boson production in the process $ep \to eW X$, with subsequent $W$ decay into electrons or muons, has been performed at the electron-proton collider HERA using an integrated luminosity of 13.6 pb$^{-1}$ in $e^-p$ scattering and 81.6 pb$^{-1}$ in $e^+p$ scattering. The analysis has been tuned to maximise the acceptance of $W$ boson production, and reject other Standard Model processes. In $e^-p$ interactions no events are observed, consistent with the expectation of the Standard Model in this low luminosity sample. In the $e^+p$ data 14 events are seen in the electron and muon channel compared to an expectation of 8.2 $\pm$ 2.0 dominated by W production (6.4 $\pm$ 1.9). The excess above the expectation is mainly due to events with transverse momentum of the hadronic system greater than 25 GeV where 9 events are found compared to 2.3 $\pm$ 0.6 expected. Four of these events are observed in the latest data sample, presented for the first time here. \end{abstract} \vfill \begin{flushleft} {\bf Abstract: 974 } \\ {\bf Parallel session: 11, 3} \\ {\bf Plenary talk: 11, 7~b} \end{flushleft} \end{titlepage} \pagestyle{plain} \section{Introduction} \label{sec:intro} The HERA collaborations have previously reported \cite{isol,wzeus} the observation of events with high $P_T$ isolated leptons and missing transverse momentum in $e^{+}p$ collisions during the period 1994-7. A further search for such events in $e^{-}p$ collisions during the period 1998-9 is reported in \cite{isonew}. Such events can be interpreted as leptonic $W$ decay. In the $e^{+}p$ data sample H1 has reported \cite{isol} one $e^-$ event and 5 $\mu^{\pm}$ events compared to expectations from the Standard Model of 2.4$\pm$0.5 and 0.8$\pm$0.2 for the $e^{\pm}$ and $\mu^{\pm}$ decay channels respectively, which are dominated by $W$ production. For the same data taking period ZEUS has reported \cite{wzeus} 3 (0) $e^{+}$ ($\mu^{\pm}$) events compared to an expectation of 2.1 (0.8) $W$ events and $1.1\pm0.3$ ($0.7\pm0.2$) background events for the $e^{\pm}$ ($\mu^{\pm}$) decay channel. An extended analysis, developed to preferentially select W decays, has also been presented in \cite{wstanf}. In this paper we present the results of a similar search for $W$ production using the 36.5 pb$^{-1}$ of $e^+p$ data (1994-7), the 13.6 pb$^{-1}$ of $e^-p$ data (1998-9) and the most recent 45.0 pb$^{-1}$ of $e^+p$ data (1999-2000). The analysis has been further developed to maximise the acceptance of $W$ boson production in the processes $e^{\pm}p\to e^{\pm}WX$, $W\to e \nu$ or $W\to \mu \nu$. This paper is organised as follows. Section \ref{sec:monte} describes the Standard Model processes that contribute to the signal and to the background. Section \ref{sec:exper} describes the H1 detector and experimental conditions. Section \ref{sec:lephad} outlines the lepton identification criteria and the hadronic reconstruction methods. The selection requirements and the results for the electron\footnote{In this paper ``electron'' refers generically to both electrons and positrons. Where distinction is required the terms $e^-$ and $e^+$ are used.} and muon decay channels are described in sections \ref{sec:lepsel} and \ref{sec:results}. Section \ref{sec:kinem} discusses the kinematics of the selected events. The paper is summarised in section \ref{sec:summary}. A comparison between the H1 and ZEUS analyses is made in appendix~\ref{sec:zeuscomp}. \section{Standard Model Processes} \label{sec:monte} In this section the processes within the Standard Model that are expected to contribute to signal and background are outlined. These processes are described in detail in \cite{isol}. \begin{itemize} \item {$W$ production} The generator EPVEC \cite{epvec}, which uses leading order QCD calculations, was used to estimate the Standard Model expectation for $W$ production. The total W production cross section amounts to 1.1 pb for electron-proton cms energy $\sqrt{s}=300$ GeV and 1.3 pb for $\sqrt{s}=318$ GeV. Final state parton showers are simulated using the PYTHIA framework \cite{epvecmcw}. An error of 30\% is quoted for this cross section calculation. This is due mainly to uncertainties in the photon parton density functions and the scale at which the calculation is performed. \item {Charged Current (CC) processes : $ep\to\nu X$} A CC DIS event can mimic the topology of leptonic $W$ decay events if a particle in the hadronic final state is misinterpreted as a candidate lepton from $W$ decay. The generator DJANGO \cite{django} was used to calculate this contribution. Studies of CC events where a candidate electron, passing loose selection requirements, is found show that events of this kind are described by the expectation within a systematic error of 30\% (see section~\ref{sec:lephad}). \item {Neutral Current (NC) processes : $ep\to eX$} The scattered electron in a NC DIS event can be misinterpreted as the lepton from $W$ decay, but the missing transverse momentum can only be produced by fluctuations in the shower or detector response to the final state particles, or by limited geometrical acceptance. The generator DJANGO \cite{django} was used to calculate this contribution. The generator PYTHIA \cite{pythia} was used to calculate the QCD photoproduction process $\gamma p\to X$. Production of heavy flavours is included in DJANGO and PYTHIA. \cite{aroma}. Studies of NC events with reconstructed missing transverse momentum show that events of this kind are described by the expectation within a systematic error of 30\% (see section~\ref{sec:lephad}). \item {Lepton pair production in two photon ($\gamma\gamma$) interactions} Inelastic lepton pair production can mimic the topology of $W$ events if one lepton escapes detection, and measurement error causes apparent missing momentum. The generator LPAIR \cite{lpair} was used to calculate this contribution. Studies of events with two identified leptons show that events of this kind are described by the expectation within a systematic error of 75\%. \end{itemize} In order to determine acceptances and background contributions for the selected events, the detector response to events produced by the above programs is simulated in detail using a program based on GEANT~\cite{GEANT}. The simulated events are then subjected to the same reconstruction and analysis chain as the real data. \section{Experimental Conditions} \label{sec:exper} A detailed description of the H1 detector can be found in \cite{h1det}. Only those components of particular importance to this analysis are described here. The inner tracking system consisting of central and forward\footnote{The forward direction and the positive $z$-axis are taken to be that of the proton beam direction.} tracking detectors consisting of drift chambers are used to measure the charged particle trajectories and to determine the interaction vertex. A magnetic field of 1.15 Tesla allows the measurement of the particle transverse momenta. Electromagnetic and hadronic final state particles are absorbed in a highly segmented calorimeter \cite{calo}, which is 5 to 8 interaction lengths deep depending on the polar angle of the particle. The calorimeter is surrounded by a superconducting coil and an iron yoke instrumented with streamer tubes. Tracks of penetrating charged particles, such as muons, which escape the calorimeter are reconstructed from their hit pattern in the streamer tubes with an efficiency of greater than $90\%$. In the forward region of the detector two sets of three drift chamber layers (the forward muon system) detect muons. Also in the forward direction, around the beam-pipe, is the plug calorimeter which measures hadronic showers. The LAr calorimeter is the main trigger for high transverse energy events. The trigger efficiency is $\approx 98\%$ for events with an electron which has transverse momentum above 10 GeV. For events with high missing transverse momentum, determined from an imbalance in energy measured in the calorimeter, $P^{calo}_{T}$, the efficiency is $98\%$ when $P^{calo}_{T}>25$~GeV and is $50\%$ when $P^{calo}_{T} = 12 $~GeV \cite{eplus}. \section{Lepton identification and Hadronic Reconstruction} \label{sec:lephad} An electron candidate is defined by the presence of a compact and isolated electromagnetic cluster of energy in the LAr calorimeter, associated with a track having a distance of closest approach to the cluster of less than 12 cm. Electrons found in regions between calorimeter modules containing large amounts of inactive material are excluded \cite{eplus}. The energy of the electron candidate is measured from the calorimeter cluster. Muons are identified by requiring tracks in the instrumented iron, the forward muon system, the inner tracking system or any combination. Muon candidates formed from inner tracks alone must be associated with a pattern typical of a minimum ionising particle in the LAr calorimeter. All candidates with a inner track link are required to have transverse momentum $>1$ GeV and candidates formed solely by a track in the instrumented iron are rejected for $\theta<25^\circ$. A stronger muon identification is required to select muon candidates from $W$ decay. If the muon candidate is not associated with a forward muon track it must have an inner track link and either a track segment or an energy deposit in the instrumented iron. The energy of the muon candidate is measured from the curvature of the track in the inner tracking system. The hadronic final state is measured by combining calorimeter energy deposits with low momentum tracks as described in \cite{eplus}. The calibration of the final hadronic energy scale is made by comparing the transverse momentum of the precisely measured positron to that of the hadronic final state in a large NC event sample. The ratio of these two measurements is used to correct the hadronic energy measurement as a function of the hadronic polar angle. \section{Selection of Electron and Muon {\boldmath $W$} Decays} \label{sec:lepsel} Multiple cut requirements must be imposed to remove the large background arising from NC, CC, $\gamma p$ and $\gamma\gamma$ interactions, whilst maintaining a good acceptance of W decay events. These are listed in tables \ref{cutsa} and \ref{cutsb} and are defined in terms of the quantities described below. \begin{itemize} \item $P^{calo}_{T}$, the missing transverse momentum measured in the calorimeter. \item $P^{miss}_{T}$, the total missing transverse momentum reconstructed from calorimeters and track detectors. \item $P^l_T$, the transverse momentum of an identified muon or electron. \item $P^X_T$, the transverse momentum of the hadronic system, defined as all reconstructed particles apart from identified isolated leptons. \item $\theta_l$, the polar angle of the muon or electron, where $\theta_l=0^o$ is defined as the direction of the incoming proton beam. \item $\delta_{miss}=2E_{e}-\sum E_i(1-\cos \theta_i)$, where $E_i$ and $\theta_i$ denote the energy and polar angle of each detected particle in the event and $E_e$ is the electron beam energy. For an event where only longitudinal momentum in the proton direction is undetected $\delta_{miss}=0$. \item $\Delta \phi_{l-X}$, the difference in azimuthal angle between the lepton and the vector that balances the vector of the hadronic final state $X$. NC events typically have low values of $\Delta \phi_{l-X}$. \item $V_{ap}/V_{p}$, a measure of the isotropy of the event. It is defined as the ratio of the anti-parallel to parallel components of the measured calorimetric transverse momentum, with respect to the direction of the missing transverse momentum~\cite{eplus}. Events with one or more particles, that do not deposit much energy in the calorimeter ($\mu$, $\nu$), generally have low values of $V_{ap}/V_{p}$. \item ${\zeta}^{2}_{l}=4 E^{l}E_e \cos^2 \theta_l/2$, where $E^l$ is the energy of the final state lepton. For NC events, where the scattered electron is misinterpreted as a decay lepton from the $W$, ${\zeta}^{2}_{l}$ is equal to the four momentum transfer squared $Q^2$. Since the NC cross section falls steeply with $Q^2$, these events generally have small values of ${\zeta}^{2}_{l}$. Conversely, leptons from $W$ decay generally have high values of ${\zeta}^{2}_{l}$. \item $E_{cone}$, the energy contained within a cone of radius 1 in $\eta$-$\phi$ space around the electron, that is not associated to the electron. \end{itemize} The isolation of high-$P_{T}$ tracks with respect to other tracks in the event or with respect to jets, is quantified using: \begin{itemize} \item their distance $D_{jet}$ to the closest hadronic jet in the pseudorapidity-azimuth plane ($\eta$ - $\phi$), defined by $D_{jet}=\sqrt{(\Delta\eta_{track-jet})^{2} +(\Delta\phi_{track-jet})^{2}}$ (for this purpose jets are reconstructed using an inclusive $k_T$ algorithm \cite{kt1,kt2} with $R<1$ and $E^{min}_{T}=5$~GeV). If there is no jet in the event, $D_{jet}$ is defined with respect to the polar and azimuthal angle of the hadronic final state $X$. \item their distance $D_{track}$ to the closest track in $\eta$ - $\phi$, defined in an analogous way to $D_{jet}$, where all tracks with a polar angle greater than $5^{o}$ are considered. \end{itemize} The dominant background source in the electron decay channel arises from NC events which have significant $P_{T}^{calo}$ due to fluctuations in the measurement of the final state particles. To reduce this background, events with NC topology (isotropic and with the lepton and hadronic system diametrically opposite in the transverse (azimuthal) plane) are rejected. For low values of $P_{T}^{calo}$, where the NC background is largest, the requirement on $\zeta^{2}_l$ is tightened. A further requirement that the lepton candidate be isolated from the hadronic final state is imposed to reject CC events. Events which have in addition to the isolated electron one or more isolated muons are not considered in the electron channel, but may contribute in the muon channel. The dominant backgrounds in the muon channel are due to the inelastic two photon process $ep\to e\mu^+\mu^-X$ and photoproduction events which contain a muon. The final sample is selected by rejecting isotropic events and events where more than one muon is observed. Elastic lepton pair production is suppressed by rejecting events which have low track multiplicities and where the muon is found to be opposite in azimuth to the hadron system. To verify that the backgrounds that contribute to the two channels are well understood, event samples are defined according to less stringent criteria. For the electron channel these criteria are those shown in table \ref{cutsa}, but requiring $\zeta^2>500$ GeV$^2$ and the $\frac{V_{ap}}{V_p}$ cut from table \ref{cutsb}. For the muon channel these criteria are also those shown in table \ref{cutsa}, lowering the $P_T^{\mu}$ threshold to 5 GeV, dropping the $P_T^{miss}$ requirement, but also requiring the $\frac{V_{ap}}{V_p}<$ cut from table \ref{cutsb}. Only events with at least one isolated muon satisfying the stronger selection requiremants (see section \ref{sec:lepsel}) are allowed in the muon sample. The events thus selected in the $e^+p$ data sample are shown in figure \ref{fig:econ} for the electron decay channel and figure \ref{fig:mcon} for the muon decay channel. Also included in the figures are the Standard Model expectation and the expectation from $W$ production alone. The electron channel is dominated by NC events and the muon channel is dominated by the two photon process $\gamma\gamma\to\mu^+\mu^-$. All quantities that are used for the final selection cuts are found to be well described in both shape and normalisation by the Standard Model expectation. Similar agreement between the data and simulation is obtained for the $e^-p$ data sample. Further studies of individual background processes have also been performed. On example is a subset of the muon sample described above, defined by requiring at least two isolated muons, at least one of which satisfies the stronger selection requirements. This sample is shown in figure \ref{fig:studies}(a,b). The expectation is dominated by the two photon process $\gamma\gamma\to\mu^+\mu^-$. The data sample is shown to be well described in both shape and normalisation by the Standard Model expectation. A second sample was selected from CC events\cite{eplus}, with the additional requirement that the electron finder (see section \ref{sec:lephad}) found a candidate electron. This sample is shown in figure \ref{fig:studies}(c,d). The expectation is dominated by radiative CC events or CC events where a final state particle fakes an electron cluster. The data sample is shown to be well described in both shape and normalisation by the Standard Model expectation. Following the selection criteria described above, the efficiencies as a function of $P_T^X$ are shown in table \ref{acc}. These efficiencies were calculated using the EPVEC generator for $W$ production. The overall efficiency to select $W \to e \nu$ events is $44\%$ and to select $W \to \mu \nu$ events is $15\%$. The difference in efficiency between the two channels is due to the cut on $P_{T}^{calo}$ which acts as a cut on $P_{T}^{X}$ because the muon deposits little energy in the calorimeter. There is thus little efficiency in the muon decay channel for $P_{T}^{X}<12$~GeV. For values of $P_{T}^{X}>12$~GeV the efficiencies of the two decay channels are comparable. \begin{table}[t] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|} \hline Variable & Requirement\\ \hline \hline $P_T^l$ & $ >$ 10 GeV\\ \hline $\theta_l$ & $5^o<\theta_l<145^o$\\ \hline $P_T^{Calo}$ & $>$ 12 GeV\\ \hline $D_{jet}$ & $>$ 1.0\\ \hline $P_T^{miss}$ & $>$ 12 GeV\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Selection requirements common to both decay channels} \label{cutsa} \end{table} \begin{table}[h] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|} \hline Variable & Electron & Muon \\ \hline \hline $\zeta^2$ & $>500$ GeV$^2$ & - \\ & $>5000$ GeV$^2$ for $P_T^{Calo} <$ 25 GeV & -\\ \hline $\frac{V_{ap}}{V_p}$ & $<$ 0.5 ($<$ 0.15 for $P_T^e <$ 25 GeV) & $<$ 0.4 ($<$ 0.15 for $P_T^{Calo} <$ 25 GeV)\\ \hline $D_{track}$ & $>$ 0.5 for $\theta_e \ge 45^o$ & $>$ 0.5 \\ & $>$ 0.5 for $\frac{E_{cone}}{E^l}>$ 0.05 & \\ \hline $P_T^X$ & - &$>$ 12 GeV\\ \hline $\Delta\phi_{e-X}$ & $>$ 20$^o$ & $>$ 10$^o$ for $\le$ 2 central tracks\\ \hline \# isolated $\mu$ & 0 & 1\\ \hline $\delta_{miss}$ & $ >$ 5 GeV $^+$ & - \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{flushright} $^+$ if only one $e$ candidate is detected, which has the same charge as the beam lepton. \end{flushright} \end{center} \caption{Selection requirements specific to each decay channel} \label{cutsb} \end{table} \section{Results} \label{sec:results} For the $e^-p$ data sample no events are observed in either the electron or muon channels. This compares to the Standard Model expectations of 1.46 $\pm$ 0.30 events in the electron channel and 0.32 $\pm$ 0.09 in the muon channel. In the $e^+p$ data sample after all selection requirements 6 candidate events are observed in the $W \to e\nu$ channel compared to 4.72 $\pm$ 1.42 expected from $W$ production and 1.43 $\pm$ 0.35 from background sources. One of the candidate events in the electron decay channel is observed to contain an $e^-$. This event was first reported and discussed in \cite{isol}. Three of the other candidate events contain an $e^+$. The charges of the electrons in the remaining two events are unmeasured since the electrons are produced at low polar angles and they shower in material in the tracking detectors. For the $e^+p$ data sample in the $W \to \mu\nu$ channel 8 candidate events are observed compared to 1.65 $\pm$ 0.50 expected from $W$ production and 0.37 $\pm$ 0.20 from other Standard Model sources. Five of the muon events observed in the $e^+p$ data sample are those first reported and discussed in \cite{isol}. Five of the events have positively charged muon, 2 have negative muons and one is not determined. \section{Event kinematics} \label{sec:kinem} Distributions of the selected events in lepton polar angle, acoplanarity, transverse mass and $P_T^X$ are shown in figure \ref{fig:emfinal}. The figure shows the electron and muon decay channels combined. Also included is the expectation of the Standard Model. The events are generally found at low values of lepton polar angle and evenly distributed in acoplanarity in agreement with the expectation. The reduction in the expectation at low and high acoplanarity is due to the selection cuts. The events are distributed in a Jacobian peak associated to the nominal W mass, as expected from W production. At $P_T^X <$ 25 GeV there is good agreement between the expectation and the observed events. At higher values of $P_T^X$ the data lie above the expectation. The scattered positron is tagged in three of the events, allowing the lepton-neutrino mass to be reconstructed, under the assumption that there is only one neutrino in the final state and there is no initial state QED radiation. All three events yield masses that are consistent with the $W$ mass, having values of $82^{+19}_{-12}$, $71^{+10}_{-11}$ and $77^{+22}_{-15}$ GeV. The transverse mass and the transverse momentum of the hadronic system of the selected events are compared to W production in figure~\ref{fig:ptxmlnu}. Four muon events and three electron events have high $P_T^X$, atypical of Standard Model W production. Among those, three muon events have been observed in the 1994-7 data and discussed in~\cite{isol}. The kinematics of the new events with $P_T^X>25$~GeV are detailed in table~\ref{evkin}. Event displays of the tagged W candidate in the electron channel and of the new high $P_T^X$ muon event are presented in figures \ref{fig:edisplay} and \ref{fig:mudisplay}. The significance of missing transverse momentum and acoplanarity has been studied with data using a sample of NC events having similar transverse momentum and lepton polar angle to the $W$ candidates selected. The transverse momentum is reconstructed using the calorimetric deposit for comparison with the electron events and using the electron track momentum for comparison with the muon candidates. The deviations from zero in the $P_T^{miss}$ and acoplanarity plane for NC events quantify the experimental smearing. The distribution of this sample is presented in figure~\ref{fig:dphi_ptmis}. This study clearly shows that the observed acoplanarities and missing momenta in the W candidates are inconsistent with a measurement error and confirms the existence of a non-detected particle in those events. Details of the dependence of the event rate for the $e^+p$ data sample as a function of the transverse momentum of the hadronic final state, $P_{T}^{X}$, are given in table \ref{etab1} and \ref{mtab1} for the electron and muon channels. The combined results for the electron and muon decay channels are given in table \ref{emtab}. At $P_{T}^{X}<25$~GeV 5 $W$ candidates are seen in agreement with the expectation from the Standard Model. At $P_{T}^{X}>25$ GeV 9 events are seen 6 of which are seen at $P_{T}^{X}>40$ GeV where the expection for Standard Model $W$ production is very low. \section{Summary} \label{sec:summary} A search for $W$ production events ($ep\to eWX$, $W\to l \nu$) has been performed on an $e^+p$ data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 81.6 pb$^{-1}$ and on an $e^-p$ data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 13.6 pb$^{-1}$. The selection has been optimised to increase the acceptance of $W$ production events and it extends to lower values of hadronic transverse momentum $P_{T}^{X}$ than have been previously published. No events are observed in the $e^-p$ data, consistent with the expectations of 1.46 $\pm$ 0.30 and 0.32 $\pm$ 0.09 for the electron and muon decay channels respectively in this low luminosity data sample. Fourteen events are found in the $e^+p$ data sample which are kinematically consistent with $W$ production, 6 in the electron decay channel and 8 in the muon decay channel. One electron event and 5 of the muon events were first reported and discussed in \cite{isol}. The expected rates from the Standard Model are 6.14 $\pm$ 1.46 and 2.01 $\pm$ 0.54 for the electron and muon decay channels respectively in the $e^+p$ data sample. The rate of $W$ production in both decay channels is consistent with the expected rate at low values of $P_T^X$. At $P_T^X>$ 25 GeV, however, the 9 observed events exceed the Standard Model prediction of 2.26 $\pm$ 0.57. \section*{Acknowledgements} We are grateful to the HERA machine group whose outstanding efforts have made and continue to make this experiment possible. We thank the engineers and technicians for their work in constructing and now maintaining the H1 detector, our funding agencies for financial support, the DESY technical staff for continual assistance, and the DESY directorate for the hospitality which they extend to the non DESY members of the collaboration. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{thebibliography}{99} \bibitem{isol} H1 Collab., C. Adloff et al., \Journal{\EJC}{5}{1998}{575-584}. \bibitem{wzeus} ZEUS Collab., J. 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Breitweg et al., ``Search for events with isolated high-energy leptons and missing transverse momentum at HERA'', abstract \#1041 submitted to ICHEP2000 Osaka. \end{thebibliography} \newpage \begin{table}[ht] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|} \hline & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{Efficiency}\\ \hline & $e$ & $\mu$\\ \hline \hline $P_T^X>0$~GeV & 0.44 & 0.15 \\ \hline $P_T^X>12$~GeV & 0.40 & 0.39 \\ \hline $P_T^X>25$~GeV & 0.39 & 0.49 \\ \hline $P_T^X>40$~GeV & 0.39 & 0.53 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Efficiencies of the final selection for $W$ decay in the electron and muon channels as a function of $P_T^X$. These efficiencies were calculated with the EPVEC generator.} \label{acc} \end{table} \begin{table}[htbp] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|c|c| } \hline Event & R248207 & R252020 & R268338 & R266336 \\ & E32134 & E30485 & E70014 & E4126 \\ & $e^+$ & $e^+$ & $e^+$ & $\mu^+$ \\ \hline $P_T^{l}$ / GeV & $32\pm1$ & $25\pm2$ & $28\pm1$ & $21\pm3$ \\ $P_T^{calo}$ / GeV & $42\pm4$ & $39\pm4$ & $57\pm5$ & $53\pm3 $ \\ $P_T^{X}$ / GeV & $41\pm3$ & $43\pm4$ & $39\pm4$ & $50\pm3 $ \\ $P_T^{miss}$ / GeV & $43\pm5$ & $42\pm4$ & $57\pm5$ & $66\pm7 $ \\ $M^T_{l\nu}$ / GeV & $63\pm4$ & $51\pm4$ & $76\pm5$ & $72\pm8 $ \\ $M_{l \nu}$ / GeV & & $77^{+21}_{-14}$& & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \caption{ New events at high $P_T^X>25$ GeV. } \label{evkin} \end{center} \end{table} \begin{table}[htbp] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c||c|c|} \hline Electron & H1 Preliminary Data & SM expectation & $W$ & Other SM processes\\ \hline \hline $P_{T}^{X}>0$~GeV & 6 & 6.14 $\pm$ 1.46 & 4.72 $\pm$ 1.42 & 1.43 $\pm$ 0.35 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>12$~GeV & 4 & 2.06 $\pm$ 0.51 & 1.65 $\pm$ 0.50 & 0.41 $\pm$ 0.14 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>25$~GeV & 3 & 1.05 $\pm$ 0.27 & 0.83 $\pm$ 0.25 & 0.23 $\pm$ 0.10 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>40$~GeV & 2 & 0.33 $\pm$ 0.10 & 0.31 $\pm$ 0.09 & 0.01 $\pm$ 0.01 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Observed and predicted event rates in the electron decay channel for all $e^+p$ data.} \label{etab1} \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c||c|c|} \hline Muon & H1 Preliminary Data & SM expectation & $W$ & Other SM processes\\ \hline \hline $P_{T}^{X}>12$~GeV & 8 & 2.01 $\pm$ 0.54 & 1.65 $\pm$ 0.50 & 0.37 $\pm$ 0.20 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>25$~GeV & 6 & 1.21 $\pm$ 0.32 & 1.01 $\pm$ 0.30 & 0.20 $\pm$ 0.10 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>40$~GeV & 4 & 0.46 $\pm$ 0.13 & 0.43 $\pm$ 0.13 & 0.04 $\pm$ 0.03 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Observed and predicted event rates in the muon decay channel for all $e^+p$ data.} \label{mtab1} \end{table} \begin{table}[ht] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c||c|c|} \hline Electron and Muon & H1 Prelim. Data & SM expectation & $W$ & Other SM processes\\ \hline \hline $P_{T}^{X}>0$~GeV & 14 & 8.16 $\pm$ 1.97 & 6.36 $\pm$ 1.91 & 1.80 $\pm$ 0.46 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>12$~GeV & 12 & 4.07 $\pm$ 1.03 & 3.30 $\pm$ 0.99 & 0.77 $\pm$ 0.27 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>25$~GeV & 9 & 2.26 $\pm$ 0.57 & 1.83 $\pm$ 0.55 & 0.43 $\pm$ 0.15 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>40$~GeV & 6 & 0.79 $\pm$ 0.22 & 0.74 $\pm$ 0.22 & 0.05 $\pm$ 0.03 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Observed and predicted event rates in the electron and muon decay channels combined for all $e^+p$ data. Only the electron channel contributes for $P_{T}^{X}<12$ GeV} \label{emtab} \end{table} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_ptcal.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_ptx.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_acop.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_dtrack.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_q2e.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/econ_9400_dmiss.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \caption{A comparison of the $e^+p$ data selected with the loose requirements in the electron decay channel compared to the combined Standard Model expectation (open histogram). The total error on the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded band. The $W$ production component of the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded histogram.} \label{fig:econ} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_thmu.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_ptmu.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_acop.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_ptmiss.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_ptcal.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_9400_ptx.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \caption{A comparison of the $e^+p$ data selected with the loose requirements in the muon decay channel compared to the combined Standard Model expectation (open histogram). The total error on the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded band. The $W$ production component of the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded histogram.} \label{fig:mcon} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_lpair_9400_thmu.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/mcon_lpair_9400_ptx.eps,width=7.0cm}} \large \put(5.5,5.0){(a)} \put(13.0,5.0){(b)} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/cc_study_pte.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/cc_study_theta.eps,width=7.0cm}} \large \put(5.5,5.0){(c)} \put(13.0,5.0){(d)} \end{picture} \caption{Comparison of a $\gamma\gamma\to\mu^+\mu^-$ sample ((a) and (b)) and a charged current ( + candidate electron) sample ((c) and (d)) with the Standard Model expectation. The error on the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded band.} \label{fig:studies} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/emharsh_9400_theta.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/emharsh_9400_acop.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \begin{picture}(12.0,7.0) \put(0.,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/emharsh_9400_mt.eps,width=7.0cm}} \put(8.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/emharsh_9400_ptx.eps,width=7.0cm}} \end{picture} \caption{A comparison of the final $e^+p$ data selection in the electron and muon decay channels combined compared to the combined Standard Model expectation (open histogram). The total error on the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded band. The $W$ production component of the Standard Model expectation is given by the shaded histogram.} \label{fig:emfinal} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/2D_ptx_MT.eps,width=18.0cm}} \caption{A comparison of the final data sample in each decay channel, showing the distribution in $P_T^X$ and $M_T^{l\nu}$. The smaller dots represent the distribution of Standard Model W Monte Carlo events with a luminosity 500 times that of the data sample.} \label{fig:ptxmlnu} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/2D_acop_ptmiss.eps,width=18.0cm}} \caption{A comparison of the final data sample in each decay channel, showing the distribution in $\Delta\phi_{l-X}$ and $P_T^{miss}$. The dots represent the distribution of NC data events.} \label{fig:dphi_ptmis} \end{figure} \begin{center} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,10.0) \put(2.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/R252020.E30485.ps,bbllx=10pt,bblly=85pt,bburx=585pt,bbury=770pt,width=10.0cm,angle=90}} \end{picture} \caption{Event display of the tagged $W$ candidiate in the electron channel} \label{fig:edisplay} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[ht] \setlength{\unitlength}{1cm} \begin{picture}(12.0,10.0) \put(2.0,0.0) {\epsfig{file=/x02/usr/malden/plots/94_00/R266336.E4126.ps,bbllx=10pt,bblly=85pt,bburx=585pt,bbury=770pt,width=10.0cm,angle=90}} \end{picture} \caption{Event display of the new high $P_T^X$ muon event} \label{fig:mudisplay} \end{figure} \end{center} \begin{appendix} \section{Comparison with ZEUS} \label{sec:zeuscomp} ZEUS have also performed a search for events with missing transverse momentum and an isolated high $P_T$ lepton \cite{wzeus}. No excess of events above the Standard Model expectation at high $P_T^X$ was observed. Recently ZEUS have performed a search for $P_T^X>$ 25 GeV with additional cuts to enhance the $W$ component of the selected events \cite{zeusosaka}. The ZEUS selection is very similar to that of H1 (described in section \ref{sec:lepsel}) apart from the angular range, which is smaller in the ZEUS analysis. To facilitate comparison between the two experiments, H1 have repeated their analysis, with the additional requirement that 0.3$<\theta_{lepton}<$2.0 radians, which is approximately the ZEUS angular range. The results are shown in table \ref{h1zeus}. All events for $P_T^X>$ 25 GeV that are found with the standard analysis are also found with the restricted angular range. The Standard Model expectation is reduced by 20-25\%. \begin{table}[ht] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|c|c|} \hline Electron & H1 Preliminary Data & SM expectation & $W$ & Other SM processes\\ \hline \hline $P_{T}^{X}>25$~GeV & 3 & 0.84 $\pm$ 0.22 & 0.67 $\pm$ 0.20 & 0.16 $\pm$ 0.09 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>40$~GeV & 2 & 0.27 $\pm$ 0.08 & 0.26 $\pm$ 0.08 & 0.01 $\pm$ 0.01 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|c|c|} \hline Muon & H1 Preliminary Data & SM expectation & $W$ & Other SM processes\\ \hline \hline $P_{T}^{X}>25$~GeV & 6 & 0.94 $\pm$ 0.26 & 0.78 $\pm$ 0.23 & 0.16 $\pm$ 0.10 \\ \hline $P_{T}^{X}>40$~GeV & 4 & 0.35 $\pm$ 0.10 & 0.33 $\pm$ 0.10 & 0.02 $\pm$ 0.01 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Observed and predicted event rates in the electron and muon decay channel for all $e^+p$ data, with the angular range restricted to 0.3$<\theta_{lepton}<$2.0 radians.} \label{h1zeus} \end{table} \end{appendix} \end{document}