Identification of Family Non‐universal Gauge Bosons in High‐energy Electron‐positron Collisions

We examine effects on measurable observables in e+e− collisions resulting from the existence of additional neutral gauge bosons originating in extensions of the standard model. In particular, we consider family non‐universal neutral gauge bosons occurring in the minimal supersymmetric standard model and in the Sp(6)L ⊗ U(1)Y model, as well as other theoretically motivated popular neutral gauge bosons. We show how the proper employment of the generation‐dependent couplings of the extra gauge boson, and the appropriate adjustment of the beam polarization, not only improved the identification of the models but also enhanced the discovery potential of the family non‐universal extra gauge bosons.