We present the results of a search for leptoquark (LQ) pairs in $(85.2\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}3.7)\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}{\mathrm{pb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of $p\overline{p}$ collider data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron. We observe no evidence for leptoquark production and set a limit on $\ensuremath{\sigma}(p\overline{p}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\mathrm{LQ}\overline{\mathrm{LQ}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\nu}+\mathrm{jets})$ as a function of the mass of the leptoquark $({m}_{\mathrm{LQ}})$. Assuming the decay $\mathrm{LQ}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\nu}q$, we exclude scalar leptoquarks for ${m}_{\mathrm{LQ}}<98\mathrm{GeV}{/c}^{2}$, and vector leptoquarks for ${m}_{\mathrm{LQ}}<200\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$ and coupling which produces the minimum cross section, at a $95%$ confidence level.
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Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies