The inclusive WZ production cross section is measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13.6 TeV, using data collected during 2022 with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 34.7 fb−1. The measurement uses multileptonic final states and a simultaneous likelihood fit to the number of events in four different lepton flavour categories: eee, eeμ, μμe, and μμμ. The selection is optimized to minimize the number of background events, and relies on an efficient prompt lepton discrimination strategy. The WZ production cross section is measured in a phase space defined within a 30 GeV window around the Z boson mass, as σtotal (pp → WZ) = 55.2 ± 1.2 (stat) ± 1.2 (syst) ± 0.8 (lumi) ± 0.3 (theo) pb. In addition, the cross section is measured in a fiducial phase space closer to the detector-level requirements. All the measurements presented in this paper are in agreement with standard model predictions.

Measurement of the inclusive WZ production cross section in pp collisions at t √s = 13.6TeV / Null, N., Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., Damanakis, K., Dragicevic, M., Hussain, P.S., Jeitler, M., Krammer, N., Li, A., Liko, D., Mikulec, I., Schieck, J., Schöfbeck, R., Schwarz, D., Sonawane, M., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1029-8479. - 2025:4(2025 Apr), pp. 1-47. [10.1007/jhep04(2025)115]

Measurement of the inclusive WZ production cross section in pp collisions at t √s = 13.6TeV

Cunqueiro Mendez, L.;Del Re, D.;Organtini, G.;Paramatti, R.;Rahatlou, S.;Santanastasio, F.;
2025

Abstract

The inclusive WZ production cross section is measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13.6 TeV, using data collected during 2022 with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 34.7 fb−1. The measurement uses multileptonic final states and a simultaneous likelihood fit to the number of events in four different lepton flavour categories: eee, eeμ, μμe, and μμμ. The selection is optimized to minimize the number of background events, and relies on an efficient prompt lepton discrimination strategy. The WZ production cross section is measured in a phase space defined within a 30 GeV window around the Z boson mass, as σtotal (pp → WZ) = 55.2 ± 1.2 (stat) ± 1.2 (syst) ± 0.8 (lumi) ± 0.3 (theo) pb. In addition, the cross section is measured in a fiducial phase space closer to the detector-level requirements. All the measurements presented in this paper are in agreement with standard model predictions.
2025-04
electroweak interaction; Hadron-Hadron scattering; vector boson production
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Measurement of the inclusive WZ production cross section in pp collisions at t √s = 13.6TeV / Null, N., Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., Damanakis, K., Dragicevic, M., Hussain, P.S., Jeitler, M., Krammer, N., Li, A., Liko, D., Mikulec, I., Schieck, J., Schöfbeck, R., Schwarz, D., Sonawane, M., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1029-8479. - 2025:4(2025 Apr), pp. 1-47. [10.1007/jhep04(2025)115]
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