A measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in proton-proton collisions at root s = 7 TeV is presented. Results are based on a data sample recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb(-1). The electron and muon decay channels of the W and Z are used. The total cross sections are measured for photon transverse energy E-T(gamma) > 10 GeV and spatial separation from charged leptons in the plane of pseudorapidity and azimuthal angle Delta R(l.gamma) > 0.7, and with an additional dilepton invariant mass requirement of M-ll > 50 GeV for the Z gamma process. The following cross section times branching fraction values are found: sigma(pp -> W gamma + X) x B(W -> lv) = 56.3 +/- 5.0(stat.) +/- 5.0(syst.) +/- 2.3(lumi.) pb and sigma(pp -> Z gamma + X) x B(Z -> ll) = 9.4 +/- 1.0(stat.) +/- 0.6(syst.) +/- 0.4(lumi.) pb. These measurements are in agreement with standard model predictions. The first limits on anomalous WW gamma, ZZ gamma, and Z gamma gamma trilinear gauge couplings at root s = 7 TeV are set. (C) 2011 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV / S., C., V., K., A. M., S., A., T., W., A., T., B., M., D., J., E., C., F., M., F., R., F., V. M., G., J., H., S., H., M., H., N., H., J., H., M., J., G., K., W., K., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 701:(2011), pp. 535-555. [10.1016/j.physletb.2011.06.034]

Measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

BARONE, Luciano Maria;DEL RE, Daniele;GRASSI, MARCO;LONGO, Egidio;NOURBAKHSH, SHERVIN;ORGANTINI, Giovanni;PARAMATTI, Riccardo;RAHATLOU, SHAHRAM;TRACZYK, PIOTR WOJCIECH;SANTANASTASIO, FRANCESCO;
2011

Abstract

A measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in proton-proton collisions at root s = 7 TeV is presented. Results are based on a data sample recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb(-1). The electron and muon decay channels of the W and Z are used. The total cross sections are measured for photon transverse energy E-T(gamma) > 10 GeV and spatial separation from charged leptons in the plane of pseudorapidity and azimuthal angle Delta R(l.gamma) > 0.7, and with an additional dilepton invariant mass requirement of M-ll > 50 GeV for the Z gamma process. The following cross section times branching fraction values are found: sigma(pp -> W gamma + X) x B(W -> lv) = 56.3 +/- 5.0(stat.) +/- 5.0(syst.) +/- 2.3(lumi.) pb and sigma(pp -> Z gamma + X) x B(Z -> ll) = 9.4 +/- 1.0(stat.) +/- 0.6(syst.) +/- 0.4(lumi.) pb. These measurements are in agreement with standard model predictions. The first limits on anomalous WW gamma, ZZ gamma, and Z gamma gamma trilinear gauge couplings at root s = 7 TeV are set. (C) 2011 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
2011
electroweak; physics; cms
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Measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV / S., C., V., K., A. M., S., A., T., W., A., T., B., M., D., J., E., C., F., M., F., R., F., V. M., G., J., H., S., H., M., H., N., H., J., H., M., J., G., K., W., K., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 701:(2011), pp. 535-555. [10.1016/j.physletb.2011.06.034]
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