Search for high-mass exclusive γγ → WW and γγ → ZZ production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
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Abstract
A search is performed for exclusive high-mass γγ → WW and γγ → ZZ production in proton-proton collisions using intact forward protons reconstructed in near-beam detectors, with both weak bosons decaying into boosted and merged jets. The analysis is based on a sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS and TOTEM experiments at √s = 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 100 fb−1. No excess above the standard model background prediction is observed, and upper limits are set on the pp → pWWp and pp → pZZp cross sections in a fiducial region defined by the diboson invariant mass m(VV) > 1 TeV (with V = W, Z) and proton fractional momentum loss 0.04 < ξ < 0.20. The results are interpreted as new limits on dimension-6 and dimension-8 anomalous quartic gauge couplings.
Date Issued
2023-07-31
Date Acceptance
2023-05-12
Citation
The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023, 2023 (7)
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
SpringerOpen
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2023
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
CERN, for the benefit of the CMS and TOTEM Collaborations. Article funded by SCOAP3. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Forward Physics
Hadron-Hadron Scattering
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Science & Technology
Vector Boson Production
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 229