Measurement of forward W and Z boson production in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV
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Measurements are presented of electroweak boson production using data from pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=8s=8 TeV. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of 2.0 fb−1 recorded with the LHCb detector. The bosons are identified in the W → μν and Z → μ + μ − decay channels. The cross-sections are measured for muons in the pseudorapidity range 2.0 < η < 4.5, with transverse momenta p T > 20 GeV/c and, in the case of the Z boson, a dimuon mass within 60<Mμ+μ−<12060<Mμ+μ−<120 GeV/c 2. The results are
σW+→μ+ν=1093.6±2.1±7.2±10.9±12.7pb,σW−→μ−ν¯¯¯=818.4±1.9±5.0±7.0±9.5pb,σZ→μ+μ−=95.0±0.3±0.7±1.1±1.1pb,
σW+→μ+ν=1093.6±2.1±7.2±10.9±12.7pb,σW−→μ−ν¯=818.4±1.9±5.0±7.0±9.5pb,σZ→μ+μ−=95.0±0.3±0.7±1.1±1.1pb,
where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, the third are due to the knowledge of the LHC beam energy and the fourth are due to the luminosity determination. The evolution of the W and Z boson cross-sections with centre-of-mass energy is studied using previously reported measurements with 1.0 fb−1 of data at 7 TeV. Differential distributions are also presented. Results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions at next-to-next-to-leading order in perturbative quantum chromodynamics.
σW+→μ+ν=1093.6±2.1±7.2±10.9±12.7pb,σW−→μ−ν¯¯¯=818.4±1.9±5.0±7.0±9.5pb,σZ→μ+μ−=95.0±0.3±0.7±1.1±1.1pb,
σW+→μ+ν=1093.6±2.1±7.2±10.9±12.7pb,σW−→μ−ν¯=818.4±1.9±5.0±7.0±9.5pb,σZ→μ+μ−=95.0±0.3±0.7±1.1±1.1pb,
where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, the third are due to the knowledge of the LHC beam energy and the fourth are due to the luminosity determination. The evolution of the W and Z boson cross-sections with centre-of-mass energy is studied using previously reported measurements with 1.0 fb−1 of data at 7 TeV. Differential distributions are also presented. Results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions at next-to-next-to-leading order in perturbative quantum chromodynamics.
Date Issued
2016-01-26
Date Acceptance
2016-01-06
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016, 2016 (1)
ISSN
1126-6708
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Journal / Book Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2016
Issue
1
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Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Electroweak interaction
Hadron-Hadron scattering
Forward physics
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PHYSICS
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hep-ex
Nuclear & Particles Physics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
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Published
Article Number
155