Measurement of the W+W- cross section in pp collisions at and limits on anomalous WW gamma and WWZ couplings
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, vol.73, no.10, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 73 Issue: 10
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2610-8
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
A measurement of W+W- production in pp collisions at is presented. The data were collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.92 +/- 0.11 fb(-1). The W+W- candidates consist of two oppositely charged leptons, electrons or muons, accompanied by large missing transverse energy. The W+W- production cross section is measured to be 52.4 +/- 2.0 (stat.)+/- 4.5 (syst.)+/- 1.2 (lum.) pb. This measurement is consistent with the standard model prediction of 47.0 +/- 2.0 pb at next-to-leading order. Stringent limits on the WW gamma and WWZ anomalous triple gauge-boson couplings are set.