Measurement of the $$WZ\rightarrow \ell\nu\ell\ell$$ cross section and limits on anomalous triple gauge couplings in $$p\bar{p}$$ collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 1.96 TeV
The standard model (SM) of particle physics has been extensively tested in the past three decades and is found to be in excellent agreement with experimental observations. It is widely assumed, however, that the SM is only a low energy approximation of a more general theory. Therefore, any significant deviation from the SM predictions yields information on the nature of a more fundamental theory. Production of WZ pairs is the least studied diboson process within the SM, as it is a charged final state and can only be produced at hadron colliders. A detailed study of this process probes the electroweak sector of the SM. In addition, searches for new phenomena in the production of heavy gauge boson pairs are interesting, as many extensions of the SM predict 1-4 additional heavy gauge bosons that can decay into a WZ boson pairs.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 981879
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-10-184-E; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1006.0761; TRN: US1004249
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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