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CERN LHC analysis of the strongly interacting {ital WW} system: Gold-plated modes

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States)
We study the gold-plated purely leptonic signal and background rates at the CERN LHC for the {ital ZZ}, {ital W}{sup +}{ital W}{sup {minus}}, {ital W}{sup {plus_minus}}{ital Z}, and {ital W}{sup {plus_minus}}{ital W}{sup {plus_minus}} final states associated with strongly interacting electroweak symmetry breaking. We work at an energy of {radical}{ital s} =14 TeV, and develop a combination of back-to-back leptonic, central-jet-vetoing, and forward-jet-tagging cuts that suppresses the standard-model backgrounds. We find that the LHC with an annual luminosity of 100 fb{sup {minus}1} will achieve a reasonably good sensitivity to the physics of strongly interacting electroweak symmetry breaking.
Research Organization:
University of Wisconsin
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-95ER40896; FG03-93ER40757; FG03-91ER40674
OSTI ID:
249524
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 52; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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