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Deconstructing angular correlations in ZH, ZZ, and WW production at CERN LEP 2

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T8 (CANADA)
  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
We apply a generalized spin-basis analysis to associated Higgs boson production and gauge boson pair production at CERN LEP. This framework allows us to identify a choice of spin axes for the processes e{sup +}e{sup {minus}}{r_arrow}ZH, ZZ which leads to strikingly different correlations among the decay products, even well above threshold. This spin basis optimizes the difference in the angular correlations for these two processes. In contrast, the same distributions display little contrast when the helicity basis is used. We also apply this technique to the case of W boson pair production. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
641572
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 58; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English