Measurement of the ZZ production cross section in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96  TeV

Abazov, V. M.; Abbott, B.; Acharya, B. S.; Adams, M.; Adams, T.; Alexeev, G. D.; Alkhazov, G.; Alton, A.; Alverson, G.; Alves, G. A.; Ancu, L. S.; Aoki, M.; Arov, M.; Askew, A.; Åsman, B.; Atramentov, O.; Avila, C.; BackusMayes, J.; Badaud, F.; Bagby, L.; Baldin, B.; Bandurin, D. V.; Banerjee, S.; Barberis, E.; Baringer, P.; Barreto, J.; Bartlett, J. F.; Bassler, U.; Bazterra, V.; Beale, S.; Bean, A.; Begalli, M.; Begel, M.; Belanger-Champagne, C.; Bellantoni, L.; Beri, S. B.; Bernardi, G.; Bernhard, R.; Bertram, I.; Besançon, M.; Beuselinck, R.; Bezzubov, V. A.; Bhat, P. C.; Bhatnagar, V.; Blazey, G.; Blessing, S.; Bloom, K.; Boehnlein, A.; Boline, D.; Boos, E. E.; Borissov, G.; Bose, T.; Brandt, A.; Brandt, O.; Brock, R.; Brooijmans, G.; Bross, A.; Brown, D.; Brown, J.; Bu, X. B.; Buehler, M.; Buescher, V.; Bunichev, V.; Burdin, S.; Burnett, T. H.; Buszello, C. P.; Calpas, B.; Camacho-Pérez, E.; Carrasco-Lizarraga, M. A.; Casey, B. C. 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doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.84.011103

Title: Measurement of the ZZ production cross section in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV

Journal Article · 06 July 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.011103 · OSTI ID:1099733

Abazov, V. M.; Abbott, B.; Acharya, B. S.; Adams, M.; Adams, T.; Alexeev, G. D.; Alkhazov, G.; Alton, A.; Alverson, G.; Alves, G. A.; Ancu, L. S.; Aoki, M.; Arov, M.; Askew, A.; Åsman, B.; Atramentov, O.; Avila, C.; BackusMayes, J.; Badaud, F.; Bagby, L. more »

We present a new measurement of the production cross section σ(pp̄→ZZ) at a center-of-mass energy s√=1.96 TeV, obtained from the analysis of the four charged lepton final state l⁺l⁻l'⁺l'⁻ (l, l'=e or μ). We observe ten candidate events with an expected background of 0.37±0.13 events. The measured cross section σ(pp̄→ZZ)=1.26^+0.47_-0.37(stat)±0.14(syst) pb is in agreement with NLO QCD predictions. This result is combined with a previous result from the ZZ→l⁺l⁻νν¯ channel resulting in a combined cross section of σ(pp̄→ZZ)=1.40^+0.43_-0.37(stat)±0.14(syst) pb.

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Journal Information:: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 84; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 1550-7998

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