Download or read book Measurement of the W and Z Boson Production Cross Sections in P anti P Collisions At radical written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis reports on the measurement of the W and Z boson inclusive production cross sections ([sigma][sub W] and[sigma][sub Z]) times electronic branching ratios (Br(W[r-arrow] e[nu]) and Br(Z[r-arrow] ee)) in p[anti p] collisions at[radical]s= 1.8 TeV. The analysis is based on 12.8 pb[sup[minus]1] of data taken in the 1992--1993 run by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider; the cross sections were measured to be:[sigma][sub W][center-dot] Br(W[r-arrow] e[nu])= 2.36[+-] 0.02[+-] 0.07[+-] 0.13 nb and[sigma][sub Z][center-dot] Br(Z[r-arrow] ee)= 0.218[+-] 0.008[+-] 0.008[+-] 0.012 nb. The first error is statistical, the second error represents the non-luminosity systematic error, and the third error shows the uncertainty in the luminosity determination. Future prospects for similar measurements based on larger samples of data are discussed.

Download or read book Measurement of the W and Z Boson Production Cross Sections in P anti P Collisions at radical s written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis reports on the measurement of the W and Z boson inclusive production cross sections (?{sub W} and?{sub Z}) times electronic branching ratios (Br(W → e?) and Br(Z → ee)) in p{anti p} collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. The analysis is based on 12.8 pb{sup −1} of data taken in the 1992--1993 run by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider; the cross sections were measured to be:?{sub W} · Br(W → e?) = 2.36 ± 0.02 ± 0.07 ± 0.13 nb and?{sub Z} · Br(Z → ee) = 0.218 ± 0.008 ± 0.008 ± 0.012 nb. The first error is statistical, the second error represents the non-luminosity systematic error, and the third error shows the uncertainty in the luminosity determination. Future prospects for similar measurements based on larger samples of data are discussed.

Download or read book Measurement of the W and Z Boson Production Cross Sections in P P Collisions at square Root Sign s written by Peter Matthew Grudberg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Measurement of the W and Z Cross Sections in the Electron Channel for P Anti p Collisions at S 1 2 written by John Michael Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation presents measurements of the inclusive production cross sections for W and Z gauge bosons decaying through the electron channel with p{bar p} collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The ratio of these cross sections is then used to extract the W total width. The Standard Model (SM) of electroweak and strong interactions is a collection of theories which together encompass what is currently known about the elementary particles that make up matter and the forces through which they interact. Experimentalists are constantly searching for violations of the Standard Model by making precision measurements of predicted interactions. The decay of the W boson is one such interaction. The rate of its decay is reflected in its width which is predicted to high precision using Standard Model-based calculations. Therefore, a high precision experimental width measurement would be very sensitive to any such violation. In principle the W and Z boson production cross sections could also be good Standard Model tests. However, a precise knowledge of integrated luminosity is required which is unfortunately difficult to obtain at the Tevatron. In fact, the W and Z cross section results can be used to obtain a more precise luminosity measurement. The data set consists of a total integrated luminosity of 177 pb{sup -1} collected from September 2002 to September 2003 using the D0 detector at Fermilab.

Download or read book Extraction of the Width of the W Boson from a Measurement of the Ratio of the W and Z Cross Sections written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation reports on measurements of inclusive cross sections times branching fractions into electrons for W and Z bosons produced in p[anti p] collisions at[radical]s= 1.8 TeV. From an integrated luminosity of 84.5 pb[sup[minus]1] recorded in 1994--1995 by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron[Lambda] the cross sections are measured to be[sigma]p[anti p][r-arrow] W+ X[center-dot] B(W[r-arrow] e[nu])= 2,310[+-] 10 (stat)[+-] 50 (Syst)[+-] 100 (lum) pb and[sigma](p[anti p][r-arrow] Z+ X)[center-dot] B(Z[r-arrow] ee)= 221[+-] 3 (stat)[+-] 4 (Syst)[+-] 10 (lum) pb. The cross section ratio R is determined to be[sigma](p[anti p][r-arrow] W+ X)[center-dot] B(W[r-arrow] e[nu])/[sigma](p[bar p][r-arrow] Z+ X)[center-dot] B(Z[r-arrow] ee)= 10.43[+-] 0.15 (stat)[+-] 0.20 (syst)[+-] 0.10 (NLO)[Lambda] and R is used to determine B(W[r-arrow] e[nu])= 0.1044[+-] 0.0015 (stat)[+-] 0.0020 (syst)[+-] 0.0017 (theory)[+-] 0.0010 (NLO)[Lambda] and[Lambda][sub W]= 2.169[+-] 0.031 (stat)[+-] 0.042 (syst)[+-] 0.041 (theory)[+-] 0.022 (NLO) GeV. The latter is used to set a 95% confidence level upper limit on the partial decay width of the W boson into non-standard model final states[Lambda][Lambda][sub W][sup inv][Lambda] of 0.213 GeV.

Download or read book Measurement of W and Z Production Cross sections in P bar P Collisions at radical written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cross sections for W and Z production in p[bar p] collisions at [radical]s = 1.8 TeV are measured using the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. The detected final states are W [yields] ev[sub e], Z [yields] e[sup +]e[sup [minus]], W [yields] [mu]v[sub [mu]], and Z [yields] [mu][sup +][mu][sup [minus]]. In the ratio of these measurements, many common sources of systematic error cancel and we measure R = [sigma], (p[bar p] [yields] W) [center-dot] Br(W [yields] lv)/ [sigma], (p[bar p] [yields] Z) [center-dot] Br(Z [yields] l[sup +]l[sup [minus]]). Assuming standard model couplings, this result is used to determine the width of the W bosom and to set a limit on the decay W[sup +] [yields] t[bar b].

Download or read book Measurement of Cross Sections for B Jet Production in Events with a Z Boson in P anti p Collisions at S 1 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A measurement of the b jet production cross section is presented for events containing a Z boson produced in p{bar p} collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb−1 collected by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron. Z bosons are selected in the electron and muon decay modes. Jets are considered with transverse energy E{sub T} > 20 GeV and pseudorapidity.

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Download or read book Measurement of W and Z Boson Production Cross Sections in Proton proton Collisions at square Root S written by Stephanie Akemi Brandt and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measurements of W and Z boson production cross sections in pp collisions at [square root] s = 5.02TeV and [square root] s = 13TeV are presented. Data was collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC during low-pileup data taking periods in 2017. The corresponding integrated luminosity for the data is 299.1 ± 5 pb−1 ( [square root] s = 5.02TeV) and 199.3 ± 4 pb−1 ( [square root] s = 13TeV), with an average number of pile-up interactions [[mu] = 3 ([mu] = 2). Cross sections and cross section ratios are reported, with final states in electron and muon channels.

Download or read book Measurement of the W and Z Cross Sections in the Electron Channel for P u00AF p Collisions at u221A s written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation presents measurements of the inclusive production cross sections for W and Z gauge bosons decaying through the electron channel with p¯p collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The ratio of these cross sections is then used to extract the W total width. The Standard Model (SM) of electroweak and strong interactions is a collection of theories which together encompass what is currently known about the elementary particles that make up matter and the forces through which they interact. Experimentalists are constantly searching for violations of the Standard Model by making precision measurements of predicted interactions. The decay of the W boson is one such interaction. The rate of its decay is reflected in its width which is predicted to high precision using Standard Model-based calculations. Therefore, a high precision experimental width measurement would be very sensitive to any such violation. In principle the W and Z boson production cross sections could also be good Standard Model tests. However, a precise knowledge of integrated luminosity is required which is unfortunately difficult to obtain at the Tevatron. In fact, the W and Z cross section results can be used to obtain a more precise luminosity measurement. The data set consists of a total integrated luminosity of 177 pb-1 collected from September 2002 to September 2003 using the DØ detector at Fermilab.

Download or read book Measurement of the Total W and Z boson Production Cross Sections in Pp Collisions at s written by Ksenia Gasnikova and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Measurement of the Total W and Z boson Production Cross Sections in Pp Collisions at 2 76 TeV with the ATLAS Detector written by Ksenia Gasnikova and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Measurement of Inclusive W and Z Boson Production Cross Sections in Pp Collisions at sqrt s written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Measurements of the W and Z Inclusive Cross Sections and Determination of the W Decay Width written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent results on the production of W and Z gauge bosons in p[anti p] collisions at[radical]s= 1.8 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider from the D0 and CDF experiments are reviewed. Measurements of the inclusive cross sections times leptonic branching ratios in both the electron and muon decay channels are summarized and compared to QCD predictions. Using the ratio R=[sigma][sub W][center-dot] B(W[yields] lv)/[sigma][sub Z][center-dot] B(Z[yields] ll) and assuming standard model couplings, an indirect determination of the W decay width is obtained. By comparing this measured value with the predicted value for the W width, a limit on the deviation from the standard model is obtained.

Download or read book Measurement of the Production Cross Sections for a Z Boson and One Or More B Jets in Pp Collisions at Sqrt s written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The production of a Z boson, decaying into two leptons and produced in association with one or more b jets, is studied using proton-proton collisions delivered by the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. The data were recorded in 2011 with the CMS detector and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 5 fb-1. The Z(ll) + b-jets cross sections (where ll = [mu][mu] or ee) are measured separately for a Z boson produced with exactly one b jet and with at least two b jets. In addition, a cross section ratio is extracted for a Z boson produced with at least one b jet, relative to a Z boson produced with at least one jet. The measured cross sections are compared to various theoretical predictions, and the data favour the predictions in the five-flavour scheme, where b quarks are assumed massless. The kinematic properties of the reconstructed particles are compared with the predictions from the MadGraph event generator using the pythia parton shower simulation.

Download or read book A Measurement of W Boson photon and Z Boson photon Cross Sections in the Muon Channel in 1 8 TeV Proton antiproton Collisions written by Christopher B. Luchini and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have measured the production cross sections x decay branching ratios for W + $gamma$ and Z + $gamma$ in the muon channel in $sqrt{s}$ = 1.8 TeV p-p collisions, from 3.54 $pm$ 0.24 $pbsp{-1}$ of muon W and Z data from the CDF 1988-89 Tevatron collider run. For photons in the central region ($vertetavert $ 5.0 GeV and lepton-photon angular separation $Delta Rsb{ellsbgamma} >$ 0.7, 5 $Wsb{gamma}$ candidates and 2 $Zsb{gamma}$ candidates were observed. From these events, the $sigma cdot BR(W + gamma)$ and $sigma cdot BR(Z + gamma)$ cross sections for the muon samples are measured, and compared with Standard Model predictions. We also determined the cross section ratios, $Wsb{gamma}$/W, $Zsb{gamma}$/Z and $Wsb{gamma}/Zsb{gamma}$, which, along with the previous CDF measurement(s) of the W/Z cross section ratio provide new insight on the Standard Model, and are sensitive to anomalous couplings of the W and Z bosons. Using the $Wsb{gamma}$ and $Zsb{gamma}$ absolute cross section measurements, the absence of an excess of hard photons accompanying W and Z boson production enables us to obtain direct limites on anomalous $WWsb{gamma}$, $ZZsb{gamma}$ and $Zsb{gammagamma}$ couplings. For saturation of unitarity, these experimental limits impose constraints on possible internal (composite) structure for the W and Z bosons with compositeness scale sensitivity up to $Lambdasb{W} sim$ 1 TeV and $Lambdasb{Z} sim$ 250-500 GeV, respectively. These compositeness scale limits probe the possible internal structure of the W to ${sim}