Measurement of the Wγ Production Cross Section in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s=13 TeV and Constraints on Effective Field Theory Coefficients
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PhysRevLett.126.252002.pdf
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Harris, Philip
Date Issued
2021
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Physical Review Letters
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Harris, Philip. 2021. "Measurement of the Wγ Production Cross Section in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s=13 TeV and Constraints on Effective Field Theory Coefficients." Physical Review Letters, 126 (25).
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Abstract
A fiducial cross section for Wγ production in proton-proton collisions is measured at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in 137 fb^{-1} of data collected using the CMS detector at the LHC. The W→eν and μν decay modes are used in a maximum-likelihood fit to the lepton-photon invariant mass distribution to extract the combined cross section. The measured cross section is compared with theoretical expectations at next-to-leading order in quantum chromodynamics. In addition, 95% confidence level intervals are reported for anomalous triple-gauge couplings within the framework of effective field theory.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.126.252002
