Measurement of the W W cross section in root s=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector and limits on anomalous gauge couplings


Aad G., Abbott B., Abdallah J., Khalek S. A., Abdelalim A. A., Abdesselam A., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.712, pp.289-308, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 712
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.05.003
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.289-308
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This Letter reports a measurement of the W W production cross section in root s = 7 TeV pp collisions using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.02 fb(-1) collected with the ATLAS detector. Using leptonic decays of oppositely charged W bosons, the total measured cross section is sigma (pp -> W W) = 54.4 +/- 4.0 (stat.) +/- 3.9 (syst.) +/- 2.0 (lumi.) pb, consistent with the Standard Model prediction of sigma (pp -> W W)= 44.4 +/- 2.8 pb. Limits on anomalous electroweak triple-gauge couplings are extracted from a fit to the transverse-momentum distribution of the leading charged lepton in the event. (C) 2012 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.