Measurement of the W charge asymmetry in the W -> mu nu decay mode in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector


Aad G., Abbott B., Abdallah J., Abdelalim A. A., Abdesselam A., Abdinov O., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.701, no.1, pp.31-49, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 701 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2011.05.024
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.31-49
  • Keywords: W production, Charge asymmetry, Parton distribution function, Muon decay mode, PARTON DISTRIBUTIONS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This Letter reports a measurement of the muon charge asymmetry from W bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The asymmetry is measured in the W -> mu nu decay mode as a function of the muon pseudorapidity using a data sample corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 31 pb(-1). The results are compared to predictions based on next-to-leading order calculations with various parton distribution functions. This measurement provides information on the u and d quark momentum fractions in the proton. (C) 2011 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.