Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV

© 2016, The Author(s). A measurement of the cross-section for W → eν production in pp collisions is presented using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of √s=8 TeV. The electrons are required to have more than 20 GeV of...

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description © 2016, The Author(s). A measurement of the cross-section for W → eν production in pp collisions is presented using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of √s=8 TeV. The electrons are required to have more than 20 GeV of transverse momentum and to lie between 2.00 and 4.25 in pseudorapidity. The inclusive W production cross-sections, where the W decays to eν, are measured to be (Formula presented.) where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, the third are due to the knowledge of the LHC beam energy and the fourth are due to the luminosity determination. Differential cross-sections as a function of the electron pseudorapidity are measured. The W+/W− cross-section ratio and production charge asymmetry are also reported. Results are compared with theoretical predictions at next-to-next-to-leading order in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. Finally, in a precise test of lepton universality, the ratio of W boson branching fractions is determined to be B(W → eν)=B(W → µν) = 1:020 ± 0:002 ± 0:019 where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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spelling mit-1721.1/1333242022-04-01T17:20:48Z Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV © 2016, The Author(s). A measurement of the cross-section for W → eν production in pp collisions is presented using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of √s=8 TeV. The electrons are required to have more than 20 GeV of transverse momentum and to lie between 2.00 and 4.25 in pseudorapidity. The inclusive W production cross-sections, where the W decays to eν, are measured to be (Formula presented.) where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, the third are due to the knowledge of the LHC beam energy and the fourth are due to the luminosity determination. Differential cross-sections as a function of the electron pseudorapidity are measured. The W+/W− cross-section ratio and production charge asymmetry are also reported. Results are compared with theoretical predictions at next-to-next-to-leading order in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. Finally, in a precise test of lepton universality, the ratio of W boson branching fractions is determined to be B(W → eν)=B(W → µν) = 1:020 ± 0:002 ± 0:019 where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] 2021-10-27T19:52:08Z 2021-10-27T19:52:08Z 2016 2021-04-09T18:32:40Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133324 Aaij, R., et al. "Measurement of Forward W -> E Nu Production in Pp Collisions at Root S=8 Tev." Journal of High Energy Physics 10 (2016): 29. en 10.1007/JHEP10(2016)030 Journal of High Energy Physics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Springer Science and Business Media LLC Springer
spellingShingle Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title_full Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title_fullStr Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title_short Measurement of forward W → eν production in pp collisions at s = 8 √s=8 TeV
title_sort measurement of forward w eν production in pp collisions at s 8 √s 8 tev
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133324