First observation of forward Z→bb¯ production in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV

The decay Z→bb¯ is reconstructed in pp collision data, corresponding to 2 fb −1 of integrated luminosity, collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of s=8 TeV. The product of the Z production cross-section and the Z→bb¯ branching fraction is measured for candidates in the fiducial...

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Main Authors: LHCb Collaboration, Bjørn, M, Cheung, S, Evans, T, Gandini, P, Gruberg Cazon, B, Hadavizadeh, T, Hancock, T, Harnew, N, Hill, D, Jalocha, P, John, M, Jurik, N, Malde, S, Nandi, A, Pullen, H, Rollings, A, Veneziano, G, Vesterinen, M, Wilkinson, G
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2017