Document Type

Article

Abstract

We study the processes pp- → WZ→ l± vl+ l- and pp-→ZZ →l+ l- vv-, where l = e or μ. Using 8.6 fb-1 of integrated luminosity collected by the D0 experiment at the Femilab Tevatron collider, we measure the WZ production cross section to be 4.50 -0.66 pb which is consistent with, but slightly larger than, the prediction of the standard model. The ZZ cross section is measured to be 1.64± 0.46 pb, in agreement with a prediction of the standard model. Combination with an earlier analysis of the ZZ→ l+ l- l+ l- channel yields a ZZ cross section of 1.44 +0.35 -0.34 pb.

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevD.85.112005

Publication Date

6-1-2012

Comments

D0 Collaboration

Original Citation

Masurement of the WZ and ZZ production cross sections using leptonic final states in 8.6 fb-1 of pp- collisions. V.M. Abazov et al. [D0 Collaboration] Phys. Rev. D 85 112005 (2012).

Legacy Department

Department of Physics

Sponsorship

We thank the staffs at Fermilab and collaborating institutions and acknowledge support from the DOE and NSF (USA); CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France); FASI, Rosatom and RFBR (Russia); CNPq, FAPERJ, FAPESP and FUNDUNESP (Brazil); DAE and DST (India); Colciencias (Colombia); CONACyT (Mexico); KRF and KOSEF (Korea); CONICET and UBACyT (Argentina); FOM (The Netherlands); STFC and the Royal Society (United Kingdom); MSMT and GACR (Czech Republic); CRC Program and NSERC (Canada); BMBF and DFG (Germany); SFI (Ireland); The Swedish Research Council (Sweden); and CAS and CNSF (China).

ISSN

1550-7998

Language

eng

Publisher

American Physical Society

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