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Measurement of W±-boson and Z-boson production cross-sections in pp collisions at √s = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Abstract

The production cross-sections for W± and Z bosons are measured using ATLAS data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.0 pb-1 collected at a centre-of-mass energy √s = 2.76 TeV. The decay channels W → ℓν and Z → ℓℓ are used, where ℓ can be an electron or a muon. The cross-sections are presented for a fiducial region defined by the detector acceptance and are also extrapolated to the full phase space for the total inclusive production cross-section. The combined (average) total inclusive cross-sections for the electron and muon channels are: 

σW+tot ℓν = 2312 ± 26 (stat.) ± 27 (syst.) ± 72(lumi.) ± 30 (extr.) pb, 

σW-tot ℓν =1399 ± 21 (stat.) ± 17 (syst.) ± 43 (lumi.) ± 21 (extr.) pb, 

σZtot ℓℓ = 323.4 ± 9.8 (stat.) ± 5.0 (syst.) ± 10.0 (lumi.) ± 5.5(extr.) pb. 

Measured ratios and asymmetries constructed using these cross-sections are also presented. These observables benefit from full or partial cancellation of many systematic uncertainties that are correlated between the different measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Article number901
Pages (from-to)1-29
Number of pages29
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume79
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes

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