Observation of Wγγ triboson production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Observation of Wγγ triboson production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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This letter reports the observation of W(ℓν)γγ production in proton-proton collisions. This measurement uses the full Run 2 sample of events recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb⁻¹. Events with a leptonically-decaying W boson and at least two photons are considered. The background-only hypothesis is rejected with an observed and expected significance of 5.6 standard deviations. The inclusive fiducial production cross section of W(eν)γγ and W(μν)γγ events is measured to be σ_fid=13.8±1.1(stat)^+2.1_−2.0(syst)±0.1(lumi) fb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction.

Original language	English
Article number	138400
Pages (from-to)	1-24
Number of pages	24
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	848
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138400
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

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abstract = "This letter reports the observation of W(ℓν)γγ production in proton-proton collisions. This measurement uses the full Run 2 sample of events recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. Events with a leptonically-decaying W boson and at least two photons are considered. The background-only hypothesis is rejected with an observed and expected significance of 5.6 standard deviations. The inclusive fiducial production cross section of W(eν)γγ and W(μν)γγ events is measured to be σfid=13.8±1.1(stat)+2.1−2.0(syst)±0.1(lumi) fb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction.",

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note = "Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.",

year = "2024",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138400",

language = "English",

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T1 - Observation of Wγγ triboson production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

AU - The ATLAS Collaboration

AU - Aad, G.

AU - Abbott, B.

AU - Abbott, D. C.

AU - Abed Abud, A.

AU - Abeling, K.

AU - Abhayasinghe, D. K.

AU - Abidi, S. H.

AU - AbouZeid, O. S.

AU - Abraham, N. L.

AU - Abramowicz, H.

AU - Abreu, H.

AU - Abreu, R.

AU - Abulaiti, Y.

AU - Acharya, B. S.

AU - Achkar, B.

AU - Adam, L.

AU - Adam Bourdarios, C.

AU - Adamczyk, L.

AU - Adamek, L.

AU - Adelman, J.

AU - Adersberger, M.

AU - Adiguzel, A.

AU - Adorni, S.

AU - Adye, T.

AU - Affolder, A. A.

AU - Afik, Y.

AU - Agapopoulou, C.

AU - Agaras, M. N.

AU - Aggarwal, A.

AU - Agheorghiesei, C.

AU - Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.

AU - Ahmad, A.

AU - Ahmadov, F.

AU - Ahmed, W. S.

AU - Ai, X.

AU - Aielli, G.

AU - Akatsuka, S.

AU - Akbiyik, M.

AU - Åkesson, T. P.A.

AU - Akilli, E.

AU - Akimov, A. V.

AU - Al Khoury, K.

AU - Alberghi, G. L.

AU - Albert, J.

AU - Alconada Verzini, M. J.

AU - Alderweireldt, S.

AU - Aleksa, M.

AU - Aleksandrov, I. N.

AU - Alexa, C.

AU - Alexopoulos, T.

AU - Alfonsi, A.

AU - Alfonsi, F.

AU - Alhroob, M.

AU - Ali, B.

AU - Ali, S.

AU - Aliev, M.

AU - Alimonti, G.

AU - Allaire, C.

AU - Allbrooke, B. M.M.

AU - Allen, B. W.

AU - Allport, P. P.

AU - Aloisio, A.

AU - Alonso, F.

AU - Alpigiani, C.

AU - Alunno Camelia, E.

AU - Alvarez Estevez, M.

AU - Alviggi, M. G.

AU - Amaral Coutinho, Y.

AU - Ambler, A.

AU - Ambroz, L.

AU - Amelung, C.

AU - Amidei, D.

AU - Amor Dos Santos, S. P.

AU - Amoroso, S.

AU - Amrouche, C. S.

AU - An, F.

AU - Anastopoulos, C.

AU - Andari, N.

AU - Andeen, T.

AU - Anders, J. K.

AU - Andrean, S. Y.

AU - Andreazza, A.

AU - Andrei, V.

AU - Anelli, C. R.

AU - Angelidakis, S.

AU - Angerami, A.

AU - Anisenkov, A. V.

AU - Annovi, A.

AU - Antel, C.

AU - Anthony, M. T.

AU - Antipov, E.

AU - Antonelli, M.

AU - Antrim, D. J.A.

AU - Anulli, F.

AU - Aoki, M.

AU - Aparisi Pozo, J. A.

AU - Aparo, M. A.

AU - Aperio Bella, L.

AU - Aranzabal Barrio, N.

AU - Araujo Ferraz, V.

AU - Araujo Pereira, R.

AU - Arcangeletti, C.

AU - Arce, A. T.H.

AU - Arduh, F. A.

AU - Arguin, J. F.

AU - Argyropoulos, S.

AU - Arling, J. H.

AU - Armbruster, A. J.

AU - Armstrong, A.

AU - Arnaez, O.

AU - Arnold, H.

AU - Arrubarrena Tame, Z. P.

AU - Artoni, G.

AU - Asada, H.

AU - Asai, K.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Asawatavonvanich, T.

AU - Asbah, N.

AU - Asimakopoulou, E. M.

AU - Asquith, L.

AU - Assahsah, J.

AU - Assamagan, K.

AU - Astalos, R.

AU - Atkin, R. J.

AU - Atkinson, M.

AU - Atlay, N. B.

AU - Atmani, H.

AU - Augsten, K.

AU - Aukerman, A. T.

AU - Austrup, V. A.

AU - Avolio, G.

AU - Ayoub, M. K.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Bachacou, H.

AU - Bachas, K.

AU - Backes, M.

AU - Backman, F.

AU - Bagnaia, P.

AU - Bahmani, M.

AU - Bahrasemani, H.

AU - Bailey, A. J.

AU - Bailey, V. R.

AU - Baines, J. T.

AU - Bakalis, C.

AU - Baker, O. K.

AU - Bakker, P. J.

AU - Bakos, E.

AU - Bakshi Gupta, D.

AU - Balaji, S.

AU - Balasubramanian, R.

AU - Baldin, E. M.

AU - Balek, P.

AU - Balli, F.

AU - Balunas, W. K.

AU - Balz, J.

AU - Banas, E.

AU - Bandieramonte, M.

AU - Bandyopadhyay, A.

AU - Banerjee, Sw

AU - Barak, L.

AU - Barbe, W. M.

AU - Barberio, E. L.

AU - Barberis, D.

AU - Barbero, M.

AU - Barbour, G.

AU - Barillari, T.

AU - Barisits, M. S.

AU - Barkeloo, J.

AU - Barklow, T.

AU - Barnea, R.

AU - Barnett, B. M.

AU - Barnett, R. M.

AU - Barnovska-Blenessy, Z.

AU - Baroncelli, A.

AU - Barone, G.

AU - Barr, A. J.

AU - Barranco Navarro, L.

AU - Barreiro, F.

AU - Barreiro Guimarães da Costa, J.

AU - Barron, U.

AU - Barsov, S.

AU - Bartels, F.

AU - Bartoldus, R.

AU - Bartolini, G.

AU - Barton, A. E.

AU - Bartos, P.

AU - Basalaev, A.

AU - Basan, A.

AU - Bassalat, A.

AU - Basso, M. J.

AU - Bates, R. L.

AU - Batlamous, S.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Batool, B.

AU - Battaglia, M.

AU - Bauce, M.

AU - Bauer, F.

AU - Bauer, P.

AU - Bawa, H. S.

AU - Bayirli, A.

AU - Beacham, J. B.

AU - Beau, T.

AU - Beauchemin, P. H.

AU - Becherer, F.

AU - Bechtle, P.

AU - Beck, H. C.

AU - Beck, H. P.

AU - Becker, K.

AU - Becot, C.

AU - Beddall, A. J.

AU - Bednyakov, V. A.

AU - Bedognetti, M.

AU - Bee, C. P.

AU - Beermann, T. A.

AU - Begalli, M.

AU - Begel, M.

AU - Behera, A.

AU - Behr, J. K.

AU - Beisiegel, F.

AU - Belfkir, M.

AU - Bell, A. S.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bellagamba, L.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Bellos, P.

AU - Beloborodov, K.

AU - Belotskiy, K.

AU - Belyaev, N. L.

AU - Benchekroun, D.

AU - Benekos, N.

AU - Benhammou, Y.

AU - Benjamin, D. P.

AU - Benoit, M.

AU - Bensinger, J. R.

AU - Bentvelsen, S.

AU - Beresford, L.

AU - Beretta, M.

AU - Berge, D.

AU - Bergeaas Kuutmann, E.

AU - Berger, N.

AU - Bergmann, B.

AU - Bergsten, L. J.

AU - Beringer, J.

AU - Berlendis, S.

AU - Bernardi, G.

AU - Bernius, C.

AU - Bernlochner, F. U.

AU - Berry, T.

AU - Shojaii, J.

N1 - Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

PY - 2024/1

Y1 - 2024/1

N2 - This letter reports the observation of W(ℓν)γγ production in proton-proton collisions. This measurement uses the full Run 2 sample of events recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. Events with a leptonically-decaying W boson and at least two photons are considered. The background-only hypothesis is rejected with an observed and expected significance of 5.6 standard deviations. The inclusive fiducial production cross section of W(eν)γγ and W(μν)γγ events is measured to be σfid=13.8±1.1(stat)+2.1−2.0(syst)±0.1(lumi) fb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction.

AB - This letter reports the observation of W(ℓν)γγ production in proton-proton collisions. This measurement uses the full Run 2 sample of events recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV by the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. Events with a leptonically-decaying W boson and at least two photons are considered. The background-only hypothesis is rejected with an observed and expected significance of 5.6 standard deviations. The inclusive fiducial production cross section of W(eν)γγ and W(μν)γγ events is measured to be σfid=13.8±1.1(stat)+2.1−2.0(syst)±0.1(lumi) fb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138400

DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138400

M3 - Letter

AN - SCOPUS:85184210504

SN - 0370-2693

VL - 848

SP - 1

EP - 24

JO - Physics Letters B

JF - Physics Letters B

M1 - 138400

ER -

Observation of Wγγ triboson production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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