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Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1
<!--HTML--><p>We present the latest LHCb measurements of forward Electroweak Boson Production using proton-proton collisions recorded in LHC Run-1. The seminar shall discuss measurements of the 8 TeV W & Z boson production cross-sections. These results make use of LHCb's...
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author | Barter, William James |
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description | <!--HTML--><p>We present the latest LHCb measurements of forward Electroweak Boson Production using proton-proton collisions recorded in LHC Run-1. The seminar shall discuss measurements of the 8 TeV W & Z boson production cross-sections. These results make use of LHCb's excellent integrated luminosity determination to provide constraints on the parton distribution functions which describe the inner structure of the proton. These LHCb measurements probe a region of phase space at low Bjorken-x where the other LHC experiments have limited sensitivity. We also present measurements of cross-section ratios, and ratios of results in 7 TeV and 8 TeV proton-proton collisions. These results provide precision tests of the Standard Model.</p>
<p>The seminar shall also present a measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry (A_FB) in Z boson decays to two muons. This result allows for precision tests of the coupling of the Z boson to left and right handed particles, providing sensitivity to the effective weak mixing angle (sin^2(theta_W^eff)). The A_FB distribution visible in the LHCb acceptance is particularly sensitive to sin^2(theta_W^eff), as the forward phase-space means that the initial state quark direction is better known than in the central region. This reduces theoretical uncertainties in extracting sin^2(theta_W^eff) from A_FB, and allows LHCb to make the currently most precise determination of sin^2(theta_W^eff) at the LHC.</p>
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spelling | cern-20629332022-11-02T22:33:09Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2062933engBarter, William JamesLatest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1LHC Seminar<!--HTML--><p>We present the latest LHCb measurements of forward Electroweak Boson Production using proton-proton collisions recorded in LHC Run-1. The seminar shall discuss measurements of the 8 TeV W & Z boson production cross-sections. These results make use of LHCb's excellent integrated luminosity determination to provide constraints on the parton distribution functions which describe the inner structure of the proton. These LHCb measurements probe a region of phase space at low Bjorken-x where the other LHC experiments have limited sensitivity. We also present measurements of cross-section ratios, and ratios of results in 7 TeV and 8 TeV proton-proton collisions. These results provide precision tests of the Standard Model.</p> <p>The seminar shall also present a measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry (A_FB) in Z boson decays to two muons. This result allows for precision tests of the coupling of the Z boson to left and right handed particles, providing sensitivity to the effective weak mixing angle (sin^2(theta_W^eff)). The A_FB distribution visible in the LHCb acceptance is particularly sensitive to sin^2(theta_W^eff), as the forward phase-space means that the initial state quark direction is better known than in the central region. This reduces theoretical uncertainties in extracting sin^2(theta_W^eff) from A_FB, and allows LHCb to make the currently most precise determination of sin^2(theta_W^eff) at the LHC.</p> oai:cds.cern.ch:20629332015 |
spellingShingle | LHC Seminar Barter, William James Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title | Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title_full | Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title_fullStr | Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title_full_unstemmed | Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title_short | Latest LHCb measurements of Electroweak Boson Production in Run-1 |
title_sort | latest lhcb measurements of electroweak boson production in run-1 |
topic | LHC Seminar |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2062933 |
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