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$\alpha_s$ and |$\rm V_{cs}$| determination, and CKM unitarity test, from W decays at NNLO

The hadronic ($\Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm had}$) and total ($\Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm tot}$) widths of the W boson, computed at least at next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) accuracy, are combined to derive a new precise prediction for the hadronic W branching ratio ${\cal B}^{\rm W}_{\rm had} \equiv \Gamma^{\r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: d'Enterria, David, Srebre, Matej
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.10.012
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2140736
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Sumario:The hadronic ($\Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm had}$) and total ($\Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm tot}$) widths of the W boson, computed at least at next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) accuracy, are combined to derive a new precise prediction for the hadronic W branching ratio ${\cal B}^{\rm W}_{\rm had} \equiv \Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm had}/\Gamma^{\rm W}_{\rm tot}$ = $0.682 \pm 0.011_{\rm par}$, using the experimental Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix elements, or ${\cal B}^{\rm W}_{\rm had} = 0.6742 \pm 0.0002_{\rm th} \pm 0.0001_{\rm par}$ assuming CKM unitarity, with uncertainties dominated by the input parameters of the calculations. Comparing the theoretical predictions and experimental measurements for various W decay observables, the NNLO strong coupling constant at the Z pole, $\alpha_s(\rm m_Z) = 0.117 \pm 0.030_{\rm exp} \pm 0.003_{\rm th} \pm 0.001_{\rm par}$, as well as the charm-strange CKM element, $\rm V_{cs} = 0.973 \pm 0.003_{\rm exp} \pm 0.001_{\rm par}$, can be extracted under different assumptions. We also show that W decays provide today the most precise test of CKM unitarity for the 5 quarks lighter than $m_{\rm W}$, $\sum_{u,c,d,s,b} |V_{i,j}|^2 = 1.999 \pm 0.006_{\rm exp} \pm 0.001_{\rm th}$. Perspectives for $\alpha_s$ and $\rm V_{cs}$ extractions from W decays measurements at the LHC and future $e^+e^-$ colliders are presented.