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W boson measurements with the CMS experiment
The W boson, one of the two mediators of the weak interaction, has been broadly studied at both $\mathrm{e^+e^-}$ and hadron colliders since its discovery. Despite the increasing accuracy in the measurement of its properties, it still remains relatively poorly known if compared to the other mediator...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.390.0341 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2792584 |
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author | Salvatico, Riccardo |
author_facet | Salvatico, Riccardo |
author_sort | Salvatico, Riccardo |
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description | The W boson, one of the two mediators of the weak interaction, has been broadly studied at both $\mathrm{e^+e^-}$ and hadron colliders since its discovery. Despite the increasing accuracy in the measurement of its properties, it still remains relatively poorly known if compared to the other mediator, the Z boson, due to the bigger experimental challenges in the reconstruction of the W boson decays. The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC covers a vast program in the electroweak physics sector, with numerous analyses aiming at measuring the W boson properties with high precision. Some of the latest results from the CMS Collaboration are presented in this report. These include measurements of the multi-differential W boson production cross sections, polarization and charge asymmetry, the first search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon at the LHC, and the first evidence for WW production via double-parton scattering. Such measurements exploit, either partially or fully, the integrated luminosity collected by CMS during the LHC Run 2 (2016--2018), and allow us to further increase our knowledge of this fundamental piece of the standard model of particle physics. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2020 |
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spelling | cern-27925842022-08-09T14:57:08Zdoi:10.22323/1.390.0341http://cds.cern.ch/record/2792584engSalvatico, RiccardoW boson measurements with the CMS experimentDetectors and Experimental TechniquesParticle Physics - ExperimentThe W boson, one of the two mediators of the weak interaction, has been broadly studied at both $\mathrm{e^+e^-}$ and hadron colliders since its discovery. Despite the increasing accuracy in the measurement of its properties, it still remains relatively poorly known if compared to the other mediator, the Z boson, due to the bigger experimental challenges in the reconstruction of the W boson decays. The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC covers a vast program in the electroweak physics sector, with numerous analyses aiming at measuring the W boson properties with high precision. Some of the latest results from the CMS Collaboration are presented in this report. These include measurements of the multi-differential W boson production cross sections, polarization and charge asymmetry, the first search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon at the LHC, and the first evidence for WW production via double-parton scattering. Such measurements exploit, either partially or fully, the integrated luminosity collected by CMS during the LHC Run 2 (2016--2018), and allow us to further increase our knowledge of this fundamental piece of the standard model of particle physics.SISSACMS-CR-2020-219oai:cds.cern.ch:27925842020-11-05 |
spellingShingle | Detectors and Experimental Techniques Particle Physics - Experiment Salvatico, Riccardo W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title | W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title_full | W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title_fullStr | W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title_full_unstemmed | W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title_short | W boson measurements with the CMS experiment |
title_sort | w boson measurements with the cms experiment |
topic | Detectors and Experimental Techniques Particle Physics - Experiment |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.390.0341 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2792584 |
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