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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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Autor principal: Salvatico, Riccardo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: SISSA 2020
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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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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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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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