Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Abstract
The transverse momentum spectra of weak vector bosons are measured in the CMS experiment at the LHC. The measurement uses a sample of proton-proton collisions at s=8 TeV, collected during a special low-luminosity running that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.4 ± 0.5 pb−1. The production of W bosons is studied in both electron and muon decay modes, while the production of Z bosons is studied using only the dimuon decay channel. The ratios of W− to W+ and Z to W differential cross sections are also measured. The measured differential cross sections and ratios are compared with theoretical predictions up to next-to-next leading order in QCD.
DOI
10.1007/JHEP02(2017)096
Publication Date
2-20-2017
Recommended Citation
Baarmand, M M.; Bhopatkar, Vallary; Colafranceschi, Stefano; Hohlmann, Marcus; Kalakhety, H; Noonan, D; Roy, Tuhin S.; Yumiceva, Francisco X.; and CMS Collaboration, "Measurement Of The Transverse Momentum Spectra Of Weak Vector Bosons Produced In Proton-Proton Collisions At √s=8 TeV" (2017). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications. 57.
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