Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of Zγ in association with two jets and constraints on anomalous quartic gauge couplings in proton–proton collisions at s=8 TeV

Khachatryan, V; Sirunyan, AM; Tumasyan, A; Adam, W; Asilar, E; Bergauer, T; Brandstetter, J; Brondolin, E; Dragicevic, M; Erö, J; Flechl, M; Friedl, M; Frühwirth, R; Ghete, VM; Hartl, C; Hörmann, N; Hrubec, J; Jeitler, M; König, A; Krätschmer, I; Liko, D; Matsushita, T; Mikulec, I; Rabady, D; Rad, N; Rahbaran, B; Rohringer, H; Schieck, J; Strauss, J; Treberer-Treberspurg, W; Waltenberger, W; Wulz, CE; Mossolov, V; Shumeiko, N; Suarez Gonzalez, J; Alderweireldt, S; De Wolf, EA; Janssen, X; Lauwers, J; Van De Klundert, M; Van Haevermaet, H; Van Mechelen, P; Van Remortel, N; Van Spilbeeck, A; Abu Zeid, S; Blekman, F; D'Hondt, J; Daci, N; De Bruyn, I; Deroover, K; Heracleous, N; Lowette, S; Moortgat, S; Moreels, L; Olbrechts, A; Python, Q; Tavernier, S; Van Doninck, W; Van Mulders, P; Van Parijs, I; Brun, H; Caillol, C; Clerbaux, B; De Lentdecker, G; Delannoy, H; Fasanella, G; Favart, L; Goldouzian, R; Grebenyuk, A; Karapostoli, G; Lenzi, T; Léonard, A; Luetic, J; Maerschalk, T; Marinov, A; Randle-conde, A; Seva, T; Vander Velde, C; Vanlaer, P; Yonamine, R; Zenoni, F; Zhang, F; Cimmino, A; Cornelis, T; Dobur, D; Fagot, A; Garcia, G; Gul, M; Poyraz, D; Salva, S; Schöfbeck, R; Tytgat, M; Van Driessche, W; Yazgan, E; Zaganidis, N; Beluffi, C; Bondu, O; Brochet, S; Bruno, G; Caudron, A

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Title:	Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of Zγ in association with two jets and constraints on anomalous quartic gauge couplings in proton–proton collisions at s=8 TeV
Authors:	Khachatryan, V Sirunyan, AM Tumasyan, A Adam, W Asilar, E Bergauer, T Brandstetter, J Brondolin, E Dragicevic, M Erö, J Flechl, M Friedl, M Frühwirth, R Ghete, VM Hartl, C Hörmann, N Hrubec, J Jeitler, M König, A Krätschmer, I Liko, D Matsushita, T Mikulec, I Rabady, D Rad, N Rahbaran, B Rohringer, H Schieck, J Strauss, J Treberer-Treberspurg, W Waltenberger, W Wulz, CE Mossolov, V Shumeiko, N Suarez Gonzalez, J Alderweireldt, S De Wolf, EA Janssen, X Lauwers, J Van De Klundert, M Van Haevermaet, H Van Mechelen, P Van Remortel, N Van Spilbeeck, A Abu Zeid, S Blekman, F D'Hondt, J Daci, N De Bruyn, I Deroover, K Heracleous, N Lowette, S Moortgat, S Moreels, L Olbrechts, A Python, Q Tavernier, S Van Doninck, W Van Mulders, P Van Parijs, I Brun, H Caillol, C Clerbaux, B De Lentdecker, G Delannoy, H Fasanella, G Favart, L Goldouzian, R Grebenyuk, A Karapostoli, G Lenzi, T Léonard, A Luetic, J Maerschalk, T Marinov, A Randle-conde, A Seva, T Vander Velde, C Vanlaer, P Yonamine, R Zenoni, F Zhang, F Cimmino, A Cornelis, T Dobur, D Fagot, A Garcia, G Gul, M Poyraz, D Salva, S Schöfbeck, R Tytgat, M Van Driessche, W Yazgan, E Zaganidis, N Beluffi, C Bondu, O Brochet, S Bruno, G Caudron, A
Issue Date:	2017
Citation:	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 2017, 770 pp. 380 - 402
Abstract:	A measurement is presented of the cross section for the electroweak production of a Z boson and a photon in association with two jets in proton–proton collisions at √s=8TeV. The Zbosons are identified through their decays to electron or muon pairs. The measurement is based on data collected with the CMS detector corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7fb−1. The electroweak contribution has a significance of 3.0 standard deviations, and the measured fiducial cross section is 1.86+0.90−0.75(stat)+0.34−0.26(syst)±0.05 (lumi)fb, while the summed electroweak and quantum chromodynamic total cross section in the same region is observed to be 5.94+1.53−1.35(stat)+0.43−0.37(syst)±0.13 (lumi)fb. Both measurements are consistent with the leading-order standard model predictions. Limits on anomalous quartic gauge couplings are set based on the Zγmass distribution.
URI:	http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14719
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.04.071
ISSN:	0370-2693
Appears in Collections:	Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers

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