We present a measurement of the WW + WZ production cross section observed in a final state consisting of an identified electron or muon, two jets, and missing transverse energy. The measurement is carried out in a data sample corresponding to up to 4.6 fb-1 of integrated luminosity at s**(1/2) = 1.96 TeV collected by the CDF II detector. Matrix element calculations are used to separate the diboson signal from the large backgrounds. The WW + WZ cross section is measured to be 17.4 +/- 3.3 pb, in agreement with standard model predictions. A fit to the dijet invariant mass spectrum yields a compatible cross section measurement.
Measurement of the WW + WZ Production Cross Section using a Matrix Element Technique in Lepton + Jets Events
CASTRO, ANDREA;DENINNO, MARIA MADDALENA;MARGAROLI, FABRIZIO;MAZZANTI, PAOLO;MOGGI, NICCOLO';MUSSINI, MANUEL;RIMONDI, FRANCO;ZUCCHELLI, STEFANO
2010
Abstract
We present a measurement of the WW + WZ production cross section observed in a final state consisting of an identified electron or muon, two jets, and missing transverse energy. The measurement is carried out in a data sample corresponding to up to 4.6 fb-1 of integrated luminosity at s**(1/2) = 1.96 TeV collected by the CDF II detector. Matrix element calculations are used to separate the diboson signal from the large backgrounds. The WW + WZ cross section is measured to be 17.4 +/- 3.3 pb, in agreement with standard model predictions. A fit to the dijet invariant mass spectrum yields a compatible cross section measurement.File in questo prodotto:
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