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Journal article
Measurement of the Z/γ∗ forward-backward asymmetry in muon pairs with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC
Description
A study on muon pairs produced through an intermediate Z/γ ∗ , in pp collisions at the LHC, at a center-of-mass energy of 7TeV, is presented. After a selection aimed at enhancing the contribution from Z boson decay, the topology of the events is analyzed, and the forward-backward asymmetry is measured. The result is then used to test a method to measure the effective weak mixing angle sin2 θeffW . This note summarizes the results obtained with 2011 data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb−1.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuovo Cimento. C (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 288-289
- ISSN
- 2037-4909
Conference
- Title
- colloquia on high energy physics
- Acronym
- IFAE 2012
- Dates
- 11-13 Apr 2012
- Place
- Ferrara (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 44084509
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CERN LHC; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MUONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; Z NEUTRAL BOSONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; LEPTONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS