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Measurement of the Z boson differential cross section in transverse momentum and rapidity in proton–proton collisions at 8 TeV

Abstract: We present a measurement of the Z boson differential cross section in rapidity and transverse momentum using a data sample of pp collision events at a centre-of-mass energy vs=8TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7fb-1. The Z boson is identified via its decay to a pair of muons. The measurement provides a precision test of quantum chromodynamics over a large region of phase space. In addition, due to the small experimental uncertainties in the measurement the data has the potential to constrain the gluon parton distribution function in the kinematic regime important for Higgs boson production via gluon fusion. The results agree with the next-to-next-to-leading-order predictions computed with the FEWZ program. The results are also compared to the commonly used leading-order MADGRAPH and next-to-leading-order POWHEG generators.

 Fuente: Physics Letters B, Vol. 749, Pp. 187–209, 2015

 Editorial: Elsevier

 Fecha de publicación: 01/10/2015

 Nº de páginas: 23

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.065

 ISSN: 0370-2693,1873-2445

 Proyecto español: FPA2014-55295-C3-1-R

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.065

Autoría

KHACHATRYAN, VLADIMIR

JAVIER ANDRES BROCHERO CIFUENTES

MARCOS FERNANDEZ GARCIA

ALBERTO GRAZIANO

MARIA AMPARO LOPEZ VIRTO

RAFAEL JOSE MARCO DE LUCAS

FRANCISCA JAVIELA MUÑOZ SANCHEZ

ANA YAIZA RODRIGUEZ MARRERO