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Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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The ATLAS collaboration; Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abdallah, J; Abdinov, O; Abeloos, B; Aben, R; AbouZeid, OS; Abraham, NL; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H ...
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics
August 1, 2016
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The angular distributions of Drell-Yan charged lepton pairs in the vicinity of the Z-boson mass peak probe the underlying QCD dynamics of Z-boson production. This paper presents a measurement of the complete set of angular coefficients A0−7 describing these distributions in the Z-boson Collins-Soper frame. The data analysed correspond to 20.3 fb−1 of pp collisions at s=8 TeV, collected by the ATLAS detector at the CERN LHC. The measurements are compared to the most precise fixed-order calculations currently available (O(αs2)) and with theoretical predictions embedded in Monte Carlo generators. The measurements are precise enough to probe QCD corrections beyond the formal accuracy of these calculations and to provide discrimination between different parton-shower models. A significant deviation from the (O(αs2)) predictions is observed for A0 − A2. Evidence is found for non-zero A5,6,7, consistent with expectations.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Alfred T. Goshaw
Author Alfred T. Goshaw Physics
Ashutosh V. Kotwal
Author Ashutosh V. Kotwal Physics
Mark C. Kruse
Author Mark C. Kruse Physics
Seog Oh
Author Seog Oh Physics

Published In

Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI

10.1007/JHEP08(2016)159

EISSN

1029-8479

ISSN

1126-6708

Publication Date

August 1, 2016

Volume

2016

Issue

8

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics
 

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The ATLAS collaboration, Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdinov, O., Abeloos, B., … Arratia, M. (2016). Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2016)159
The ATLAS collaboration, G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, O. Abdinov, B. Abeloos, R. Aben, et al. “Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector.” Journal of High Energy Physics 2016, no. 8 (August 1, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2016)159.
The ATLAS collaboration, Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Abdinov O, Abeloos B, et al. Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2016 Aug 1;2016(8).
The ATLAS collaboration, et al. “Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector.” Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2016, no. 8, Aug. 2016. Scopus, doi:10.1007/JHEP08(2016)159.
The ATLAS collaboration, Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Abdinov O, Abeloos B, Aben R, AbouZeid OS, Abraham NL, Abramowicz H, Abreu H, Abreu R, Abulaiti Y, Acharya BS, Adamczyk L, Adams DL, Adelman J, Adomeit S, Adye T, Affolder AA, Agatonovic-Jovin T, Agricola J, Aguilar-Saavedra JA, Ahlen SP, Ahmadov F, Aielli G, Akerstedt H, Åkesson TPA, Akimov AV, Alberghi GL, Albert J, Albrand S, Alconada Verzini MJ, Aleksa M, Aleksandrov IN, Alexa C, Alexander G, Alexopoulos T, Alhroob M, Aliev M, Alimonti G, Alison J, Alkire SP, Allbrooke BMM, Allen BW, Allport PP, Aloisio A, Alonso A, Alonso F, Alpigiani C, Alstaty M, Alvarez Gonzalez B, Álvarez Piqueras D, Alviggi MG, Amadio BT, Amako K, Amaral Coutinho Y, Amelung C, Amidei D, Amor Dos Santos SP, Amorim A, Amoroso S, Amundsen G, Anastopoulos C, Ancu LS, Andari N, Andeen T, Anders CF, Anders G, Anders JK, Anderson KJ, Andreazza A, Andrei V, Angelidakis S, Angelozzi I, Anger P, Angerami A, Anghinolfi F, Anisenkov AV, Anjos N, Annovi A, Antonelli M, Antonov A, Antos J, Anulli F, Aoki M, Aperio Bella L, Arabidze G, Arai Y, Araque JP, Arce ATH, Arduh FA, Arguin JF, Argyropoulos S, Arik M, Armbruster AJ, Armitage LJ, Arnaez O, Arnold H, Arratia M. Measurement of the angular coefficients in Z-boson events using electron and muon pairs from data taken at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2016 Aug 1;2016(8).
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Published In

Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI

10.1007/JHEP08(2016)159

EISSN

1029-8479

ISSN

1126-6708

Publication Date

August 1, 2016

Volume

2016

Issue

8

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics