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Evidence for electroweak production of W±W±jj in pp collisions at vs=8??TeV with the ATLAS detector

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:03 authored by Benedict AllbrookeBenedict Allbrooke, Lily AsquithLily Asquith, Alessandro CerriAlessandro Cerri, C A Chavez Barajas, Antonella De SantoAntonella De Santo, Fabrizio SalvatoreFabrizio Salvatore, I Santoyo Castillo, K Suruliz, Mark SuttonMark Sutton, Iacopo Vivarelli, et al. The ATLAS Collaboration
This Letter presents the first study of W±W±jj, same-electric-charge diboson production in association with two jets, using 20.3??fb-1 of proton-proton collision data at vs=8??TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Events with two reconstructed same-charge leptons (e±e±, e±µ±, and µ±µ±) and two or more jets are analyzed. Production cross sections are measured in two fiducial regions, with different sensitivities to the electroweak and strong production mechanisms. First evidence for W±W±jj production and electroweak-only W±W±jj production is observed with a significance of 4.5 and 3.6 standard deviations, respectively. The measured production cross sections are in agreement with standard model predictions. Limits at 95% confidence level are set on anomalous quartic gauge couplings.

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ATLAS; G0275; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/I006048/1

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Journal

Physical Review Letters

ISSN

0031-9007

Publisher

American Physical Society

Issue

141803

Volume

113

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Experimental Particle Physics Research Group Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2017-05-03

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-05-03

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-05-03

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