Measurement of the triple gauge boson coupling α from W+W- production in e+e- collisions at √s = 161 GeV

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Abstract

This letter describes a measurement of one of the anomalous triple gauge boson couplings using the first data recorded by the OPAL detector at LEP2. A total of 28 W-pair candidates have been selected for an integrated luminosity of 9.89±0.06 pb- recorded at a centre-of-mass energy of 161 GeV. We use these data to place constraints upon the coupling parameter α. We analyse the predicted variation of the total cross-section for all observed channels and the distribution of kinematic variables in the semileptonic decay channels. We measure αwφ to be -0.61+0.73 -0.61 ±0.35, which is consistent with the Standard Model expectation of zero.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-157
Number of pages11
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume397
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 27 1997
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We particularly wish to thank the SL Division for the efficient operation of the LEP acceleratora t the new energy of @ = 161 GeV and for their continuing close cooperation with our experimental group. We thank our colleagues from CEA, DAPNIA/SPP, CE-Saclay for their efforts over the years on the time-of-flight and trigger systems which we continue to use. In addition to the support staff at our own institutions we are pleased to acknowledget he Departmento f Energy, USA, National Science Foundation, USA, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, UK Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada, Israel Science Foundation, administeredb y the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities, Minerva Gesellschaft, Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science Research Program, German Israeli Bi-national Science Foundation (GIF), Bundesministerium fiir Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie, Germany,. National Research Council of Canada, Hungarian Foundation for Scientific Research,O TKA T-016660, and OTKA F-015089.

FundersFunder number
German Israeli Bi-national Science Foundation
Hungarian Foundation for Scientific ResearchOTKA F-015089, O TKA T-016660
Minerva Gesellschaft
National Science Foundation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
National Research Council Canada
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Israel Science Foundation
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie

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