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Production of Z0 bosons in elastic and quasi-elastic ep collisions at HERA
Physics Letter B (2013)
  • Margarita Mattingly, Andrews University
  • Zeus Collaboration, Zeus Collaboration
Abstract
The production of Z0Z0 bosons in the reaction ep→eZ0p(⁎)ep→eZ0p(⁎), where p(⁎)p(⁎) stands for a proton or a low-mass nucleon resonance, has been studied in ep collisions at HERA using the ZEUS detector. The analysis is based on a data sample collected between 1996 and 2007, amounting to 496 pb−1496 pb−1 of integrated luminosity. The Z0Z0 was measured in the hadronic decay mode. The elasticity of the events was ensured by a cut on ηmax<3.0ηmax<3.0, where ηmaxηmax is the maximum pseudorapidity of energy deposits in the calorimeter defined with respect to the proton beam direction. A signal was observed at the Z0Z0 mass. The cross section of the reaction ep→eZ0p(⁎)ep→eZ0p(⁎) was measured to be σ(ep→eZ0p(⁎))=0.13±0.06(stat.)±0.01(syst.) pbσ(ep→eZ0p(⁎))=0.13±0.06(stat.)±0.01(syst.) pb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction of 0.16 pb. This is the first measurement of Z0Z0 production in ep collisions.
Publication Date
January 8, 2013
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Retrieved September 8, 2014 from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269312012178?np=y
Citation Information
Margarita Mattingly and Zeus Collaboration. "Production of Z0 bosons in elastic and quasi-elastic ep collisions at HERA" Physics Letter B Vol. 718 Iss. 3 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margarita_mattingly/3/