Publication: Measurement of the pp̄→WZ+X cross section at s=1.96TeV and limits on WWZ trilinear gauge couplings
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We present measurements of the process pp̄→WZ+X→ℓ′ νℓ′ℓ̄ at s=1.96TeV, where ℓ and ℓ′ are electrons or muons. Using 1fb-1 of data from the D0 experiment, we observe 13 candidates with an expected background of 4.5±0.6 events and measure a cross section σ(WZ)=2.7-1.3+1.7pb. From the number of observed events and the Z boson transverse momentum distribution, we limit the trilinear WWZ gauge couplings to -0.17≤λZ≤0.21(ΔκZ=0) at the 95% C.L. for a form factor scale Λ=2TeV. Further, assuming that Δg1Z= ΔκZ, we find -0.12≤ΔκZ≤0.29(λZ=0) at the 95% C.L. These are the most restrictive limits on the WWZ couplings available to date. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
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Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, v. 76, n. 11, 2007.
