Forward–backward asymmetry of Drell–Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV


Date

2013-01

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Journal Article

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Abstract

A measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry (AFB) of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at s=7TeV is presented. The data sample, collected with the CMS detector, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 5fb-1. The asymmetry is measured as a function of dilepton mass and rapidity in the dielectron and dimuon channels. Combined results from the two channels are presented, and are compared with the standard model predictions. The AFB measurement in the dimuon channel and the combination of the two channels are the first such results obtained at a hadron collider. The measured asymmetries are consistent with the standard model predictions.

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published

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718 (3)

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752 - 772

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Elsevier

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CMS; Physics; Electroweak; Drell–Yan

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03381 - Pauss, Felicitas (emeritus) check_circle
03593 - Dissertori, Günther / Dissertori, Günther check_circle
03904 - Wallny, Rainer / Wallny, Rainer check_circle
08803 - Grab, Christoph (Tit.Prof.) check_circle

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