Study of W boson polarisations and Triple Gauge boson Couplings in the reaction e+e- -> W+W- at LEP 2
| dc.creator | The DELPHI Collaboration | |
| dc.creator | Abdallah, J. | |
| dc.date | 2008-01-08 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:55:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:55:05Z | |
| dc.description | A determination of the single W Spin Density Matrix (SDM) elements in the reaction e+e- -> W+W- -> l nu q qbar (l=e/mu) is reported at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. The data sample used corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 520 pb^{-1} taken by DELPHI between 1998 and 2000. The single W SDM elements, rho_{tau tau'}^{W+-} (tau,tau' = +/-1 or 0), are determined as a function of the W- production angle with respect to the e- beam direction and are obtained from measurements of the W decay products by the application of suitable projection operators, Lambda_{tau tau'}, which assume the V-A coupling of the W boson to fermions. The measured SDM elements are used to obtain the fraction of longitudinally polarised Ws, with the result: sigma_L/sigma_tot = 24.9 +/- 4.5(stat) +/- 2.2(syst) % at a mean energy of 198 GeV. The SDM elements are also used to determine the Triple Gauge Couplings Delta g_1^Z, Delta kappa_gamma, lambda_gamma and g_4^Z, kappa_Z and lambda_Z. For the CP-violating couplings the results of single parameter fits are: g_4^Z = -0.39 +0.19 -0.20 kappa_Z = -0.09 +0.08 -0.05 lambda_Z = -0.08 +/- 0.07 . The errors are a combination of statistical and systematic errors. All results are consistent with the Standard Model. | |
| dc.description | 34 pages, 17 figures, Accepted by Eur. Phys. J. C | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1235 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1235 | |
| dc.identifier | Eur.Phys.J.C54:345-364,2008 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0528-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205130 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Experiment | |
| dc.title | Study of W boson polarisations and Triple Gauge boson Couplings in the reaction e+e- -> W+W- at LEP 2 | |
| dc.type | text |