Abstract

This paper describes a measurement of the W boson transverse momentum distribution using ATLAS pp collision data from the 2010 run of the LHC at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 31 pb^-1. Events from both W -> e nu and W -> mu nu are used, and the transverse momentum of the W candidates is measured through the energy deposition in the calorimeter from the recoil of the W. The resulting distributions are unfolded to obtain the normalized differential cross sections as a function of the W boson transverse momentum. We present results for pTW < 300 GeV in the electron and muon channels as well as for their combination, and compare the combined results to the predictions of perturbative QCD and a selection of event generators.

Autore Pugliese

• Ventura Andrea , Gorini Edoardo , Spagnolo Stefania Antonia

Tutti gli autori

• G. AAD , M. BIANCO , G. CHIODINI , E. GORINI , M. PRIMAVERA , S. SPAGNOLO , A. VENTURA , ET AL.

Titolo volume/Rivista

PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY

Anno di pubblicazione

2012

ISSN

1550-7998

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

18

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

31

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile