Z boson pair-production at LEP

Events stemming from the pair-production of Z bosons in e+e− collisions are studied using 217.4 pb−1 of data collected with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies from 200 GeV up to 209 GeV. The special case of events with b quarks is also investigated. Combining these events with those collecte...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Dova, María Teresa, L3 Collaboration
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2003
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/77435
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/77435
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ciencias Exactas
Física
pair-production
Z boson
L3 detector
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Summary:Events stemming from the pair-production of Z bosons in e+e− collisions are studied using 217.4 pb−1 of data collected with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies from 200 GeV up to 209 GeV. The special case of events with b quarks is also investigated. Combining these events with those collected at lower centre-of-mass energies, the Standard Model predictions for the production mechanism are verified. In addition, limits are set on anomalous couplings of neutral gauge bosons and on effects of extra space dimensions.