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Measurements of inclusive vector boson production from ATLAS

Mikhail Karnevskiy

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PhysicsQuantum chromodynamicsParticle physicsLarge Hadron ColliderAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaPhysicsQC1-999Monte Carlo methodHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyParton7. Clean energyGluonVector bosonDistribution functionHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentStatistical physicsNuclear ExperimentParticle Physics - ExperimentBoson

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The production of the W and Z bosons is the standard candle process at the LHC. Measurement of the transverse momentum of the Z boson performed by the ATLAS collaboration is reported for sqrt{s} = 7 TeV. The measurement is sensitive to soft resummation effects for small momentum transfers and to multiple hard jet emissions for large momentum transfers, probing QCD in a unique way. Measurements of the Drell-Yan production at low and high invariant masses are reported and compared to predictions based on NNLO QCD corrected for electroweak effects. A measurement of the lepton forward-­backward asymmetry for Z/gamma* production is used to determine the weak mixing angle. A measurement of the cross section for 4 lepton production near the Z resonance is presented for sqrt{s} = 7 and 8 TeV proton­-proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS experiment. An overview of these results is given.

10.1051/epjconf/20159504032https://doaj.org/article/7ff9ddcde78f4919b3940e209e94c584