A
bstract
Vector boson scatterings are fundamental processes to shed light on the nature of the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism. Deviations from the Standard Model predictions on the ...corresponding observables can be interpreted in terms of effective field theories, that however undergo consistency conditions. In this paper, the same-sign
WW
scattering is considered within the HEFT context and the correct usage of the effective field theory approach is discussed. Regions of the parameters space are identified where a signal of new physics could be measured at HL-LHC with a significance of more than 5
σ
and the effective field theory description is consistently adopted. These results are then translated into bounds on the
ξ
parameter in the composite Higgs scenario. The discussion on the agreement with previous literature and the comparison with the equivalent analysis in the SMEFT case are also included.
The assumption that the Standard Model is an effective field theory (SM EFT) of a more fundamental theory at a higher (than electroweak) energy scale implies a growth of cross sections for ...electroweak vector-boson scattering (VBS) processes signaling the appearance of a resonance (or resonances) near that scale. In this article, we investigate in detail SM EFT effects from dimension-six operators in VBS with like-sign- W production in fully leptonic decay modes at the high-luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). We find that these effects are important for a handful of operators, most notably for the operator composed of three SU(2) field-strength tensors responsible for strong transversely polarized vector-boson interactions. Current global fits on Wilson coefficients allow for an observable signal at the HL-LHC, if not accessible with the current LHC data set.
The NA48/2 experiment at CERN collected a large sample of charged kaon decays to final states with multiple charged particles in 2003–2004. A new upper limit on the rate of the lepton number ...violating decay K±→π∓μ±μ± is reported: B(K±→π∓μ±μ±)<8.6×10−11 at 90% CL. Searches for two-body resonances X in K±→πμμ decays (such as heavy neutral leptons N4 and inflatons χ) are also presented. In the absence of signals, upper limits are set on the products of branching fractions B(K±→μ±N4)B(N4→πμ) and B(K±→π±X)B(X→μ+μ−) for ranges of assumed resonance masses and lifetimes. The limits are in the (10−11,10−9) range for resonance lifetimes below 100 ps.
First measurements of the performance of the Barrel RPC system in CMS Colaleo, A.; Loddo, F.; Maggi, M. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
10/2009, Volume:
609, Issue:
2
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
During the summer 2006, a first integrated test of a part of the CMS experiment was performed at CERN collecting a data sample of several millions of cosmic rays events. A fraction of the Resistive ...Plate Chambers system was successfully operated. Results on the RPC performance are reported.
A
bstract
The NA48/2 experiment at CERN reports the first observation of the
K
±
→
π
0
π
0
μ
±
ν
decay based on a sample of 2437 candidates with 15% background contamination collected in 2003–2004. ...The decay branching ratio in the kinematic region of the squared dilepton mass above 0.03 GeV
2
/
c
4
is measured to be (0.65 ± 0.03) × 10
−
6
. The extrapolation to the full kinematic space, using a specific model, is found to be (3.45 ± 0.16) × 10
−
6
, in agreement with chiral perturbation theory predictions.
The NA48/2 experiment at CERN reports the first observation of the $K^± → π^0π^0μ^±$ν decay based on a sample of 2437 candidates with 15% background contamination collected in 2003–2004. The decay ...branching ratio in the kinematic region of the squared dilepton mass above 0.03 GeV2/c4 is measured to be (0.65 ± 0.03) × 10–6. The extrapolation to the full kinematic space, using a specific model, is found to be (3.45 ± 0.16) × 10–6, in agreement with chiral perturbation theory predictions.
Resistive plate chamber commissioning and performance in CMS Roselli, G.; Abbrescia, M.; Iaselli, G. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
05/2009, Volume:
602, Issue:
3
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
The CMS muon system is conceived for trigger and muon track reconstruction. The redundancy and robustness of the system are guaranteed by three complementary subsystems: drift tube in the barrel, ...cathode strip chamber in the end-cap and resistive plate chamber in barrel and end-cap. The installation of muon stations and read-out trigger electronic has been completed in middle 2007. Since than, a remarkable effort has been addressed to the detector commissioning in order to ensure the readiness of the hardware/software chain for the LHC start up operation. At the end of 2007, a test of an entire CMS slice has been performed, involving about 5% of muon stations. Several thousand cosmic muons events have been collected. Performance of the barrel chambers are reported.
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