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Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2

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Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2. / Abbiendi, G ; Ainsley, C ; Akesson, P F et al.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 70, No. 3, 032005, 08.2004, p. -.

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Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Akesson, PF, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Amaral, P, Anagnostou, G, Anderson, KJ, Asai, S, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Bailey, I, Barberio, E, Barillari, T, Barlow, RJ, Batley, RJ, Bechtle, P, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bell, PJ, Bella, G, Bellerive, A, Benelli, G, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Boeriu, O, Bock, P, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Brigliadori, L, Brown, RM, Buesser, K, Burckhart, HJ, Campana, S, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Ciocca, C, Csilling, A, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, De Roeck, A, De Wolf, EA, Desch, K, Dienes, B, Donkers, M, Dubbert, J, Duchovni, E & OPAL Collaboration 2004, 'Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2', Physical Review D, vol. 70, no. 3, 032005, pp. -. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.032005

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Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P. F., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Amaral, P., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K. J., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barillari, T., Barlow, R. J., Batley, R. J., Bechtle, P., Behnke, T., Bell, K. W., ... OPAL Collaboration (2004). Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2. Physical Review D, 70(3), -. Article 032005. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.032005

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Abbiendi G, Ainsley C, Akesson PF, Alexander G, Allison J, Amaral P et al. Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2. Physical Review D. 2004 Aug;70(3):-. 032005. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.032005

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Abbiendi, G ; Ainsley, C ; Akesson, P F et al. / Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2. In: Physical Review D. 2004 ; Vol. 70, No. 3. pp. -.

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title = "Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2",
abstract = "Anomalous quartic couplings between the electroweak gauge bosons may contribute to the nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma final states produced in e(+)e(-) collisions. This analysis uses the LEP2 OPAL data sample at center-of-mass energies up to 209 GeV. Event selections identify nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma events in which the two photons are reconstructed within the detector acceptance. The cross section for the process e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma is measured. Averaging over all energies, the ratio of the observed e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma cross section to the standard model expectation is R(data/SM)=0.92+/-0.07+/-0.04, where the errors represent the statistical and systematic uncertainties respectively. The nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma data are used to constrain possible anomalous W(+)W(-)gammagamma and ZZgammagamma couplings. Combining with previous OPAL results from the W(+)W(-)gamma final state, the 95% confidence level limits on the anomalous coupling parameters a(0)(Z), a(c)(Z), a(0)(W) and a(c)(W) are found to be -0.007 GeV-2",
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T1 - Constraints on anomalous quartic gauge boson couplings from nu(nu)over-bar gamma gamma and q(q)over-bar gamma gamma events at CERN LEP2

AU - Abbiendi, G

AU - Ainsley, C

AU - Akesson, P F

AU - Alexander, G

AU - Allison, J

AU - Amaral, P

AU - Anagnostou, G

AU - Anderson, K J

AU - Asai, S

AU - Axen, D

AU - Azuelos, G

AU - Bailey, I

AU - Barberio, E

AU - Barillari, T

AU - Barlow, R J

AU - Batley, R J

AU - Bechtle, P

AU - Behnke, T

AU - Bell, K W

AU - Bell, P J

AU - Bella, G

AU - Bellerive, A

AU - Benelli, G

AU - Bethke, S

AU - Biebel, O

AU - Boeriu, O

AU - Bock, P

AU - Boutemeur, M

AU - Braibant, S

AU - Brigliadori, L

AU - Brown, R M

AU - Buesser, K

AU - Burckhart, H J

AU - Campana, S

AU - Carnegie, R K

AU - Carter, A A

AU - Carter, J R

AU - Chang, C Y

AU - Charlton, D G

AU - Ciocca, C

AU - Csilling, A

AU - Cuffiani, M

AU - Dado, S

AU - De Roeck, A

AU - De Wolf, E A

AU - Desch, K

AU - Dienes, B

AU - Donkers, M

AU - Dubbert, J

AU - Duchovni, E

AU - OPAL Collaboration

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Y1 - 2004/8

N2 - Anomalous quartic couplings between the electroweak gauge bosons may contribute to the nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma final states produced in e(+)e(-) collisions. This analysis uses the LEP2 OPAL data sample at center-of-mass energies up to 209 GeV. Event selections identify nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma events in which the two photons are reconstructed within the detector acceptance. The cross section for the process e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma is measured. Averaging over all energies, the ratio of the observed e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma cross section to the standard model expectation is R(data/SM)=0.92+/-0.07+/-0.04, where the errors represent the statistical and systematic uncertainties respectively. The nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma data are used to constrain possible anomalous W(+)W(-)gammagamma and ZZgammagamma couplings. Combining with previous OPAL results from the W(+)W(-)gamma final state, the 95% confidence level limits on the anomalous coupling parameters a(0)(Z), a(c)(Z), a(0)(W) and a(c)(W) are found to be -0.007 GeV-2

AB - Anomalous quartic couplings between the electroweak gauge bosons may contribute to the nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma final states produced in e(+)e(-) collisions. This analysis uses the LEP2 OPAL data sample at center-of-mass energies up to 209 GeV. Event selections identify nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma events in which the two photons are reconstructed within the detector acceptance. The cross section for the process e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma is measured. Averaging over all energies, the ratio of the observed e(+)e(-)-->q (q) over bar gammagamma cross section to the standard model expectation is R(data/SM)=0.92+/-0.07+/-0.04, where the errors represent the statistical and systematic uncertainties respectively. The nu(nu) over bar gammagamma and q (q) over bar gammagamma data are used to constrain possible anomalous W(+)W(-)gammagamma and ZZgammagamma couplings. Combining with previous OPAL results from the W(+)W(-)gamma final state, the 95% confidence level limits on the anomalous coupling parameters a(0)(Z), a(c)(Z), a(0)(W) and a(c)(W) are found to be -0.007 GeV-2

KW - W-PAIR PRODUCTION

KW - MONTE-CARLO

KW - E(+)E(-) COLLISIONS

KW - E+E ANNIHILATION

KW - CROSS-SECTIONS

KW - DETECTOR

KW - PROGRAM

KW - EXPONENTIATION

KW - ALGORITHM

KW - COLLIDERS

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.032005

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.032005

M3 - Journal article

VL - 70

SP - -

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

SN - 1550-7998

IS - 3

M1 - 032005

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