Precision measurement and interpretation of inclusive $W^+$, $W^-$ and $Z/\gamma^*$ production cross sections with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration
Eur.Phys.J.C 77 (2017) 367, 2017.

Abstract (data abstract)
CERN-LHC. High-precision measurements by the ATLAS Collaboration are presented of inclusive $W^+\to\ell^+\nu$, $W^-\to\ell^-\bar{\nu}$ and $Z/\gamma^*\to\ell\ell$ ($\ell=e,\mu$) Drell--Yan production cross sections at the LHC. The data were collected in proton--proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV with an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb$^{-1}$. Differential $W^+$ and $W^-$ cross sections are measured in a lepton pseudorapidity range $|\eta_{\ell}| = 2.5$. Differential $Z/\gamma^*$ cross sections are measured as a function of the absolute dilepton rapidity, for $|y_{\ell\ell}| < 3.6$, for three intervals of dilepton mass, $m_{\ell\ell}$, extending from 46 to 150 GeV. The integrated and differential electron- and muon-channel cross sections are combined and compared to theoretical predictions using recent sets of parton distribution functions. The data, together with the final inclusive $e^{\pm}p$ scattering cross-section data from H1 and ZEUS, are interpreted in a next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD analysis, and a new set of parton distribution functions, ATLAS-epWZ16, is obtained. The ratio of strange-to-light sea-quark densities in the proton is determined more accurately than in previous determinations based on collider data only, and is established to be close to unity in the sensitivity range of the data. A new measurement of the CKM matrix element $|V_{cs}|$ is also provided. The differential cross sections are provided in two forms, a version with summarised uncertainties as in the paper tables and as "attached resource" files in HerAverager/xFitter format detailing all sources of correlated uncertainties separately. In addition to the experimental results, detailed information on the theoretical predictions are provided as required to reproduce the interpretation.

  • Table 1

    Paper Table 2

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    Fiducial cross sections times branching ratios for $W^+$, $W^-$, central and forward $Z/\gamma^*$ ($m_{ee} = 66-116$ GeV) production in the...

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    Fiducial cross sections times branching ratios for $W^+$, $W^-$ and $Z/\gamma^*$ ($m_{\mu\mu} = 66-116$ GeV) production in the muon decay...

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    Integrated fiducial cross sections times leptonic branching ratios in the electron and muon channels and their combination with statistical and...

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    Ratios of integrated fiducial CC and NC cross sections obtained from the combination of electron and muon channels with statistical...

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    Total cross sections times leptonic branching ratios obtained from the combination of electron and muon channels with statistical and systematic...

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    Ratios of total CC and NC cross sections obtained from the combination of electron and muon channels with statistical and...

  • Table 7

    Paper Figure 19

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    The correlation coefficients of the $W^+$, $W^-$ and $Z$ fiducial cross-section measurements.

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    Paper Figure 16

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    Measurement of the electron-to-muon cross-section ratios for the $W$ and $Z$ production, $R_W$ and $R_Z$. The uncertainties denote the statistical...

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    Paper Table 12 (top)

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    Differential cross section for the $W^+ \to \ell^+\nu$ processes combined from $\ell = e, \mu$ decays extrapolated to the common...

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    Differential cross section for the $W^- \to \ell^-\bar{\nu}$ processes combined from $\ell = e, \mu$ decays extrapolated to the common...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ processes in the invariant mass region $46 < m_{\ell\ell} < 66$...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ processes in the invariant mass region $66 < m_{\ell\ell} < 116$...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ processes in the invariant mass region $116 < m_{\ell\ell} < 150$...

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    Paper Table 14 (top)

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    Differential cross section for the forward $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ processes in the invariant mass region $66 < m_{\ell\ell} < 116$...

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    Paper Table 14 (bottom)

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    Differential cross section for the forward $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ processes in the invariant mass region $116 < m_{\ell\ell} < 150$...

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    Paper Table 23 (left)

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    Differential cross section for the $W^- \to e^-\bar{\nu}$ process extrapolated to the common fiducial region. The statistical, uncorrelated systematic, correlated...

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    Paper Table 23 (right)

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    Differential cross section for the $W^+ \to e^+\nu$ process extrapolated to the common fiducial region. The statistical, uncorrelated systematic, correlated...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ process in the invariant mass region $46 < m_{\ell\ell} < 66$...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ process in the invariant mass region $66 < m_{\ell\ell} < 116$...

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    Differential cross section for the forward $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ process in the invariant mass region $66 < m_{\ell\ell} < 116$...

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ process in the invariant mass region $116 < m_{\ell\ell} < 150$...

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    Paper Table 26 (right)

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    Differential cross section for the forward $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ process in the invariant mass region $116 < m_{\ell\ell} < 150$...

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    Paper Table 27 (left)

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    Differential cross section for the $W^- \to \mu^-\bar{\nu}$ process extrapolated to the common fiducial region. The statistical, uncorrelated systematic, correlated...

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    Paper Table 27 (right)

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    Differential cross section for the $W^+ \to \mu^+\nu$ process extrapolated to the common fiducial region. The statistical, uncorrelated systematic, correlated...

  • Table 25

    Paper Table 28

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \mu\mu$ process in the invariant mass region $66 < m_{\ell\ell} < 116$...

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    Paper Table 29

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \mu\mu$ process in the invariant mass region $46 < m_{\ell\ell} < 66$...

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    Paper Table 29

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    Differential cross section for the central $Z/\gamma^* \to \mu\mu$ process in the invariant mass region $116 < m_{\ell\ell} < 150$...

  • Table 28

    Auxiliary Table 9

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    Values of $E(W[Z])$ and $A(W[Z])$ correction factors for integrated $W\to\ell\nu$ and $Z\to\ell\ell$ measurements together with the total estimated uncertainties in...

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    Auxiliary Table 10

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    Values of $E(W)$ correction factors for the differential $W\to\ell\nu$ measurements together with the total estimated uncertainties in percent. The separate...

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    Auxiliary Table 11

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    Values of $E(Z)$ correction factors for the differential $Z/\gamma^*\to e^+e^-$ measurements together with the total estimated uncertainties in percent. The...

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    Auxiliary Table 12

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    Values of $E(Z)$ correction factors for the differential $Z/\gamma^*\to \mu^+\mu^-$ measurements together with the total estimated uncertainties in percent. The...

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    Values of $E(Z)$ correction factors for the differential forward $Z/\gamma^*\to e^+e^-$ measurements together with the total estimated uncertainties in percent....

  • Table 33

    Auxiliary Table 14

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    Correlation coefficients between integrated cross sections extrapolated to the total phase space, $\sigma^\mathrm{tot}_{W \to \ell\nu}$ and $\sigma^\mathrm{tot}_{Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell}$ for...

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    Auxiliary Table 15

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    Correlation coefficients between integrated fiducial cross sections in electron and muon channels for $W^{\pm}$ and $Z$. Values are given including...

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    Auxiliary Table 16

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    The differential W charge asymmetry $A_{\ell}$ as defined in Eq. (19) from the combined electron and muon channel measurements. All...

  • Table 36

    Paper Table 16

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 21a

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 21b

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 22

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 24a

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 23a

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 24b

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 23b

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

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    Paper Figure 24c

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    Combined NNLO QCD and NLO EW predictions as defined in Eq. (15), c.f. Section 6.1.2 and Ref. [110] Chapter III.2.3,...

  • Table 45

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential $W^+ \to \ell^+\nu$ process. The...

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential $W^- \to \ell^-\bar{\nu}$ process. The...

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ process...

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ process...

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential central $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ process...

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    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential forward $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ process...

  • Table 51

    10.17182/hepdata.76541.v1/t51

    Nominal NNLO QCD + NLO EW $K_f$-factors as defined in Eq. (20) for the differential forward $Z/\gamma^* \to \ell\ell$ process...

  • Table 52

    Paper Table 16

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the integrated common fiducial cross-section measurements from Born QED...

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    Paper Figure 21a

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial $W^+ \to e^+\nu$ cross-section measurements...

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    Paper Figure 21b

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial $W^- \to e^-\bar{\nu}$ cross-section measurements...

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    Paper Figure 22

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial $W^+ \to \mu^+\nu$ cross-section measurements...

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    Paper Figure 24a

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial $W^- \to \mu^-\bar{\nu}$ cross-section measurements...

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    Paper Figure 23a

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial central $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ cross-section...

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    Paper Figure 24b

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial central $Z/\gamma^* \to \mu\mu$ cross-section...

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    Paper Figure 23b

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    Correction factors estimated from Powheg+Pythia6+Photos samples, c.f. Section 2.2, to convert the differential common fiducial forward $Z/\gamma^* \to ee$ cross-section...

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