Search for W and Z bosons in the reaction p̅p → two jets + γ at √s = 1.8 TeV

Authors

• Darin Acosta, University of FloridaFollow
• Kenneth A. Bloom, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• CDF Collaboration

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1-4-2006

Comments

Published by American Physical Society. Phys. Rev. D 73, 012001 (2006). http://prd.aps.org. Copyright © 2006 American Physical Society. Permission to use.

Abstract

We present a study of the dijet invariant mass distribution for the reaction p̅p → two jets + γ + X, at a center of mass energy of 1.8 TeV, using data collected by the CDF experiment. We compare the data to predictions for the production of a photon with two jets, together with the resonant processes p̅p → W/Z + γ +X, in which the W and Z bosons decay hadronically. A fit is made to the dijet invariant mass distribution combining the nonresonant background and resonant processes. We use the result to establish a limit for the inclusive production cross section of W/Z + γ with hadronic decay of the W and Z bosons.