W(-ASTERISK BACKGROUNDS TO STRONG W+W+ SCATTERING AT THE LHC()Z AND W+GAMMA)

Authors
CHANOWITZ MS KILGORE WB
Citation
Ms. Chanowitz et Wb. Kilgore, W(-ASTERISK BACKGROUNDS TO STRONG W+W+ SCATTERING AT THE LHC()Z AND W+GAMMA), Physics letters. Section B, 347(3-4), 1995, pp. 387-393
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
347
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
387 - 393
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1995)347:3-4<387:WBTSWS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Because of inevitable blind spots at high rapidity and low transverse momentum, the process (q) over bar q --> l(+)l(-) l(+)nu provides a su rprisingly large background to the W+W+ --> l(+) nu l(+) nu signal ass ociated with strong WW scattering. Previous calculations of the total background are approximately doubled, and the estimate of the ''no-los e'' luminosity at the LHC to observe manifestations of the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism is increased to between similar to 100 an d similar to 140 fb(-1).