STANDARD MODEL PREDICTIONS FOR WEAK BOSON PAIR PRODUCTION IN E(-)E(-)SCATTERING

We study polarized e(-)e(-) scattering into W(-)W(-)v(e)v(e), W(-)Z(0) e-v(e) and Z(0)Z(0)e(-)e(-) final states within the framework of the s tandard model of electroweak interactions. These mechanisms for produc ing pairs of weak gauge bosons are potential backgrounds to new reacti ons beyond the realm of the standard model. At a centre-of-mass energy of 500 GeV the total cross sections are calculated to be 2.5, 9.4 and 1.0 fb, respectively, for unpolarized beams. The energy behaviour of the cross sections as well as particularly interesting differential di stributions are presented and the topology of the final states is disc ussed.