Forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV

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2016
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A measurement of the forward–backward asymmetry AFB of oppositely charged lepton pairs (μμ and ee) produced via Z/γ* boson exchange in pp collisions at (\sqrt{s}) = 8 TeV is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb⁻¹ collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. The measurement of (A_{FB}) is performed for dilepton masses between 40 GeV and 2 TeV and for dilepton rapidity up to 5. The (A_{FB}) measurements as a function of dilepton mass and rapidity are compared with the standard model predictions.

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Physics, Particles & Fields, Physics
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Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A. M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Erö, J., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Frühwirth, R., Ghete, V. M., Hartl, C., Hörmann, N., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Knünz, V., … Collaboration, [Authorinst]The CMS. (2016). Forward–backward asymmetry of Drell–Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 8$ s = 8 $\,\mathrm{TeV}$ TeV. In The European Physical Journal C (Vol. 76, Issue 6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4156-z