A first measurement of the cross section of the process e(+)e(-) --> Z gamma gamma is reported using a total integrated luminosity of 231 pb(-1) collected with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies of 182.7 GeV and 188.7 GeV. By selecting hadronic events with two isolated photons the e(+)e(-) --> Z gamma gamma cross section is measured to be 0.49(-0.17)(+0.20) +/- 0.04 pb at 182.7 GeV and 0.47 +/- 0.10 +/- 0.04 pb at 188.7 GeV. The measurements are consistent with Standard Model expectations. Limits on Quartic Gauge Boson Couplings a(0)/Lambda(2) and a(c)/Lambda(2) of -0.009 GeV-2 < a(0)/Lambda(2) < 0.008 GeV-2 and -0.007 GeV-2 < a(c)/Lambda(2) < 0.013 GeV-2 are derived at 95% confidence level. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of the e(+)e(-) -> Z gamma gamma cross section and determination of quartic gauge boson couplings at LEP / M. Acciarri, P. Achard, O. Adriani, M. Aguilar-Benitez, J. Alcaraz, G. Alemanni, J. Allaby, A. Aloisio, M. G. Alviggi, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, V. P. Andreev, T. Angelescu, F. Anselmo, A. Arefiev, T. Azemoon, T. Aziz, P. Bagnaia, L. Baksay, A. Balandras, et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - ELETTRONICO. - 478:(2000), pp. 39-49. [10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00279-3]

Measurement of the e(+)e(-) -> Z gamma gamma cross section and determination of quartic gauge boson couplings at LEP

ADRIANI, OSCAR;BECATTINI, FRANCESCO;D'ALESSANDRO, RAFFAELLO;
2000

Abstract

A first measurement of the cross section of the process e(+)e(-) --> Z gamma gamma is reported using a total integrated luminosity of 231 pb(-1) collected with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies of 182.7 GeV and 188.7 GeV. By selecting hadronic events with two isolated photons the e(+)e(-) --> Z gamma gamma cross section is measured to be 0.49(-0.17)(+0.20) +/- 0.04 pb at 182.7 GeV and 0.47 +/- 0.10 +/- 0.04 pb at 188.7 GeV. The measurements are consistent with Standard Model expectations. Limits on Quartic Gauge Boson Couplings a(0)/Lambda(2) and a(c)/Lambda(2) of -0.009 GeV-2 < a(0)/Lambda(2) < 0.008 GeV-2 and -0.007 GeV-2 < a(c)/Lambda(2) < 0.013 GeV-2 are derived at 95% confidence level. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
2000
478
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M. Acciarri;P. Achard;O. Adriani;M. Aguilar-Benitez;J. Alcaraz;G. Alemanni;J. Allaby;A. Aloisio;M. G. Alviggi;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub;V. P. ...espandi
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