Abstract:
This note presents measurements of WZ production in proton-proton collisions atcenter of mass energies of 7 TeV and 8 TeV with the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Results are based on data corresponding to integrated luminosities of 4.9 fb−1 collected at √s=7 TeV, and 19.6 fb−1 collected at √s=8 TeV. The leptonic decay modes of the W and Z bosons into electrons and muons are considered. The inclusive WZ cross section is determined for the two energies, and the ratio of production cross sections for W+Z and W−Z is determined.
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