The W and Z bosons, discovered in 1983, are essential for studying the weak force. #CMSPaper 1365 examines simultaneous production of a W and Z boson to test their interactions. Results are compared to the best calculations available, showing only a few percent uncertainty https://buff.ly/3Vx8CAN
@freyablekman Hi Freya! I really like that you share these papers when they appear. Keep it up!
Question for you. I think I was unaware that there had been a short 5 TeV run in 2017. Can you remind me of the purpose of that run (e.g. LHC commissioning, precision physics, etc.)? The NNLO prediction agrees very well with the other points, but not this one. Granted, a ~2sigma fluctuation in 5 independent measurements has a HIGH probability. It's just interesting.
@steve hi Steve thanks for the compliment. I suggest you read the actual paper ( I queued these posts a while ago so can’t remember any more), after all you’re definitely qualified to do so
@freyablekman I did look through the paper you shared and the reference to the 5 TeV result. That paper did not make clear the intended purpose of the run, nor the conditions under which it ran.
I was mainly interested in a conversation, but I can just go back and keep reading.