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Precision predictions for W-pair production at LEP2

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

Theoretical calculations for the W-pair production process at LEP2 in terms of Monte Carlo event generators RacoonWW and KorlaW&YFSWW3 are reviewed. The discussion concentrates on precision predictions for the main LEP2 WW observables. The theoretical precision of the above programs is estimated to be ~0.5% for the total WW cross section sigma_{WW}, ~5MeV for the W-boson mass M_W, and ~0.005 for the triple-gauge-boson coupling lambda = lambda_{gamma} = lambda_Z, which is sufficient for the final LEP2 data analyses.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0208138,
  title  = {Precision predictions for W-pair production at LEP2},
  author = {Wieslaw Placzek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0208138},
  year   = {2009}
}

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