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Probing the $WW\gamma$ Vertex in $e^\pm p\to\nu\gammaX$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We study the prospects of testing the WWγWW\gamma vertex in epνγXe^- p\to\nu\gamma X and e+pνγXe^+ p\to\nu\gamma X at HERA and LEP/LHC. Destructive interference effects between the Standard Model and the anomalous contributions to the amplitude severely limit the sensitivity of both processes to non-standard WWγWW\gamma couplings. Sensitivity limits for the anomalous WWγWW\gamma couplings κ\kappa and λ\lambda at HERA and LEP/LHC are derived, taking into account experimental cuts and uncertainties, and the form factor behaviour of nonstandard couplings. These limits are found to be significantly weaker than those which can be expected from other collider processes within the next few years. At HERA, they are comparable to bounds obtained from SS-matrix unitarity.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9204203,
  title  = {Probing the $WW\gamma$ Vertex in $e^\pm p\to\nu\gammaX$},
  author = {U. Baur and M. A. Doncheski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9204203},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

13 pages, 4 figures (not included)