Anomalous WWgamma couplings in gamma-proton collision at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the LHC can be used to set new bounds on anomalous WWgamma couplings through a specific photon-proton collision process, showing significant improvements over current limits.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach using the pp -> p gamma p -> p W q X reaction at the LHC to probe anomalous WWgamma couplings, providing updated confidence level bounds.

Findings

95% confidence level bounds on anomalous couplings

Reaction significantly improves current limits

Potential for future high-luminosity constraints

Abstract

We examine the potential of pp-> p gamma p -> p W q X reaction to probe anomalous WWgamma couplings at the LHC. We find 95% confidence level bounds on the anomalous coupling parameters with various values of the integrated luminosity. We show that the reaction pp -> p gamma p -> p W q X at the LHC highly improve the current limits.