Single W and Z boson production properties and asymmetries

TL;DR

This paper reports on recent measurements of W and Z boson production and asymmetries at Fermilab Tevatron, comparing results with QCD predictions and extracting electroweak parameters.

Contribution

It provides new experimental measurements of boson production properties and asymmetries, including angular coefficients and asymmetries, with implications for testing the Standard Model.

Findings

Most measurements agree with QCD predictions

Extraction of $ ext{sin}^2 heta_W$ and quark couplings

Detailed asymmetry and differential cross-section data

Abstract

Recent analyses of single $W$ and $Z$ boson production properties and asymmetries from the CDF and D\O\ experiments at the Fermilab Tevatron are reported. For $W$ boson production, measurements of the production and lepton charge asymmetries are presented. For $Z/\gamma^*$ production, the following measurements are presented: $d\sigma/dy$, $(1/\sigma) (d\sigma/dp_T)$, $(1/\sigma) (d\sigma/d\phistar)$, lepton angular coefficients, and $A_{FB}$ with extraction of $\sin^2\theta_W$ and the light quark couplings to the $Z$. Most of these measurements are in good agreement with QCD predictions.