Single Intermediate Vector Boson production in e+e- collisions at sqrt(s) = 183 - 209 GeV

TL;DR

This paper reports measurements of single intermediate vector boson production in electron-positron collisions at energies between 183 and 209 GeV, confirming Standard Model predictions with data from the DELPHI experiment.

Contribution

It provides experimental cross-section measurements of vector boson production at LEP energies, validating Standard Model predictions in this energy range.

Findings

Measured cross-sections agree with Standard Model

Data collected at 183-209 GeV energies

Results support existing theoretical models

Abstract

The production of single charged and neutral intermediate vector bosons in e+e- collisions has been studied in the data collected by the DELPHI experiment at LEP at centre-of-mass energies between 183 and 209 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 640 pb^{-1}. The measured cross-sections for the reactions, determined in limited kinematic regions, are in agreement with the Standard Model predictions.