W+gamma and Z+gamma production blessed results for Winter 2004


The analysis was performed by
Al Goshaw, Michael Kirby (Duke University)
Helen Hayward,, Beate Heinemann (Liverpool University)
and Naho Tanimoto (Okayama University)
Event criteria for W+gamma
Electron
 Et (transverse energy) > 25GeV, |eta(electron)|<1.1
Muon
 Pt (transverse momentum) > 20GeV, |eta(muon)|<1.1
Neutrino MEt (missing transverse energy) > 25 GeV (electron analysis), 20 GeV (muon analysis)
Transverse mass(electron, neutrino)
 30 < Mt < 120 GeV
Photon
 Et(transverse energy) > 7 GeV,  |eta(photon)|<1.1


Wgamma events yields

 Central : Luminosity 202 [pb-1]
            (stat.)±(sys.)
signal MC 180.51 ± 2.08 ± 10.11
W+jet Backgound
 49.52 ± 0.10 ± 14.95
Zgamma
 22.37 ± 0.38 ± 1.20
Wgamma-> tau nu gamma
 3.23 ± 0.24 ± 0.17
total SM+BG
 255.63 ± 2.13 ± 26.43
Data
 259


Cross section for Et(gamma)>7 GeV and DeltaR(lepton,gamma)>0.7:

sigma(Wgamma) x BR(W->lepton + nu)
19.7 ± 1.7 (stat.) ± 2.0(sys.) ± 1.1 (lum.)
Theory : sigma(Wgamma) x BR(W-> lepton + nu)  19.3 ± 1.4 (sys.) [pb]

Event criteria for Z+gamma
Electron
 Et (transverse energy) > 25GeV, |eta(electron)|<2.8
central EM calorimeter (CEM) covers |eta|< 1.1 and plug calorimeter covers 1.2 < |eta|<2.8
Muon
 Pt (transverse energy) > 20GeV, |eta(muon)|<1.1
Invariant mass(lepton,lepton)
M > 40 GeV
Photon
 Et(transverse energy) > 7 GeV,  |eta(photon)|<1.1


Zgamma events yields

 Central : Luminosity 202 [pb-1]
            (stat.)±(sys.)
signal MC 65.76 ± 3.76
Z+jet Backgound
 4.44 ± 1.33
other BG
 0.26 ± 0.20
total SM+BG
 70.46 ± 4.00
Data
 69


Cross section for Et(gamma)>7 GeV and DeltaR(lepton,gamma)>0.7

sigma(Zgamma) x BR(Z->lepton + lepton)
5.3 ± 0.6 (stat.) ± 0.3(sys.) ± 0.3 (lum.)
Theory : sigma(Zgamma) x BR(Z-> lepton + lepton)  5.4 ± 0.3 (sys.) [pb]

Kinematic Distributions Wgamma
 Zgamma
Et(gamma) photonEt
gif | eps
 photonEt
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Et(gamma) on log scale photonEt(central)logscale
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 photonEt(central)logscale
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Delta R(lepton, photon) dR(central e, gamma)
gif | eps
 dR(central e, gamma)
gif | eps
Wgamma: Transverse mass (lepton, neutrino)
Zgamma: Di-lepton invariant mass		 Mt(l, nu)
gif | eps
 Mt(l, nu)
gif | eps
Wgamma: Cluster transverse mass(lepton, photon, neutrino)
Zgamma: 3-body-mass(lepton, lepton, neutrino) 		ctm(l,gamma,nu)
gif | eps
 ctm(l,gamma,nu)
gif | eps
Wgamma: Cluster transverse mass vs transverse mass
Zgamma: 3-body vs dilepton mass
 mt vs ctm
gif | eps
 mt vs ctm
gif | eps
Charge signed rapidity difference


Last Updated March 10, 2004
Beate Heinemann(beate@fnal.gov) (Liverpool University)