# Measurements of the $ZZ$ production cross sections in the $2\mathrm{l} 2\nu$ channel in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 and 8 TeV and combined constraints on triple gauge couplings

CMS Collaboration; Khachatryan, V; Sirunyan, A M; Tumasyan, A; Aarrestad, T K; Amsler, C; Canelli, F; Chiochia, V; De Cosa, A; Hinzmann, A; Hreus, T; Kilminster, B; Lange, C; Millan Mejias, M; Ngadiuba, J; Pinna, D; Robmann, P; Ronga, F J; Taroni, S; Verzetti, M; Yang, Y; et al (2015). Measurements of the $ZZ$ production cross sections in the $2\mathrm{l} 2\nu$ channel in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 and 8 TeV and combined constraints on triple gauge couplings. European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields, 75:511.

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Measurements of the ZZ production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV are presented. Candidate events for the leptonic decay mode $ZZ$ to 2 $\mid$ 2 $\nu$, where l denotes an electron or a muon, are reconstructed and selected from data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.1 (19.6) inverse femtobarns at 7 (8) TeV collected with the CMS experiment. The measured cross sections, $\sigma (\mathrm {p}\mathrm {p}\rightarrow \mathrm{Z}\mathrm{Z}) = 5.1_{-1.4}^{+1.5}\,\text {(stat)} \,_{-1.1}^{+1.4}\,\text {(syst)} \pm 0.1\,\text {(lumi)} \text {~pb}$ at 8 TeV, are in good agreement with the standard model predictions with next-to-leading-order accuracy. The selected data are analyzed to search for anomalous triple gauge couplings involving the ZZ final state. In the absence of any deviation from the standard model predictions, limits are set on the relevant parameters. These limits are then combined with the previously published CMS results for $ZZ$ in $4\mathrm{l}$ final states, yielding the most stringent constraints on the anomalous couplings.

## Abstract

Measurements of the ZZ production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV are presented. Candidate events for the leptonic decay mode $ZZ$ to 2 $\mid$ 2 $\nu$, where l denotes an electron or a muon, are reconstructed and selected from data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.1 (19.6) inverse femtobarns at 7 (8) TeV collected with the CMS experiment. The measured cross sections, $\sigma (\mathrm {p}\mathrm {p}\rightarrow \mathrm{Z}\mathrm{Z}) = 5.1_{-1.4}^{+1.5}\,\text {(stat)} \,_{-1.1}^{+1.4}\,\text {(syst)} \pm 0.1\,\text {(lumi)} \text {~pb}$ at 8 TeV, are in good agreement with the standard model predictions with next-to-leading-order accuracy. The selected data are analyzed to search for anomalous triple gauge couplings involving the ZZ final state. In the absence of any deviation from the standard model predictions, limits are set on the relevant parameters. These limits are then combined with the previously published CMS results for $ZZ$ in $4\mathrm{l}$ final states, yielding the most stringent constraints on the anomalous couplings.

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Item Type: Journal Article, refereed, original work 07 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute 530 Physics English 19 February 2015 18 Feb 2016 14:34 14 Feb 2018 11:22 Springer 1434-6044 Gold Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3706-0 arXiv:1503.05467v2