The angular distributions of Drell–Yan lepton pairs provide sensitive probes of the underlying dynamics of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) effects in vector-boson production. This paper presents for the first time the measurement of the full set of angular coefficients together with the differential cross-section as a function of the transverse momentum of the W boson, in the full phase space of the decay leptons. The measurements are performed separately for the W- and W+ channels. The analysis uses proton–proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in 2017 and 2018, during special low-luminosity runs with a reduced number of interactions per bunch crossings (pile-up). The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 338 pb-1 at a centre-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV. The low pile-up environment provides excellent experimental conditions for high-precision measurements of W-boson production. All results agree with theoretical predictions incorporating finite-order QCD corrections up to order αS2.

Zwalinski, L., Zormpa, O., Zorbas, T.G., Zografos, A., Zoch, K., Zoccoli, A., et al. (2026). Measurement of the W-boson angular coefficients and transverse momentum in pp collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 86(5) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-15264-w].

Measurement of the W-boson angular coefficients and transverse momentum in pp collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Cerri A.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

The angular distributions of Drell–Yan lepton pairs provide sensitive probes of the underlying dynamics of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) effects in vector-boson production. This paper presents for the first time the measurement of the full set of angular coefficients together with the differential cross-section as a function of the transverse momentum of the W boson, in the full phase space of the decay leptons. The measurements are performed separately for the W- and W+ channels. The analysis uses proton–proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in 2017 and 2018, during special low-luminosity runs with a reduced number of interactions per bunch crossings (pile-up). The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 338 pb-1 at a centre-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV. The low pile-up environment provides excellent experimental conditions for high-precision measurements of W-boson production. All results agree with theoretical predictions incorporating finite-order QCD corrections up to order αS2.
2026
Zwalinski, L., Zormpa, O., Zorbas, T.G., Zografos, A., Zoch, K., Zoccoli, A., et al. (2026). Measurement of the W-boson angular coefficients and transverse momentum in pp collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS, 86(5) [10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-15264-w].
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