The first observation of electroweak production of a photon in association with two forward jets in proton-proton collisions is presented. The measurement uses data recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2016-2018 at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1). The analysis is performed in a region enriched in photon production via vector boson fusion, with a requirement on the transverse momentum of the photon to exceed 200 GeV. The cross section is measured to be 202(-32)(+36) fb, at a significance with respect to the null hypothesis that exceeds five standard deviations. This is in agreement with the standard model prediction of 177(-12)(+13) fb. Differential cross sections are measured as a function of various observables. Limits are set on dimension-6 effective field theory operators that contribute to the WW gamma interaction. The observed 95% confidence intervals for the corresponding Warsaw basis Wilson coefficients c(W) and c(HWB) are [- 0.11, 0.16] and [-1.6, 1.5], respectively.

Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Measurements of electroweak production of a photon in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS(5) [10.1007/JHEP05(2026)020].

Measurements of electroweak production of a photon in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV

Ciocci, M. A.;Turini, N.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

The first observation of electroweak production of a photon in association with two forward jets in proton-proton collisions is presented. The measurement uses data recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2016-2018 at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1). The analysis is performed in a region enriched in photon production via vector boson fusion, with a requirement on the transverse momentum of the photon to exceed 200 GeV. The cross section is measured to be 202(-32)(+36) fb, at a significance with respect to the null hypothesis that exceeds five standard deviations. This is in agreement with the standard model prediction of 177(-12)(+13) fb. Differential cross sections are measured as a function of various observables. Limits are set on dimension-6 effective field theory operators that contribute to the WW gamma interaction. The observed 95% confidence intervals for the corresponding Warsaw basis Wilson coefficients c(W) and c(HWB) are [- 0.11, 0.16] and [-1.6, 1.5], respectively.
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Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Measurements of electroweak production of a photon in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS(5) [10.1007/JHEP05(2026)020].
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