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Production of electroweak bosons at colliders

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The collider experiments at the Tevatron and LHC are accumulating samples of electroweak bosons of unprecedented size. These huge samples can be used to observe rare processes, such as diboson production which have the potential to show enhancements due to new physics. Alternatively, the great statistical power of the samples allows for detailed studies of electroweak production mechanisms and correspondingly QCD and the proton structure.

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MOZER, M.U. Production of electroweak bosons at colliders. Pramana - J Phys 79, 617–627 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-012-0365-7

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