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# AFB as a discovery tool for Z' bosons at the LHC

Accomando, Elena, Belyaev, Alexander, Fiaschi, Juri, Mimasu, Ken, Moretti, Stefano and Shepherd-Themistocleous, Claire (2015) AFB as a discovery tool for Z' bosons at the LHC. Il Nuovo Cimento C, 2015 (04), [153].

Record type: Article

## Abstract

The Forward-Backward Asymmetry (AFB) in $Z^\prime$ physics is commonly only perceived as the observable which possibly allows one to interpret a $Z^\prime$ signal by distinguishing different models of such (heavy) spin-1 bosons. In this article, we examine the potential of AFB in setting bounds on or even discovering a $Z^\prime$ at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and show that it might be a powerful tool for this purpose. We analyze two different scenarios: $Z^\prime$s with a narrow and wide width, respectively. We find that in both cases AFB can complement the cross section in accessing $Z^\prime$ signals.

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Accepted/In Press date: 13 April 2015
Published date: July 2015
Organisations: Physics & Astronomy, Theory Group

## Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 407755
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/407755
ISSN: 2037-4909
PURE UUID: 63de6a69-42c9-4342-928a-e1d1c8da387b
ORCID for Alexander Belyaev: orcid.org/0000-0002-1733-4408

## Catalogue record

Date deposited: 25 Apr 2017 01:07

## Contributors

Author: Elena Accomando
Author: Juri Fiaschi
Author: Ken Mimasu
Author: Stefano Moretti
Author: Claire Shepherd-Themistocleous