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before. Any deviation of the strength of these couplings from |
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their standard model expectations manifests the new physics. |
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In addition, multi-lepton final states of \WZ\ production constitute |
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an important background to the search for new phenomena, |
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In addition, multi-lepton final states of \WZ\ production constitutes |
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an important background to potential new phenomena, |
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in particular Supersymmetry. A sound understanding of the \WZ\ |
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production-process is of paramount importance in the first phase |
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of the LHC data-taking before any discovery can be claimed. |
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In this note, we present results on the study of \WZ\ production |
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based on the full simulation of the CMS detector. \WZ production in \pp\ |
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collisions at the LHC mainly proceeds through quark annihilation into |
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an intermediate W boson, see Figure~\ref{fig:graph}. Cross section of |
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an intermediate W boson, see Fig.~\ref{fig:graph}. Cross section of |
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about 31 pb and 19 pb are expected for the $W^+\Z$ and $W^-\Z$ final states, |
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respectively~\cite{Haywood:1999qg}. There are four configuration of |
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final state leptons considered in this analysis: $e^\pm \epem$, |
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$\mu^\pm \epem$, $\rm e^\pm \mu^+\mu^-$ and $\mu^\pm \mu^+\mu^-$. |
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Main instrumental background to all of the four signatures |
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is due to misidentified jets from associative production of jets and $\Z$ and |
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$W$ bosons and production of top quarks. The only physics background to |
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\WZ\ final state is $\Z\Z$ production with one of the leptons being |
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mis-reconstructed or lost. |
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$\mu^\pm \epem$, $\rm e^\pm \mu^+\mu^-$, and $\mu^\pm \mu^+\mu^-$. |
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Main instrumental background to all of the four signatures is due to |
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misidentified jets from top quark production and associative \Z or \W boson |
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and jets production. Next in significance is a background from |
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converted photons from $Z^0\gamma$ and $\W\gamma$ processes |
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that are identified as electrons. The only physics background to \WZ\ final state is $\Z\Z$ |
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production with one of the leptons being mis-reconstructed or lost. |
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The structure of this note is as follows. We describe the signal |
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and background modeling in Section~\ref{sec:gen}. The information |
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on triggering and reconstruction of events is given in |
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Section~\ref{sec:eventReconstruction}. We present the analysis |
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strategy and estimate systematic uncertainties in Sections~\ref{sec:selection} |
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and \ref{sec:systematics}, respectively. The summary of the analysis |
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strategy and estimate systematic uncertainties in Sections~\ref{sec:eventReconstruction} |
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and~\ref{sec:systematic}, respectively. The summary of the analysis |
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and results drawn with an emphasis on the \WZ\ observation |
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in early LHC data are given in Section~\ref{sec:results}. |
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