Why this matters The key point is that CMS is reporting evidence for \(ZZ\gamma\) production for the first time in CMS. The 3.7σ result is conventionally described as evidence, rather than a 5σ observation. The separate inclusive \(4\ell\gamma\) analysis reaches 5.0σ, but that is a broader final state that includes final-state radiation and should not be interpreted as a 5σ observation of the specifically defined \(ZZ\gamma\) production process. In one sentence: CMS has found statistically significant evidence for producing two \(Z\) bosons and a photon in proton–proton collisions, with a measured rate broadly consistent with Standard Model expectations.
Evidence of Z Z γ Production and Observation of 4 ℓ γ in Proton-Proton Collisions at √ s = 13 TeV
Abbrescia, M.;Barbieri, M.;Buonsante, M.;Colaleo, A.;De Palma, M.;Elmetenawee, W.;Generoso, L.;Louka, M.;Mastrapasqua, V.;My, S.;Nenna, F.;Nuzzo, S.;Pellecchia, A.;Pompili, A.;Radogna, R.;Stamerra, A.;Troiano, D.;Venditti, R.;Zaza, A.;D'Anzi, B.;
2026-01-01
Abstract
Why this matters The key point is that CMS is reporting evidence for \(ZZ\gamma\) production for the first time in CMS. The 3.7σ result is conventionally described as evidence, rather than a 5σ observation. The separate inclusive \(4\ell\gamma\) analysis reaches 5.0σ, but that is a broader final state that includes final-state radiation and should not be interpreted as a 5σ observation of the specifically defined \(ZZ\gamma\) production process. In one sentence: CMS has found statistically significant evidence for producing two \(Z\) bosons and a photon in proton–proton collisions, with a measured rate broadly consistent with Standard Model expectations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


