The first dedicated Z-boson mass measurement at the LHC with Z→μ+μ- decays is reported. The dataset uses proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, recorded in 2016 by the LHCb experiment, and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 fb-1. A template fit to the μ+μ- mass distribution yields the following result for the Z-boson mass: mZ=91,185.7±8.3±3.9 MeV, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This result is consistent with previous measurements and predictions from global electroweak fits. [the LHCb Collaboration]

Measurement of the Z- Boson Mass / R. Aaij, A. . .A.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 135:16(2025 Oct 17), pp. 161802.1-161802.13. [10.1103/ydn7-qx1d]

Measurement of the Z- Boson Mass

S. Cesare;C. Mancuso;D. Marangotto;A. Merli;N. Neri;G. Tonani;T. Tork;Z. Wang;
2025

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The first dedicated Z-boson mass measurement at the LHC with Z→μ+μ- decays is reported. The dataset uses proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, recorded in 2016 by the LHCb experiment, and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 fb-1. A template fit to the μ+μ- mass distribution yields the following result for the Z-boson mass: mZ=91,185.7±8.3±3.9 MeV, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This result is consistent with previous measurements and predictions from global electroweak fits. [the LHCb Collaboration]
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17-ott-2025
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