Towards a Measurement of the Inclusive W->ev Cross Section in pp Collisions at sqrt(s) = 14 TeV

Abstract

We present the methods for an early measurement of the inclusive W->ev production cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s)= 14 TeV. The methods are studied assuming 10 inverse picobarn integrated luminosity of the data and conditions of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at the early data taking period.

arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures, Contribution to the proceedings of the 43rd Rencontres de Moriond, QCD and High Energy Interactions section, March 2008, La Thuile, Italy