Measurement of Charged and Neutral Current $e^{-}p$ Deep Inelastic Scattering Cross Sections at High $Q^2$

Abstract

Deep inelastic $e^{-}p$ scattering has been studied in both the charged-current (CC) and neutral-current (NC) reactions at momentum transfers squared, $Q^2$, between 400 GeV${}^2$ and the kinematic limit of 87500 GeV${}^2$ using the ZEUS detector at the HERA $ep$ collider. The CC and NC total cross sections, the NC to CC cross section ratio, and the differential cross sections, $d\sigma /d{Q}^2$, are presented. For $Q^2\simeq M_W^2$, where $M_W$ is the mass of the $W$ boson, the CC and NC cross sections have comparable magnitudes, demonstrating the equal strengths of the weak and electromagnetic interactions at high $Q^2$. The $Q^2$ dependence of the CC cross section determines the mass term in the CC propagator to be $M_W=76\pm 16\pm 13$~GeV.

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