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Past exam of the particle physics course of the University of Oxford 2016 1 3 Solution by
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The photon propagator gives approximately , whereas a massive W boson gives . Up to different coupling constant values, parton distribution functions and angular factors,Consequently the low- charged current suppression disappears as approaches . The source graph shows comparable cross sections at of order , so the relevant mass scale is of order .
A more quantitative, still rough reading uses the ratio near and near , where denotes , not . If varies slowly over this interval, set . ThenThe reading is compatible with roughly –; it is not a precision mass determination. In particular, Z boson exchange contributes to the neutral current at high , and the parton distribution functions do not cancel exactly. Equality of two inclusive cross sections alone does not define .
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