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We discuss results of the CMS collaboration on the sensitivity of the LHC to W boson polarisation in the process pp → W ± + jet → e ±jet+ using the L P variable directly connected to θ ∗ angle of the outgoing lepton in the rest frame of the decaying W. We have shown that for a given L P , interference between different polarizations of the W- boson is not negligible, and needs to be taken into account when considering the differential cross-section with respect to L P . The L P variable suggested by CMS collaboration is highly suitable variable to study LHC sensitivity to g V , g A couplings of W -boson to fermions. We note that the experimental sensitivity to W-boson polarization which is much higher than that to (g V , g A ) parameter space can be turned around and used to identify deviations from the Standard Model as a signal for new physics at the LHC.
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Belyaev, A., Ross, D. What does the CMS measurement of W-polarization tell us about the underlying theory of the coupling of W-bosons to matter?. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 120 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2013)120
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