Model-independent limits for anomalous triple gauge bosons $W^+W^-γ$ coupling at the CLIC

Abstract

We investigate the potential of the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) to probe the anomalous $W^+W^-γ$ coupling in $γγ$, $γγ^*$ and $γ^*γ^*$ collisions through the processes $γγ\rightarrow W^+ W^-$, $e^+ γ\rightarrow e^+ γ^{*} γ\rightarrow e^+ W^- W^+$ and $e^+ e^-\rightarrow e^+ γ^{*} γ^{*} e^- \rightarrow e^+ W^- W^+ e^-$. We perform leptonic, semi-leptonic and hadronic decays channels for $W^+W^-$ production in the final state. Taking ${\cal L}=1\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm ab^{-1}}@ \sqrt{s}=0.380\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm TeV}$, ${\cal L}=2.5\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm ab^{-1}}@ \sqrt{s}=1.5\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm TeV}$ and ${\cal L}=5\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm ab^{-1}}@ \sqrt{s}=3\hspace{0.8mm}{\rm TeV}$, based on future CLIC data, the limits for $Δκ_γ$ and $λ_γ$ might reach up to ${\cal O}(10^{-5}-10^{-4})$ level in the most ideal with 5\hspace{0.8mm}${\rm ab^{-1}}$ set data, which shows a potential advantage compared to those from LHC, Tevatron and LEP data. Thus, our results represent that the processes $γγ\rightarrow W^+ W^-$, $e^+ γ\rightarrow e^+ γ^{*} γ\rightarrow e^+ W^- W^+$ and $e^+ e^-\rightarrow e^+ γ^{*} γ^{*} e^- \rightarrow e^+ W^- W^+ e^-$ at the CLIC are a very good prospect for probing the anomalous $W^+W^-γ$ couplings.