@article{3054607, title = "Measurement of the ZZ cross-section in e(+)e(-) interactions at 183-189 GeV", author = "Abreu, P and Adam, W and Adye, T and Adzic, P and Ajinenko, I and and Albrecht, Z and Alderweireld, T and Alekseev, GD and Alemany, R and and Allmendinger, T and Allport, PP and Almehed, S and Amaldi, U and and Amapane, N and Amato, S and Anassontzis, EG and Andersson, P and and Andreazza, A and Andringa, S and Antilogus, P and Apel, WD and Arnoud, Y and and Asman, B and Augustin, JE and Augustinus, A and Baillon, P and and Ballestrero, A and Bambade, P and Barao, F and Barbiellini, G and and Barbier, R and Bardin, DY and Barker, G and Baroncelli, A and Battaglia, and M and Baubillier, M and Becks, KH and Begalli, M and Behrmann, A and and Beilliere, P and Belokopytov, Y and Benekos, NC and Benvenuti, AC and and Berat, C and Berggren, M and Berntzon, L and Bertrand, D and Besancon, M and and Bilenky, MS and Bizouard, MA and Bloch, D and Blom, HM and Bonesini, and M and 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and De Min, A and De Paula, and L and Dijkstra, H and Di Ciaccio, L and Dolbeau, J and Doroba, K and and Dracos, M and Drees, J and Dris, M and Eigen, G and Ekelof, T and and Ellert, M and Elsing, M and Engel, JP and Santo, ME and Fanourakis, G and and Fassouliotis, D and Feindt, M and Fernandez, J and Ferrer, A and and Ferrer-Ribas, E and Ferro, F and Firestone, A and Flagmeyer, U and and Foeth, H and Fokitis, E and Fontanelli, F and Franek, B and Frodesen, AG and and Fruhwirth, R and Fulda-Quenzer, F and Fuster, J and Galloni, A and and Gamba, D and Gamblin, S and Gandelman, M and Garcia, C and Gaspar, C and and Gaspar, M and Gasparini, U and Gavillet, P and Gazis, EN and Gele, D and and Geralis, T and Gerdyukov, L and Ghodbane, N and Gil, I and Glege, F and and Gokieli, R and Golob, B and Gomez-Ceballos, G and Goncalves, P and and Caballero, IG and Gopal, G and Gorn, L and Gouz, Y and Gracco, V and and Grahl, J and Graziani, E and Gris, P and Grosdidier, G and Grzelak, K and and 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Pierre, F and Pimenta, M and Piotto, E and Podobnik, T and Poireau, V and and Pol, ME and Polok, G and Poropat, P and Pozdniakov, V and Privitera, and P and Pukhaeva, N and Pullia, A and Radojicic, D and Ragazzi, S and and Rahmani, H and Rames, J and Ratoff, PN and Read, AL and Rebecchi, P and and Redaelli, NG and Regler, M and Rehn, J and Reid, D and Reinertsen, P and and Reinhardt, R and Renton, PB and Resvanis, LK and Richard, F and Ridky, J and and Rinaudo, G and Ripp-Baudot, I and Romero, A and Ronchese, P and and Rosenberg, EI and Rosinsky, P and Roudeau, P and Rovelli, T and and Ruhlmann-Kleider, V and Ruiz, A and Saarikko, H and Sacquin, Y and and Sadovsky, A and Sajot, G and Salt, J and Sampsonidis, D and Sannino, M and and Savoy-Navarro, A and Schwanda, C and Schwemling, P and Schwering, B and and Schwickerath, U and Scuri, F and Seager, P and Sedykh, Y and Segar, and AM and Seibert, N and Sekulin, R and Sette, G and Shellard, RC and and Siebel, M and Simard, L and Simonetto, F and Sisakian, AN and Smadja, G and and Smirnov, N and Smirnova, O and Smith, GR and Sokolov, A and and Solovianov, O and Sopczak, A and Sosnowski, R and Spassov, T and and Spiriti, E and Squarcia, S and Stanescu, C and Stanitzki, M and and Stevenson, K and Stocchi, A and Strauss, J and Strub, R and Stugu, B and and Szczekowski, M and Szeptycka, M and Tabarelli, T and Taffard, A and and Tegenfeldt, F and Terranova, F and Timmermans, J and Tinti, N and and Tkatchev, LG and Tobin, M and Todorova, S and Tome, B and Tonazzo, A and and Tortora, L and Tortosa, P and Transtromer, G and Treille, D and and Tristram, G and Trochimczuk, M and Troncon, C and Turluer, ML and and Tyapkin, IA and Tyapkin, P and Tzamarias, S and Ullaland, O and Uvarov, and V and Valenti, G and Vallazza, E and Van Dam, P and Van den Boeck, W and and Van Doninck, WK and Van Eldik, J and Van Lysebetten, A and van Remortel, and N and Van Vulpen, I and Vegni, G and Ventura, L and Venus, W and and Verbeure, F and Verdier, P and Verlato, M and Vertogradov, LS and Verzi, and V and Vilanova, D and Vitale, L and Vlasov, E and Vodopyanov, AS and and Voulgaris, G and Vrba, V and Wahlen, H and Washbrook, AJ and Weiser, C and and Wicke, D and Wickens, JH and Wilkinson, GR and Winter, M and Witek, and M and Wolf, G and Yi, J and Yushchenko, O and Zalewska, A and Zalewski, and P and Zavrtanik, D and Zevgolatakos, E and Zimin, NI and Zintchenko, A and and Zoller, P and Zumerle, G and Zupan, M and DELPHI Collaboration", journal = "PHYSICS LETTERS B", year = "2001", volume = "497", number = "3-4", pages = "199-213", publisher = "ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV", issn = "0370-2693", doi = "10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01346-0", abstract = "Measurements of on-shell ZZ production are described, using data collected by DELPHI in 1997 and 1998, at centre-of-mass energies roots = 182.6 GeV and 188.6 GeV, respectively. Results obtained in each of the final states q (q) over barq (q) over bar, mu (+)mu (-) q (q) over bar e(+)e(-)q (q) over bar, nu<()over bar>q (q) over bar, l(+)l(-)l(+)l(-), and nu<()over bar>l(+)l(-) are presented. The measured cross-sections for on-shell ZZ production via the tree-level doubly-resonant graphs (NC02) are: sigma (NC02) (182.6 GeV) = 0.38 +/- 0.18 (stat) +/- 0.04 (syst) pb, sigma (NC02) (188.6 GeV) = 0.60+/-0.13 (stat) +/- 0.07 (syst) pb. They are consistent with the Standard Model expectations of 0.25 and 0.65 pb at each energy. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V." }