Measurement of ZZ production in leptonic final states at {\surd}s of 1.96 TeV at CDF

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In this paper we present a precise measurement of the total ZZ production cross section in pp collisions at {\surd}s= 1.96 TeV, using data collected with the CDF II detector corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 6 fb-1.

• The result is obtained by combining separate measurements in the four-charged (lll'l'), and two-charged-lepton and two-neutral-lepton (llvv) decay modes of the Z.
• The combined measured cross section for pp {\to} ZZ is 1.64^(+0.44)_(-0.38) pb.
• This is the most precise measurement of the ZZ production cross section in 1.96 TeV pp collisions to date.