Testing anomalous W couplings in e^-e^- collisions

Abstract

We analyze the influence of anomalous gauge couplings in the reaction e^-e^-∼e^-W^-ν_e at a 500 GeV linear collider. The limits imposed by this process on deviations from the standard model of electro-weak interaction, are competitive with those inferred from other high energy experiments. Furthermore, the allowed domain in the parameter space is quite different, and hence such an experiment would more than complement the other direct searches.