arxiv ref: 1507.03268Title: Measurement of the $W^+ W^-$ cross section in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV and limits on anomalous gauge couplingsAuthors: CMS CollaborationNode: CNRSDESYDFTTOETHUDURSupervisor: DaunceyDaviesDissertoriMariottiRasperezaVirdeeWork Packages: WP2: Predictions and simulations of signal and backgroundMilestones: M2.3.1 Validation of key Higgs background processes and evaluation of uncertainties derived from extrapolating them to signal regions