UPDATED MEASUREMENT OF THE AVERAGE B-HADRON LIFETIME

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BUSKULIC, D
DECAMP, D
GOY, C
LEES, JP
MINARD, MN
MOURS, B
ALEMANY, R
ARIZTIZABAL, F
COMAS, P
CRESPO, JM
DELFINO, M
FERNANDEZ, E
GAITAN, V
GARRIDO, L
MATTISON, T
PACHECO, A
PASCUAL, A
CREANZA, D
DEPALMA, M
FARILLA, A
IASELLI, G
MAGGI, G
MAGGI, M
NATALI, S
NUZZO, S
QUATTROMINI, M
RANIERI, A
RASO, G
ROMANO, F
RUGGIERI, F
SELVAGGI, G
SILVESTRIS, L
TEMPESTA, P
ZITO, G
HU, H
HUANG, D
HUANG, X
LIN, J
LOU, J
QIAO, C
WANG, T
XIE, Y
XU, D
XU, R
ZHANG, J
ZHAO, W
BAUERDICK, LAT
BLUCHER, E
BONVICINI, G
BOSSI, F
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[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, INST FIS DALTES ENERGIES, E-08193 BARCELONA, SPAIN
[2] UNIV BARI, INFN, SEZ BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[3] UNIV BARI, DEPT PHYS, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[4] CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[5] CERN, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[6] UNIV CLERMONT FERRAND, IN2P3, PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB, CNRS, F-63177 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[7] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[8] DEMOKRITOS NATL CTR SCI RES, GR-15310 ATHENS, GREECE
[9] ECOLE POLYTECH, IN2P3, PHYS NUCL HAUTES ENERGIES LAB, CNRS, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[10] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[11] UNIV FLORENCE, DEPT PHYS, INFN SEZ FIRENZE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[12] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[13] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[14] INFN, LAB NAZL, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[15] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, SCOTLAND
[16] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[17] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV INNSBRUCK, INST EXPTL PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[19] UNIV LANCASTER, DEPT PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[20] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, W-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY
[21] FAC SCI LUMINY, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, IN2P3, CNRS, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[22] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, WERNER HEISENBERG INST PHYS, W-8000 MUNICH 40, GERMANY
[23] UNIV PARIS 11, IN2P3, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, CNRS, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[24] UNIV PISA, INFN SEZ, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[25] UNIV PISA, SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[26] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT PHYS, EGHAM TW20 0EX, SURREY, ENGLAND
[27] CENS, DAPNIA, SERV PHYS PARTICULES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[28] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ, INST PARTICLE PHYS, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 USA
[29] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[30] UNIV SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, W-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[31] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[32] INFN SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[33] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[34] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
[35] UNIV TURIN, IST FIS GEN, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
[36] UNIV NAPLES, DIPARTIMENTO SCI FIS, I-80138 NAPLES, ITALY
[37] CNR, IST COSMO GEOFIS, TURIN, ITALY
[38] CERN, DIV PPE, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[39] LBL, BERKELEY, CA 94720 USA
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)90108-G
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
An improved measurement of the average lifetime of b hadrons has been performed with the ALEPH detector. From a sample of 260000 hadronic Z0 decays, recorded during the 1991 LEP run with the silicon vertex detector fully operational, a fit to the impact parameter distribution of lepton tracks coming from semileptonic decays yields an average b hadron lifetime of 1.49 +/- 0.03 +/- 0.06 ps.
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