MEASUREMENT OF THE RATIO GAMMA-B(B)BAR/GAMMA HAD USING EVENT SHAPE VARIABLES

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BUSKULIC, D
DEBONIS, I
DECAMP, D
GHEZ, P
GOY, C
LEES, JP
MINARD, MN
PIETRZYK, B
ARIZTIZABAL, F
COMAS, P
CRESPO, JM
DELFINO, M
EFTHYMIOPOULOS, I
FERNANDEZ, E
FERNANDEZBOSMAN, M
GAITAN, V
GARRIDO, L
MATTISON, T
PACHECO, A
PADILLA, C
PASCUAL, A
CREANZA, D
DEPALMA, M
FARILLA, A
IASELLI, G
MAGGI, G
NATALI, S
NUZZO, S
QUATTROMINI, M
RANIERI, A
RASO, G
ROMANO, F
RUGGIERI, F
SELVAGGI, G
SILVESTRIS, L
TEMPESTA, P
ZITO, G
CHAI, Y
HU, H
HUANG, D
HUANG, X
LIN, J
WANG, T
XIE, Y
XU, D
XU, R
ZHANG, J
ZHANG, L
ZHAO, W
BLUCHER, E
机构
[1] CNR, IST COSM GEOPHYS, TURIN, ITALY
[2] CERN, DIV PPE, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[3] UNIV NAPLES, DIPARTIMENTO SCI FIS, I-80138 NAPLES, ITALY
[4] UNIV SASSARI, IST MATEMAT & FIS, I-07100 SASSARI, ITALY
[5] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, IST FIS ALTES ENERGIES, E-08193 BARCELONA, SPAIN
[6] INFN, SEZ BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[7] UNIV BARI, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[8] CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[9] CERN, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[10] UNIV CLERMONT FERRAND, IN2P3, CNRS, PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB, F-63177 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[11] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[12] DEMOKRITOS NATL CTR SCI RES, GR-15310 ATHENS, GREECE
[13] ECOLE POLYTECH, PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES LAB, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[14] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[15] UNIV FLORENCE, INFN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, SEZ FIRENZE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[16] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[17] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[18] INFN, LAB NAZL FRASCATI, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[19] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, SCOTLAND
[20] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[21] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[22] UNIV INNSBRUCK, DEPT EXPTL PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[23] UNIV LANCASTER, DEPT PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[24] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, W-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY
[25] FAC SCI LUMINY, IN2P3, CNRS, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, F-13288 MARSEILLE 9, FRANCE
[26] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, WERNER HEISENBERG INST, W-8000 MUNICH, GERMANY
[27] UNIV PARIS 11, IN2P3, CNRS, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[28] UNIV PISA, INFN, SEZ PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[29] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[30] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, EGHAM TW20 0EX, SURREY, ENGLAND
[31] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DEPT PARTICLE PHYS, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[32] CE SACLAY, DAPNIA, SERV PHYS PARTICULES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[33] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ, INST PARTICLE PHYS, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 USA
[34] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[35] UNIV GESAMTHSCH SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, W-5900 SIEGEN 21, GERMANY
[36] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[37] INFN, SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[38] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[39] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
[40] UNIV TURIN, IST FIS GEN, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)90029-H
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The branching fraction of Z --> bbBAR relative to all hadronic decays of the Z has been measured using event shape variables to preferentially select Z --> bbBAR events. The method chosen applies a combination of shape discriminators and the selection of high transverse momentum leptons to event hemispheres. From a sample of 440000 hadronic Z decays collected with the ALEPH detector at LEP, the ratio GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) = 0.228+/-0.005(stat.)+/-0.005(syst.) is measured.
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