A PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA-Z-]B(B)BAR/GAMMA-Z-] HADRONS

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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] UNIV SASSARI, IST MATEMAT & FIS, I-07100 SASSARI, ITALY
[2] UNIV NAPLES, DIPARTIMENTO SCI FIS, I-80138 NAPLES, ITALY
[3] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ, INST PARTICLE PHYS, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 USA
[4] CE SACLAY, DAPNIA, SERV PHYS PARTICULES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[5] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, INST 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] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[33] UNIV GESAMTHSCH SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, W-5900 SIEGEN 21, GERMANY
[34] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[35] INFN, SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[36] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[37] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
[38] UNIV TURIN, IST FIS GEN, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
[39] CNR, IST COSM GEOFIS, TURIN, ITALY
[40] CERN, DIV PPE, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)90028-G
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
A measurement of the partial width ratio GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) using a method which tags the Z --> bbBAR decays through the lifetime of the produced heavy hadrons is presented. This method relies on the tracking precision afforded by a double-sided silicon vertex detector. The tag algorithm makes a probabilistic interpretation of three-dimensional track impact parameters, using the data to measure the resolution. By tagging the two b hadrons separately, both GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) and the tag efficiency can be determined from the data. For a 26% efficiency of tagging a single b hadron within the vertex detector solid angle coverage, a purity of 96% is achieved. A value of GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) = 0.2192+/-0.0022(stat.)+/-0.0026(syst.)+/-0.0016(GAMMA(ccBAR)/GAMMA(had)) is found. Combining this result with other recent ALEPH GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) measurements gives a 95% confidence upper limit on the Standard Model top mass of M(t) < 228 GeV.
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