Measurements of the b quark forward-backward asymmetry around the Z(0) peak using jet charge and vertex charge

被引:15
作者
Ackerstaff, K
Alexander, G
Allison, J
Altekamp, N
Ametewee, K
Anderson, KJ
Anderson, S
Arcelli, S
Asai, S
Axen, D
Azuelos, G
Ball, AH
Barberio, E
Barlow, RJ
Bartoldus, R
Batley, JR
Bechtluft, J
Beeston, C
Behnke, T
Bell, AN
Bell, KW
Bella, G
Bentvelsen, S
Berlich, P
Bethke, S
Biebel, O
Biguzzi, A
Bird, SD
Blobel, V
Bloodworth, IJ
Bloomer, JE
Bobinski, M
Bock, P
Bosch, HM
Boutemeur, M
Bouwens, BT
Braibant, S
Brown, RM
Burckhart, HJ
Burgard, C
Burgin, R
Capiluppi, P
Carnegie, RK
Carter, AA
Carter, JR
Chang, CY
Charlton, DG
Chrisman, D
Clarke, PEL
Cohen, I
机构
[1] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[3] UNIV BONN, INST PHYS, D-53115 BONN, GERMANY
[4] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE, DEPT PHYS, RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA
[5] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
[6] CARLETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, OTTAWA CARLETON INST PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[7] CARLETON UNIV, CTR RES PARTICLE PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[8] CERN, EUROPEAN ORG PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[9] UNIV CHICAGO, ENRICO FERMI INST, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[10] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT PHYS, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[11] UNIV FREIBURG, FAK PHYS, D-79104 FREIBURG, GERMANY
[12] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST PHYS, D-69120 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[13] INDIANA UNIV, DEPT PHYS, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405 USA
[14] UNIV LONDON QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL, LONDON E1 4NS, ENGLAND
[15] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[16] UCL, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
[17] UNIV MANCHESTER, SCHUSTER LAB, DEPT PHYS, MANCHESTER M13 9PL, LANCS, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
[19] UNIV MONTREAL, NUCL PHYS LAB, MONTREAL, PQ H3C 3J7, CANADA
[20] UNIV OREGON, DEPT PHYS, EUGENE, OR 97403 USA
[21] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[22] CENS, CEA, DAPNIA, SPP, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[23] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, IL-32000 HAIFA, ISRAEL
[24] TEL AVIV UNIV, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, IL-69978 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
[25] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[26] UNIV TOKYO, INT CTR ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[27] KOBE UNIV, KOBE, HYOGO, JAPAN
[28] BRUNEL UNIV, UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH, MIDDX, ENGLAND
[29] WEIZMANN INST SCI, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, IL-76100 REHOVOT, ISRAEL
[30] UNIV HAMBURG, DESY, INST EXPT PHYS 2, D-22607 HAMBURG, GERMANY
[31] UNIV VICTORIA, DEPT PHYS, VICTORIA, BC V8W 3P6, CANADA
[32] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PHYS, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 1Z1, CANADA
[33] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT PHYS, EDMONTON, AB T6G 2J1, CANADA
[34] DUKE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, DURHAM, NC 27708 USA
[35] RES INST PARTICLE & NUCL PHYS, H-1525 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
[36] INST NUCL RES, H-4001 DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
[37] UNIV MUNICH, SEKT PHYS, D-85748 GARCHING, GERMANY
[38] TRIUMF, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 2A3, CANADA
[39] LAJOS KOSSUTH UNIV, DEPT EXPT PHYS, DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK C-PARTICLES AND FIELDS | 1997年 / 75卷 / 03期
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 以色列科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1007/s002880050482
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The b quark forward-backward asymmetry has been measured using approximately four million hadronic Z(0) decays collected with the OPAL detector at LEP. Both jet charge and vertex charge were used to estimate whether the b quark was produced in the forward or backward thrust hemisphere. The measured values corrected to the hadron-level thrust axis are A(FB)(b) = 0.041 +/-0.021 +/-0.002 root s = 89.34 GeV A(FB)(b) = 0.0994 +/-0.0052 +/-0.0044 root s = 91.21 GeV A(FB)(b) = 0.145 +/-0.017 +/-0.007 root s = 92.91 GeV where in each case the first error is statistical and the second systematic. Within the framework of the Standard Model these measurements correspond to an effective weak mixing angle of sin(2) theta(W)(eff,e) = 0.2308 +/- 0.0013. The measurements are in agreement with the Standard Model and other measurements at LEP.
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页码:385 / 396
页数:12
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