Measurement and interpretation of the W-pair cross-section in e(+)e(-) interactions at 161 GeV

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Abreu, P
Adam, W
Adye, T
Adzic, P
Ajinenko, I
Alekseev, GD
Alemany, R
Allport, PP
Almehed, S
Amaldi, U
Amato, S
Andreazza, A
Andrieux, ML
Antilogus, P
Apel, WD
Asman, B
Augustin, JE
Augustinus, A
Baillon, P
Bambade, P
Barao, F
Barbi, M
Bardin, DY
Barker, G
Baroncelli, A
Barring, O
Barrio, JA
Bartl, W
Bates, MJ
Battaglia, M
Baubillier, M
Baudot, J
Becks, KH
Begalli, M
Beilliere, P
Belokopytov, Y
Belous, K
Benvenuti, AC
Berggren, M
Bertini, D
Bertrand, D
Besancon, M
Bianchi, F
Bigi, M
Bilenky, MS
Billoir, P
Bizouard, MA
Bloch, D
Blume, M
Bolognese, T
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[3] UNIV MONS,FAC SCI,B-7000 MONS,BELGIUM
[4] UNIV ATHENS,PHYS LAB,GR-10680 ATHENS,GREECE
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[13] CERN,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
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[30] UNIV PARIS 07,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[31] LUND UNIV,DEPT PHYS,S-22363 LUND,SWEDEN
[32] UNIV LYON 1,CNRS,IPNL,IN2P3,F-69622 VILLEURBANNE,FRANCE
[33] UNIV COMPLUTENSE,E-28040 MADRID,SPAIN
[34] UNIV AIX MARSEILLE 2,CPP,IN2P3,CNRS,F-13288 MARSEILLE 09,FRANCE
[35] UNIV MILAN,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
[36] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
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10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00226-8
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摘要
In 1996 LEP ran at a centre-of-mass energy of 161 GeV, just above the threshold of W-pair production. DELPHI accumulated data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9.93 pb(-1), and observed 29 events that are considered as candidates for W-pair production. From these, a cross-section for the doubly resonant e(+)e(-) --> WW process of 3.67(-0.85)(+0.97)+/-0.19 pb has been measured. Within the Standard Model, this cross-section corresponds to a mass of the W-boson of 80.40+/-0.44(stat.)+/-0.09(syst.)+/-0.03(LEP) GeV/c(2). Alternatively, if mw is held fixed at its current value determined by other experiments, the observed cross-section is used to obtain limits on trilinear WWV(V = gamma,Z) couplings. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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