A measurement of R-b using a lifetime-mass tag

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作者
Barate, R
Buskulic, D
Decamp, D
Ghez, P
Goy, C
Lees, JP
Lucotte, A
Minard, MN
Nief, JY
Pietrzyk, B
Casado, MP
Chmeissani, M
Comas, P
Crespo, JM
Delfino, M
Fernandez, E
FernandezBosman, M
Garrido, L
Juste, A
Martinez, M
Miquel, R
Mir, LM
Orteu, S
Padilla, C
Park, IC
Pascual, A
Perlas, JA
Riu, I
Sanchez, F
Teubert, F
Colaleo, A
Creanza, D
dePalma, M
Gelao, G
Iaselli, G
Maggi, G
Maggi, M
Marinelli, N
Nuzzo, S
Ranieri, A
Raso, G
Ruggieri, F
Selvaggi, G
Silvestris, L
Tempesta, P
Tricomi, A
Zito, G
Huang, X
Lin, J
Ouyang, Q
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, INST FIS ALTES ENERGIES, BELLATERRA 08193, BARCELONA, SPAIN
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[3] ACAD SINICA, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[4] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[5] UNIV CLERMONT FERRAND, IN2P3, CNRS, PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB, F-63177 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[6] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[7] DEMOCRITOS NUCL RES CTR, ATHENS, GREECE
[8] ECOLE POLYTECH, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[9] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[10] UNIV FLORENCE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[11] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[12] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LAB NAZL FRASCATI, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[13] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, LANARK, SCOTLAND
[14] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, D-69120 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[15] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[16] UNIV INNSBRUCK, INST EXPT PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[17] UNIV LANCASTER, DEPT PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, D-55099 MAINZ, GERMANY
[19] FAC SCI LUMINY, IN2P3, CNRS, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[20] UNIV MILAN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[21] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[22] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, WERNER HEISENBERG INST, D-80805 MUNICH, GERMANY
[23] UNIV PARIS 11, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[24] UNIV PISA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[25] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[26] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[27] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT PHYS, SURREY TW20 0EX, ENGLAND
[28] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[29] CTR ETUD SACLAY, CEA, DAPNIA, SERV PHYS PARTICULES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[30] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ, INST PARTICLE PHYS, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 USA
[31] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[32] UNIV SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, D-57068 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[33] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[34] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[35] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
[36] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[37] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-95129 CATANIA, ITALY
[38] UNIV TURIN, IST FIS GEN, TURIN, ITALY
[39] CNR, IST COSMOGEOFIS, I-10133 TURIN, ITALY
[40] UNIV BARCELONA, BARCELONA 08208, SPAIN
[41] UNIV SASSARI, IST MATEMAT & FIS, I-07100 SASSARI, ITALY
[42] SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIV, SUWON 440746, SOUTH KOREA
[43] KANGNUNG NATL UNIV, KANGNUNG, SOUTH KOREA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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D O I
10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00406-1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
ALEPH's published measurement of R-b = Gamma(Z --> b (b) over bar)/Gamma(Z --> hadrons) using a lifetime tag is updated using the full LEP 1 data sample. Considerable effort has been devoted to understanding systematic effects. Charm background is better controlled by combining the lifetime tag with a tag based on the b/c hadron mass difference. Furthermore, the algorithm used to reconstruct the event primary vertex is designed so as to reduce correlations between the two hemispheres of an event. The value of R-b is measured to be 0.2167 +/- 0.0011(stat) +/- 0.0013(syst). (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:150 / 162
页数:13
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