Luminosity measurement in the L3 detector at LEP

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作者
Brock, IC
Engler, A
Ferguson, T
Filthaut, F
Kraemer, RW
Merk, M
Rippich, C
Shi, X
Shukla, J
Sutton, RB
Tsipolitis, G
Vogel, H
You, J
Lecoq, P
Bobbink, GJ
Buskens, J
Cerjak, I
Groenstege, H
Koffeman, E
Linde, FL
Raven, G
Rewiersma, P
Schuijlenberg, HWA
deWaard, A
Commichau, V
Hangarter, K
Schmitz, P
机构
[1] CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213
[2] CERN,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
[3] NIKHEF H,NL-1009 DB AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[4] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST PHYS 3,D-52056 AACHEN,GERMANY
基金
美国安德鲁·梅隆基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00734-6
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
One of the limiting factors in the determination of the electroweak parameters from cross section measurements of e(+)e(-) annihilation close to the Z pole is the precision of the luminosity measurement, The luminosity monitor of the L3 detector at LEP and the analysis of its data are described. Using a combination of a EGO calorimeter and a 3-layer silicon tracker, the absolute luminosity has been measured with an experimental precision of 0.08% in 1993 and 0.05% in 1994. The measurement relies on a detailed understanding of small-angle elastic e(+)e(-) (Bhabha) scattering from the experimental and theoretical point of view, as well as an excellent knowledge of the detector geometry.
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