LEPTON SPECTRA AS A MEASURE OF B-QUARK POLARIZATION AT LEP

被引:47
作者
MELE, B [1 ]
ALTARELLI, G [1 ]
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[1] CERN,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)90272-J
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
At LEP, b quarks are produced in Z decays with a large longitudinal polarization. A possible strategy for detecting some polarization effect through the study of the leptonic energy spectrum in the inclusive semi-leptonic decay of b hadrons is studied in detail. We especially focus on the large theoretical uncertainties due to the ambiguities on the b-fragmentation function. The related uncertainties in the lepton spectrum, which could fake polarization effects, can be controlled, by making use of both LEP data and lower-energy PETRA data on b production. A first comparison with experimental results is shown as well.
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