MEASUREMENT OF THE CHARGED MULTIPLICITY OF Z(0)-]B(B)OVER-BAR EVENTS

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ABE, K
ABT, I
ASH, WW
ASTON, D
BACCHETTA, N
BAIRD, KG
BALTAY, C
BAND, HR
BARAKAT, MB
BARANKO, G
BARDON, O
BATTISTON, R
BAZARKO, AO
BEAN, A
BELCINSKI, RJ
BENDAVID, R
BENVENUTI, AC
BIASINI, M
BIENZ, T
BILEI, GM
BISELLO, D
BLAYLOCK, G
BOGART, JR
BOLTON, T
BOWER, GR
BRAU, JE
BREIDENBACH, M
BUGG, WM
BURKE, D
BURNETT, TH
BURROWS, PN
BUSZA, W
CALCATERRA, A
CALDWELL, DO
CALLOWAY, D
CAMANZI, B
CARPINELLI, M
CARR, J
CASSELL, R
CASTALDI, R
CASTRO, A
CAVALLISFORZA, M
CHADWICK, GB
CHEN, L
CHURCH, E
CLAUS, R
COHN, HO
COLLER, JA
COOK, V
COTTON, R
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[1] ADELPHI UNIV,GARDEN CITY,NY 11530
[2] BOSTON UNIV,BOSTON,MA 02215
[3] BRUNEL UNIV,UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH,MIDDX,ENGLAND
[4] CALTECH,PASADENA,CA 91125
[5] COLUMBIA UNIV,NEW YORK,NY 10027
[6] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,NAZL FRASCATI LAB,I-00044 FRASCATI,ITALY
[7] UNIV FERRARA,I-44100 FERRARA,ITALY
[8] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
[9] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-44100 FERRARA,ITALY
[10] UNIV PADUA,I-35100 PADUA,ITALY
[11] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-35100 PADUA,ITALY
[12] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-06100 PERUGIA,ITALY
[13] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
[14] UNIV PERUGIA,I-06100 PERUGIA,ITALY
[15] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[16] UNIV PISA,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
[17] MIT,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[18] NAGOYA UNIV,CHIKUSA KU,NAGOYA,AICHI 464,JAPAN
[19] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
[20] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
[21] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CTR,STANFORD,CA 94309
[22] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,VANCOUVER V6T 2A6,BC,CANADA
[23] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[24] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ,SANTA CRUZ,CA 95064
[25] UNIV CINCINNATI,CINCINNATI,OH 45221
[26] UNIV COLORADO,BOULDER,CO 80309
[27] UNIV GENOA,I-16146 GENOA,ITALY
[28] UNIV ILLINOIS,URBANA,IL 61801
[29] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,AMHERST,MA 01003
[30] UNIV OREGON,EUGENE,OR 97403
[31] UNIV PERUGIA,I-06100 PERUGIA,ITALY
[32] UNIV TENNESSEE,KNOXVILLE,TN 37996
[33] UNIV VICTORIA,VICTORIA V8W 2Y2,BC,CANADA
[34] UNIV WASHINGTON,SEATTLE,WA 98195
[35] UNIV WISCONSIN,MADISON,WI 53706
[36] VANDERBILT UNIV,NASHVILLE,TN 37235
[37] YALE UNIV,NEW HAVEN,CT 06511
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3145
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Using an impact parameter tag to select an enriched sample of Z0 --> bbBAR events, we have measured the difference between the average charged multiplicity of Z0 --> bbBAR and Z0 --> hadrons to be n(b)BAR-n(had)BAR=2.24 +/- 0.30(stat) +/- 0.33(syst) tracks per event. From this, we have derived n(b)BAR-n(uds)BAR=3.31 +/- 0.41 +/- 0.79. Comparing this measurement with those at lower center-of-mass energies, we find no evidence that n(b)BAR-n(uds)BAR depends on energy. This result is in agreement with a precise prediction of perturbative QCD, and supports the notion that QCD remains asymptotically free down to the scale M(b)2.
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页码:3145 / 3149
页数:5
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