MEASUREMENT OF THE FORWARD BACKWARD ASYMMETRY IN Z-]BBAR AND Z-]CCBAR

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DECAMP, D [1 ]
DESCHIZEAUX, B
GOY, C
LEES, JP
MINARD, MN
ALEMANY, R
CRESPO, JM
DELFINO, M
FERNANDEZ, E
GAITAN, V
GARRIDO, L
MIR, LM
PACHECO, A
CATANESI, MG
CREANZA, D
DE PALMA, M
FARILLA, A
IASELLI, G
MAGGI, G
MAGGI, M
NATALI, S
NUZZO, S
QUATTROMINI, M
RANIERI, A
RASO, G
ROMANO, F
RUGGIERI, F
SELVAGGI, G
SILVESTRIS, L
TEMPESTA, P
ZITO, G
GAO, Y
HU, H
HUANG, D
HUANG, X
LIN, J
LOU, J
QIAO, C
RUAN, T
WANG, T
XIE, Y
XU, D
XU, R
ZHANG, J
ZHAO, W
ATWOOD, WB
BAUERDICK, LAT
BIRD, F
BLUCHER, E
BONVICINI, G
机构
[1] CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS PARTICULES, F-74019 ANNECY LE VIEUX, FRANCE
[2] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, LAB FIS ALTAS ENERGIAS, E-08193 BARCELONA, SPAIN
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[4] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, DIPARTIMENTO FIS UNIV, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[5] ACAD SINICA, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[6] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[7] UNIV BLAISE PASCAL, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE, F-63177 AUBIERE, FRANCE
[8] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[9] NUCL RES CTR DEMOKRITOS NRCD, ATHENS, GREECE
[10] ECOLE POLYTECH, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[11] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, ENGLAND
[12] UNIV FIRENZE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[13] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ FIRENZE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[14] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[15] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[16] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LNF, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[17] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, LANARK, SCOTLAND
[18] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[19] IMPERIAL COLL, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[20] UNIV INNSBRUCK, INST EXPT PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[21] UNIV LANCASTER, DEPT PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[22] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, W-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY
[23] CNRS, IN2P3, FAC SCI LUMINY, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[24] WERNER HEISENBERG INST PHYS, MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, W-8000 MUNICH, GERMANY
[25] UNIV PARIS SUD, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[26] UNIV PISA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, INFN, SEZ PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[27] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[28] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT PHYS, SURREY TW20 0EX, ENGLAND
[29] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[30] CEN SACLAY, DEPT PHYS PARTICULES ELEMENTAIRES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[31] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, ENGLAND
[32] UNIV SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, W-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[33] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[34] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[35] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[36] SLAC, Stanford, CA 94309 USA
[37] UNIV WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[38] LBL, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[39] FAC SCI, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[40] UNIV TORINO, IST FIS GEN, Turin, ITALY
[41] CNR, IST COSMO GEOFIS, I-10126 Turin, ITALY
[42] CERN, PPE DIV, CH-1211 Geneva 23, SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(91)90607-R
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
From a sample of 150 000 hadronic Z decays collected with the ALEPH detector at LEP, events containing prompt leptons are used to measure the forward-backward asymmetries for the channels Z --> bbBAR and Z --> ccBAR, giving the results A(FB)b = 0.126 +/- 0.028 +/- 0.012 and A(FB)c = 0.064 +/- 0.039 +/- 0.030. These asymmetries correspond to the value of effective electroweak mixing angle at the Z mass sin2-theta-w (m(Z)2) = 0.2262 +/- 0.0053.
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