The ALEPH detector at LEP is used to study single photon events in e+e- collisions at the Z resonance. In a total data sample of 15.7 pb-1 taken in 1990 and 1991 scanning the resonance, 400 events were recorded where each has a single deposition of more than 1.5 GeV measured in the polar angular region \costheta(gamma)\ < 0.74 of the electromagnetic calorimeter. It is shown that this number of events can be accounted for by known processes. After subtraction of background events, the invisible width of the Z is determined to be 450 +/- 34(stat.) +/- 34(syst.) MeV. Using Z resonance parameters derived by ALEPH, the corresponding number of light neutrino generations is found to be 2.68 +/- 0.20(stat.) +/- 0.20(syst.).

A Direct Measurement of the Invisible Width of the Z From Single-photon Counting / D. BUSKULIC, I. DEBONIS, D. DECAMP, P. GHEZ, C. GOY, J. P. LEES, M. N. MINARD, B. PIETRZYK, F. ARIZTIZABAL, P. COMAS, J. M. CRESPO, M. DELFINO, I. EFTHYMIOPOULOS, E. FERNANDEZ, M. FERNANDEZBOSMAN, V. GAITAN, L. GARRIDO, T. MATTISON, A. PACHECO, C. PADILLA, et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 313:(1993), pp. 520-534. [10.1016/0370-2693(93)90027-F]

A Direct Measurement of the Invisible Width of the Z From Single-photon Counting

FOCARDI, ETTORE;CIULLI, VITALIANO;
1993

Abstract

The ALEPH detector at LEP is used to study single photon events in e+e- collisions at the Z resonance. In a total data sample of 15.7 pb-1 taken in 1990 and 1991 scanning the resonance, 400 events were recorded where each has a single deposition of more than 1.5 GeV measured in the polar angular region \costheta(gamma)\ < 0.74 of the electromagnetic calorimeter. It is shown that this number of events can be accounted for by known processes. After subtraction of background events, the invisible width of the Z is determined to be 450 +/- 34(stat.) +/- 34(syst.) MeV. Using Z resonance parameters derived by ALEPH, the corresponding number of light neutrino generations is found to be 2.68 +/- 0.20(stat.) +/- 0.20(syst.).
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D. BUSKULIC;I. DEBONIS;D. DECAMP;P. GHEZ;C. GOY;J. P. LEES;M. N. MINARD;B. PIETRZYK;F. ARIZTIZABAL;P. COMAS;J. M. CRESPO;M. DELFINO;I. EF...espandi
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