We present a combined measurement of R-b = Gamma(Z --> b (b) over bar)/Gamma(Z --> hadrons) and the semileptonic branching ratio of b quarks in Z decays, Br(b --> l nu X), using double-tag methods. Two analyses are performed on one million hadronic Z decays collected in 1994 and 1995. The first analysis exploits the capabilities of the silicon microvertex detector. The tagging of b-events is based on the large impact parameter of tracks from weakly decaying b-hadrons with respect to the e(+)e(-) collision point. In the second analysis, a high-p(t) lepton tag is used to enhance the b-component in the sample and its momentum spectrum is used to constrain the model dependent uncertainties in the semileptonic b-decay. The analyses are combined in order to provide precise determinations of R-b and Br(b --> l nu X): R-b = 0.2174 +/- 0.0015 (stat.) +/- 0.0028 (sys.); Br(b --> l nu X) = (10.16 +/- 0.13 (stat.) +/- 0.30 (sys.))%.

Measurement of R-b and Br(b -> lvX) at LEP using double-tag methods / M. Acciarri, P. Achard, O. Adriani, M. Aguilar-Benitez, J. Alcaraz, G. Alemanni, J. Allaby, A. Aloisio, M. G. Alviggi, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, V. P. Andreev, T. Angelescu, F. Anselmo, A. Arefiev, T. Azemoon, T. Aziz, P. Bagnaia, L. Baksay, A. Balandras, et al.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - ELETTRONICO. - 13:(2000), pp. 47-61. [10.1007/s100520000296]

Measurement of R-b and Br(b -> lvX) at LEP using double-tag methods

ADRIANI, OSCAR;BECATTINI, FRANCESCO;D'ALESSANDRO, RAFFAELLO;
2000

Abstract

We present a combined measurement of R-b = Gamma(Z --> b (b) over bar)/Gamma(Z --> hadrons) and the semileptonic branching ratio of b quarks in Z decays, Br(b --> l nu X), using double-tag methods. Two analyses are performed on one million hadronic Z decays collected in 1994 and 1995. The first analysis exploits the capabilities of the silicon microvertex detector. The tagging of b-events is based on the large impact parameter of tracks from weakly decaying b-hadrons with respect to the e(+)e(-) collision point. In the second analysis, a high-p(t) lepton tag is used to enhance the b-component in the sample and its momentum spectrum is used to constrain the model dependent uncertainties in the semileptonic b-decay. The analyses are combined in order to provide precise determinations of R-b and Br(b --> l nu X): R-b = 0.2174 +/- 0.0015 (stat.) +/- 0.0028 (sys.); Br(b --> l nu X) = (10.16 +/- 0.13 (stat.) +/- 0.30 (sys.))%.
2000
13
47
61
M. Acciarri;P. Achard;O. Adriani;M. Aguilar-Benitez;J. Alcaraz;G. Alemanni;J. Allaby;A. Aloisio;M. G. Alviggi;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub;V. P. ...espandi
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificatore per citare o creare un link a questa risorsa: https://hdl.handle.net/2158/775479
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 24
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 27
social impact