A determination of the number of light neutrino families performed by measuring the cross section of single photon production in e(+)e(-) collision near the Z resonance is reported. From an integrated luminosity of 100 pb(-1), collected during the years 1991-94, we have observed 2091 single photon candidates with an energy above 1 GeV in the polar angular region 45 degrees < theta(gamma) < 135 degrees. From a maximum likelihood fit to the single photon cross section, the Z decay width into invisible particles is measured to be Gamma(inv) = 498 +/- 12(stat) +/- 12(sys)MeV. Using the Standard Model couplings of neutrinos to the Z, the number of light neutrino species is determined to be N-v = 2.98 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.07(sys). (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Determination of the number of light neutrino species from single photon production at LEP / M. Acciarri, O. Adriani, M. Aguilar-Benitez, S. Ahlen, 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, R. C. Ball, et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - ELETTRONICO. - 431:(1998), pp. 199-208. [10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00519-X]

Determination of the number of light neutrino species from single photon production at LEP

ADRIANI, OSCAR;BECATTINI, FRANCESCO;D'ALESSANDRO, RAFFAELLO;
1998

Abstract

A determination of the number of light neutrino families performed by measuring the cross section of single photon production in e(+)e(-) collision near the Z resonance is reported. From an integrated luminosity of 100 pb(-1), collected during the years 1991-94, we have observed 2091 single photon candidates with an energy above 1 GeV in the polar angular region 45 degrees < theta(gamma) < 135 degrees. From a maximum likelihood fit to the single photon cross section, the Z decay width into invisible particles is measured to be Gamma(inv) = 498 +/- 12(stat) +/- 12(sys)MeV. Using the Standard Model couplings of neutrinos to the Z, the number of light neutrino species is determined to be N-v = 2.98 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.07(sys). (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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M. Acciarri;O. Adriani;M. Aguilar-Benitez;S. Ahlen;J. Alcaraz;G. Alemanni;J. Allaby;A. Aloisio;M. G. Alviggi;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub;V. P. ...espandi
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