The mass of the W boson is determined in e(+)e(-) collisions at LEP by the direct reconstruction of W decays in WW --> q (q) over barq (q) over bar and WW --> lvq (q) over bar events, supplemented by measurements using the kinematic properties of the leptons in the WW --> lvlv decay channel. The main sample of W pairs is selected from an integrated luminosity of 174 pb(-1) collected with the ALEPH detector in 1998 at a centre-of-mass energy of 188.63 GeV. The combined result from all channels is m(W) = 80.432 +/- 0.072(stat.) +/- 0.041(syst.) +/- 0.019(FSI) +/- 0.017(LEP) GeV/c(2), where FSI represents the possible effects of final state interactions in the q (q) over barq (q) over bar channel. In a second two-parameter fit to the q (q) over barq (q) over bar, evq (q) over bar and mu vq (q) over bar channels, where the W mass and width are decoupled, the average W width is found to be 2.24 +/- 0.20(stat.) +/- 0.13(syst.) GeV/c(2), consistent with the Standard Model prediction. The combination of the mass measurement presented in this paper together with those derived previously from the W pair cross section at 161 and 172 GeV and direct reconstruction at 172 and 183 GeV gives m(W) = 80.418 +/- 0.061(stat.) +/- 0.040(syst.) +/- 0.019(FSI) +/- 0.017(LEP) GeV/c(2).

Measurement of the W mass and width in e(+)e(-) collisions at 189 GeV / Barate, R., Focardi, E., Ghez, P., Goy, C., Jezequel, S., Lees, J.P., Martin, F., Merle, E., Minard, M.N., Pietrzyk, B., Alemany, R., Bravo, S., Casado, M.P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J.M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez Bosman, M., Garrido, L., Grauges, E., Martinez, M., et al.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - STAMPA. - 17:(2000), pp. 241-261.

Measurement of the W mass and width in e(+)e(-) collisions at 189 GeV

FOCARDI, ETTORE;CIULLI, VITALIANO;
2000

Abstract

The mass of the W boson is determined in e(+)e(-) collisions at LEP by the direct reconstruction of W decays in WW --> q (q) over barq (q) over bar and WW --> lvq (q) over bar events, supplemented by measurements using the kinematic properties of the leptons in the WW --> lvlv decay channel. The main sample of W pairs is selected from an integrated luminosity of 174 pb(-1) collected with the ALEPH detector in 1998 at a centre-of-mass energy of 188.63 GeV. The combined result from all channels is m(W) = 80.432 +/- 0.072(stat.) +/- 0.041(syst.) +/- 0.019(FSI) +/- 0.017(LEP) GeV/c(2), where FSI represents the possible effects of final state interactions in the q (q) over barq (q) over bar channel. In a second two-parameter fit to the q (q) over barq (q) over bar, evq (q) over bar and mu vq (q) over bar channels, where the W mass and width are decoupled, the average W width is found to be 2.24 +/- 0.20(stat.) +/- 0.13(syst.) GeV/c(2), consistent with the Standard Model prediction. The combination of the mass measurement presented in this paper together with those derived previously from the W pair cross section at 161 and 172 GeV and direct reconstruction at 172 and 183 GeV gives m(W) = 80.418 +/- 0.061(stat.) +/- 0.040(syst.) +/- 0.019(FSI) +/- 0.017(LEP) GeV/c(2).
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Barate, R.; Focardi, Ettore; Ghez, P.; Goy, C.; Jezequel, S.; Lees, J. P.; Martin, F.; Merle, E.; Minard, M. N.; Pietrzyk, B.; Alemany, R.; Bravo, S.;...espandi
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