The sample of hadronic Z decays collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP in the years 1991-1995 is analysed in order to measure the forward-backward asymmetry in Z → bb̄ and Z → cc̄ events and the B 0 -B̄ 0 average mixing parameter χ̄. Quark charges are tagged by the charges of electrons and muons produced in b and e semileptonic decays. Multivariate analyses are used to separate the event flavours and b → ℓ/b → c → ℓ processes. The b and c quark asymmetries are measured simultaneously; the average mixing parameter and the pole asymmetries are determined to be χ̄ = 0.1196 ± 0.0049 (stat.) -0.0050 +0.0043 (syst.), A FB 0,b = 0.0998 ± 0.0040 (stat.) ± 0.0017 (syst.), A FB 0,c = 0.0732 ± 0.0053 (stat.) ± 0.0037 (syst.). These asymmetries, combined with the ALEPH measurements of the b asymmetry using inclusive b hadron decays and of the c asymmetry using reconstructed D mesons, correspond to a value of the effective electroweak mixing angle of sin 2 θ W eff = 0.23188 ± 0.00046

Measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in Z -> b(b)over-bar and Z -> c(c)over-bar decays with leptons / Heister, A., Schael, S., Barate, R., De Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Lees, J.P., Merle, E., Minard, M.N., Pietrzyk, B., Boix, G., Bravo, S., Casado, M.P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J.M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez Bosman, M., Garrido, L.l., Graugés, E., Martinez, M., et al.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - STAMPA. - 24:2(2002), pp. 177-191. [10.1007/s100520200950]

Measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in Z -> b(b)over-bar and Z -> c(c)over-bar decays with leptons

CREANZA, Donato Maria;IASELLI, Giuseppe;Maggi, Giorgio Pietro;
2002

Abstract

The sample of hadronic Z decays collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP in the years 1991-1995 is analysed in order to measure the forward-backward asymmetry in Z → bb̄ and Z → cc̄ events and the B 0 -B̄ 0 average mixing parameter χ̄. Quark charges are tagged by the charges of electrons and muons produced in b and e semileptonic decays. Multivariate analyses are used to separate the event flavours and b → ℓ/b → c → ℓ processes. The b and c quark asymmetries are measured simultaneously; the average mixing parameter and the pole asymmetries are determined to be χ̄ = 0.1196 ± 0.0049 (stat.) -0.0050 +0.0043 (syst.), A FB 0,b = 0.0998 ± 0.0040 (stat.) ± 0.0017 (syst.), A FB 0,c = 0.0732 ± 0.0053 (stat.) ± 0.0037 (syst.). These asymmetries, combined with the ALEPH measurements of the b asymmetry using inclusive b hadron decays and of the c asymmetry using reconstructed D mesons, correspond to a value of the effective electroweak mixing angle of sin 2 θ W eff = 0.23188 ± 0.00046
2002
Measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in Z -> b(b)over-bar and Z -> c(c)over-bar decays with leptons / Heister, A., Schael, S., Barate, R., De Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Lees, J.P., Merle, E., Minard, M.N., Pietrzyk, B., Boix, G., Bravo, S., Casado, M.P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J.M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez Bosman, M., Garrido, L.l., Graugés, E., Martinez, M., et al.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - STAMPA. - 24:2(2002), pp. 177-191. [10.1007/s100520200950]
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