The branching fraction of Z --> bbBAR relative to all hadronic decays of the Z has been measured using event shape variables to preferentially select Z --> bbBAR events. The method chosen applies a combination of shape discriminators and the selection of high transverse momentum leptons to event hemispheres. From a sample of 440000 hadronic Z decays collected with the ALEPH detector at LEP, the ratio GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) = 0.228+/-0.005(stat.)+/-0.005(syst.) is measured.

Measurement of the ratio Γbb/Γhad using event shape variables / Buskulic, D., de Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Ghez, P., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Pietrzyk, B., Ariztizabal, F., Comas, P., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Efthymiopoulos, I., Fernandez, E., Fernandez-Bosman, M., Gaitan, V., Garrido, Ll., Mattison, T., Pacheco, A., Padilla, C., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 313:3-4(1993), pp. 549-563. [10.1016/0370-2693(93)90029-H]

Measurement of the ratio Γbb/Γhad using event shape variables

Creanza, D.;Iaselli, G.;Maggi, G.;
1993

Abstract

The branching fraction of Z --> bbBAR relative to all hadronic decays of the Z has been measured using event shape variables to preferentially select Z --> bbBAR events. The method chosen applies a combination of shape discriminators and the selection of high transverse momentum leptons to event hemispheres. From a sample of 440000 hadronic Z decays collected with the ALEPH detector at LEP, the ratio GAMMA(bbBAR)/GAMMA(had) = 0.228+/-0.005(stat.)+/-0.005(syst.) is measured.
1993
Measurement of the ratio Γbb/Γhad using event shape variables / Buskulic, D., de Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Ghez, P., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Pietrzyk, B., Ariztizabal, F., Comas, P., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Efthymiopoulos, I., Fernandez, E., Fernandez-Bosman, M., Gaitan, V., Garrido, Ll., Mattison, T., Pacheco, A., Padilla, C., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 313:3-4(1993), pp. 549-563. [10.1016/0370-2693(93)90029-H]
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