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Measurement of the bb» fraction in hadronic Z0 decays with precision vertex detectors

  • R. G. Jacobsen
  • , D. S. Koetke
  • , C. E. Adolphsen
  • , D. Fujino
  • , B. A. Schumm
  • , S. R. Wagner
  • , J. P. Alexander
  • , D. Averill
  • , B. C. Barish
  • , T. Barklow
  • , B. A. Barnett
  • , D. Blockus
  • , A. Boyarski
  • , B. Brabson
  • , A. Breakstone
  • , F. Bulos
  • , P. R. Burchat
  • , D. L. Burke
  • , R. J. Cence
  • , J. Chapman
  • M. Chmeissani, D. Cords, D. P. Coupal, P. Dauncey, H. C. Destaebler, J. M. Dorfan, P. S. Drell, D. C. Drewer, D. Durrett, R. Elia, G. J. Feldman, R. C. Field, W. T. Ford, C. Fordham, R. Frey, K. K. Gan, E. Gero, G. Gidal, T. Glanzman, G. Goldhaber, J. J. Gomez Cadenas, G. Gratta, G. Hanson, R. Harr, B. Harral, F. A. Harris, K. Hayes, C. Hearty, C. A. Heusch, M. D. Hildreth, T. Himel, D. A. Hinshaw, S. J. Hong, D. Hutchinson, J. Hylen, W. R. Innes, J. A. Jaros, C. K. Jung, J. A. Kadyk, C. Kenney, M. King, S. Komamiya, L. A. Kowalski, J. F. Kral, M. Kuhlen, L. Labarga, A. J. Lankford, F. Le Diberder, M. E. Levi, A. M. Litke, X. C. Lou, V. L̈th, J. A. McKenna, J. A.J. Matthews, T. Mattison, K. C. Moffeit, C. T. Munger, W. N. Murray, J. Nash, H. Ogren, K. F. Oeshaughnessy, S. I. Parker, C. Peck, M. L. Perl, M. Petradza, R. Pitthan, F. C. Porter, P. Rankin, D. R. Rust, H. F.W. Sadrozinski, A. S. Schwarz, A. Seiden, J. G. Smith, A. Snyder, E. Soderstrom, D. P. Stoker, R. Stroynowski, M. Swartz, R. Thun, G. H. Trilling, M. Turala, R. Van Kooten, P. Weber, A. J. Weinstein, E. Wicklund, M. Woods, M. Yurko, C. Zaccardelli
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
  • University of California at Santa Cruz
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • University of Colorado Boulder

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Abstract

We have measured the fraction of bb» events in hadronic Z0 decays, Rbb», using the vertex detector system of the Mark II detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. We tag bb» events by requiring the coincidence of three or more tracks with significant impact parameters. This tag is 50% efficient and results in a sample of 85% purity. We find Rbb»=0.251+0.049+0.030, in good agreement with other measurements and the standard model prediction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3347-3350
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume67
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

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