Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > Inclusive production of the omega and eta meson...
View graph of relations

Inclusive production of the omega and eta mesons in Z decays, and the muonic branching ratio of the omega

Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

Published
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>28/02/2002
<mark>Journal</mark>Physics Letters B
Issue number1-2
Volume528
Number of pages15
Pages (from-to)19-33
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The inclusive production of the η and ω(782) mesons is measured in the π+π−π0 decay mode in hadronic Z decays and compared to model predictions. The analysis is based on 4 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the ALEPH detector between 1991 and 1995. The η production rate for xp=pmeson/pbeam>0.10 is found to be 0.355±0.011stat±0.024sys per event, and the ω production rate for xp>0.05 is measured as 0.585±0.019stat±0.033sys per event. The branching ratio for ω→μ+μ− is investigated. A total of 18.1±5.9 events are observed, from which the muonic branching ratio is measured for the first time to be BR(ω→μ+μ−)=(9.0±2.9stat±1.1sys)×10−5.