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TY - JOUR
T1 - A precise measurement of ΓZ→b/ΓZ→hadrons
AU - Buskulic, D.
AU - Finch, Alexander
AU - ALEPH Collaboration
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - A measurement of the partial width ratio using a method which tags the decays through the lif etime of the produced heavy hadrons is presented. This method relies on the tracking precision afforded by a double-sided silicon vertex detector. The tag algorithm makes a probabilistic interpretation of three-dimensional track impact parameters, using the data to measure the resolution. By tagging the two b hadrons separately, both and the tag efficiency can be determined from the data. For a 26% efficiency of tagging a single b hadron within the vertex detector solid angle coverage, a purity of 96% is achieved. A value of is found. Combining this result with other recent ALEPH measurements gives a 95% confidence upper limit on the Standard Model top mass of Mt < 228 GeV.
AB - A measurement of the partial width ratio using a method which tags the decays through the lif etime of the produced heavy hadrons is presented. This method relies on the tracking precision afforded by a double-sided silicon vertex detector. The tag algorithm makes a probabilistic interpretation of three-dimensional track impact parameters, using the data to measure the resolution. By tagging the two b hadrons separately, both and the tag efficiency can be determined from the data. For a 26% efficiency of tagging a single b hadron within the vertex detector solid angle coverage, a purity of 96% is achieved. A value of is found. Combining this result with other recent ALEPH measurements gives a 95% confidence upper limit on the Standard Model top mass of Mt < 228 GeV.
U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(93)90028-G
DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(93)90028-G
M3 - Journal article
VL - 313
SP - 535
EP - 548
JO - Physics Letters B
JF - Physics Letters B
SN - 0370-2693
IS - 3-4
ER -