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Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events. / Abbiendi, G.; Ainsley, C.; Akesson, P. F. et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 53, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 21-39.

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Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Akesson, PF, Alexander, G, Anagnostou, G, Anderson, KJ, Asai, S, Axen, D, Bailey, I, Barberio, E, Barillari, T, Barlow, RJ, Batley, RJ, Bechtle, P, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bell, PJ, Bella, G, Bellerive, A, Benelli, G, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Boeriu, O, Bock, P, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Brown, RM, Burckhart, HJ, Campana, S, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Ciocca, C, Csilling, A, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavalle, M, De Roeck, A, De Wolf, EA, Desch, K, Dienes, B, Dubbert, J, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Etzion, E, Fabbri, F, Ferrari, P, Fiedler, F, Fleck, I, Ford, M, Frey, A, Gagnon, P, Gary, JW, Geich-Gimbel, C, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, P, Giunta, M, Goldberg, J, Gross, E, Grunhaus, J, Gruwe, M, Gupta, A, Hajdu, C, Hamann, M, Hanson, GG, Harel, A, Hauschild, M, Hawkes, CM, Hawkings, R, Herten, G, Heuer, RD, Hill, JC, Horvath, D, Igo-Kemenes, P, Ishii, K, Jeremie, H, Jovanovic, P, Junk, TR, Kanzaki, J, Karlen, D, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, RK, Kellogg, RG, Kennedy, BW, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Kobel, M, Komamiya, S, Kraemer, T, Krasznahorkay, A, Krieger, P, vonKrogh, J, Kuhl, T, Kupper, M, Lafferty, GD, Landsman, H, Lanske, D, Lellouch, D, Letts, J, Levinson, L, Lillich, J, Lloyd, SL, Loebinger, FK, Lu, J, Ludwig, A, Ludwig, J, Mader, W, Marcellini, S, Martin, AJ, Mashimo, T, Maettig, P, McKenna, J, McPherson, RA, Meijers, F, Menges, W, Merritt, FS, Mes, H, Meyer, N, Michelini, A, Mihara, S, Mikenberg, G, Miller, DJ, Mohr, W, Mori, T, Mutter, A, Nagai, K, Nakamura, I, Nanjo, H, Neal, HA, O'Neale, SW, Oh, A, Oreglia, MJ, Orito, S, Pahl, C, Pasztor, G, Pater, JR, Pilcher, JE, Pinfold, J, Plane, DE, Pooth, O, Przybycien, M, Quadt, A, Rabbertz, K, Rembser, C, Renkel, P, Roney, JM, Rossi, AM, Rozen, Y, Runge, K, Sachs, K, Saeki, T, Sarkisyan, EKG, Schaile, AD, Schaile, O, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schieck, J, Schoerner-Sadenius, T, Schroeder, M, Schumacher, M, Seuster, R, Shears, TG, Shen, BC, Sherwood, P, Skuja, A, Smith, AM, Sobie, R, Soeldner-Rembold, S, Spano, F, Stahl, A, Strom, D, Stroehmer, R, Tarem, S, Tasevsky, M, Teuscher, R, Thomson, MA, Torrence, E, Toya, D, Trigger, I, Trocsanyi, Z, Tsur, E, Turner-Watson, MF, Ueda, I, Ujvari, B, Vollmer, CF, Vannerem, P, Vertesi, R, Verzocchi, M, Voss, H, Vossebeld, J, Ward, CP, Ward, DR, Watkins, PM, Watson, AT, Watson, NK, Wells, PS, Wengler, T, Wermes, N, Wilson, GW, Wilson, JA, Wolf, G, Wyatt, TR, Yamashita, S, Zer-Zion, D, Zivkovic, L & Collaboration, OPAL 2008, 'Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events.', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0470-9

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Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P. F., Alexander, G., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K. J., Asai, S., Axen, D., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barillari, T., Barlow, R. J., Batley, R. J., Bechtle, P., Behnke, T., Bell, K. W., Bell, P. J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., ... Collaboration, OPAL. (2008). Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 53(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0470-9

Vancouver

Abbiendi G, Ainsley C, Akesson PF, Alexander G, Anagnostou G, Anderson KJ et al. Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2008 Jan;53(1):21-39. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0470-9

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Abbiendi, G. ; Ainsley, C. ; Akesson, P. F. et al. / Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2008 ; Vol. 53, No. 1. pp. 21-39.

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title = "Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events.",
abstract = "Hadronic final states with a hard isolated photon are studied using data taken at centre-of-mass energies around the mass of the Z boson with the OPAL detector at LEP. The strong coupling alpha(s) is extracted by comparing data and QCD predictions for event shape observables at average reduced centre-of-mass energies ranging from 24 GeV to 78 GeV, and the energy dependence of alpha(s) is studied. Our results are consistent with the running of alpha(s) as predicted by QCD and show that within the uncertainties of our analysis event shapes in hadronic Z decays with hard and isolated photon radiation can be described by QCD at reduced centre-of-mass energies. Combining all values from different event shape observables and energies gives alpha(s)(M-Z)=0.1182 +/- 0.0015(stat.)+/- 0.0101(syst.).",
author = "G. Abbiendi and C. Ainsley and Akesson, {P. F.} and G. Alexander and G. Anagnostou and Anderson, {K. J.} and S. Asai and D. Axen and I. Bailey and E. Barberio and T. Barillari and Barlow, {R. J.} and Batley, {R. J.} and P. Bechtle and T. Behnke and Bell, {K. W.} and Bell, {P. J.} and G. Bella and A. Bellerive and G. Benelli and S. Bethke and O. Biebel and O. Boeriu and P. Bock and M. Boutemeur and S. Braibant and Brown, {R. M.} and Burckhart, {H. J.} and S. Campana and P. Capiluppi and Carnegie, {R. K.} and Carter, {A. A.} and Carter, {J. R.} and Chang, {C. Y.} and Charlton, {D. G.} and C. Ciocca and A. Csilling and M. Cuffiani and S. Dado and M. Dallavalle and {De Roeck}, A. and {De Wolf}, {E. A.} and K. Desch and B. Dienes and J. Dubbert and E. Duchovni and G. Duckeck and Duerdoth, {I. P.} and E. Etzion and F. Fabbri and P. Ferrari and F. Fiedler and I. Fleck and M. Ford and A. Frey and P. Gagnon and Gary, {J. W.} and C. Geich-Gimbel and G. Giacomelli and P. Giacomelli and M. Giunta and J. Goldberg and E. Gross and J. Grunhaus and M. Gruwe and A. Gupta and C. Hajdu and M. Hamann and Hanson, {G. G.} and A. Harel and M. Hauschild and Hawkes, {C. M.} and R. Hawkings and G. Herten and Heuer, {R. D.} and Hill, {J. C.} and D. Horvath and P. Igo-Kemenes and K. Ishii and H. Jeremie and P. Jovanovic and Junk, {T. R.} and J. Kanzaki and D. Karlen and K. Kawagoe and T. Kawamoto and Keeler, {R. K.} and Kellogg, {R. G.} and Kennedy, {B. W.} and S. Kluth and T. Kobayashi and M. Kobel and S. Komamiya and T. Kraemer and A. Krasznahorkay and P. Krieger and J. vonKrogh and T. Kuhl and M. Kupper and Lafferty, {G. D.} and H. Landsman and D. Lanske and D. Lellouch and J. Letts and L. Levinson and J. Lillich and Lloyd, {S. L.} and Loebinger, {F. K.} and J. Lu and A. Ludwig and J. Ludwig and W. Mader and S. Marcellini and Martin, {A. J.} and T. Mashimo and P. Maettig and J. McKenna and McPherson, {R. A.} and F. Meijers and W. Menges and Merritt, {F. S.} and H. Mes and N. Meyer and A. Michelini and S. Mihara and G. Mikenberg and Miller, {D. J.} and W. Mohr and T. Mori and A. Mutter and K. Nagai and I. Nakamura and H. Nanjo and Neal, {H. A.} and O'Neale, {S. W.} and A. Oh and Oreglia, {M. J.} and S. Orito and C. Pahl and G. Pasztor and Pater, {J. R.} and Pilcher, {J. E.} and J. Pinfold and Plane, {D. E.} and O. Pooth and M. Przybycien and A. Quadt and K. Rabbertz and C. Rembser and P. Renkel and Roney, {J. M.} and Rossi, {A. M.} and Y. Rozen and K. Runge and K. Sachs and T. Saeki and Sarkisyan, {E. K. G.} and Schaile, {A. D.} and O. Schaile and P. Scharff-Hansen and J. Schieck and T. Schoerner-Sadenius and M. Schroeder and M. Schumacher and R. Seuster and Shears, {T. G.} and Shen, {B. C.} and P. Sherwood and A. Skuja and Smith, {A. M.} and R. Sobie and S. Soeldner-Rembold and F. Spano and A. Stahl and D. Strom and R. Stroehmer and S. Tarem and M. Tasevsky and R. Teuscher and Thomson, {M. A.} and E. Torrence and D. Toya and I. Trigger and Z. Trocsanyi and E. Tsur and Turner-Watson, {M. F.} and I. Ueda and B. Ujvari and Vollmer, {C. F.} and P. Vannerem and R. Vertesi and M. Verzocchi and H. Voss and J. Vossebeld and Ward, {C. P.} and Ward, {D. R.} and Watkins, {P. M.} and Watson, {A. T.} and Watson, {N. K.} and Wells, {P. S.} and T. Wengler and N. Wermes and Wilson, {G. W.} and Wilson, {J. A.} and G. Wolf and Wyatt, {T. R.} and S. Yamashita and D. Zer-Zion and L. Zivkovic and OPAL Collaboration",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of alpha(s) with radiative hadronic events.

AU - Abbiendi, G.

AU - Ainsley, C.

AU - Akesson, P. F.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Anagnostou, G.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Axen, D.

AU - Bailey, I.

AU - Barberio, E.

AU - Barillari, T.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Batley, R. J.

AU - Bechtle, P.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bell, P. J.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Benelli, G.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Boeriu, O.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

AU - Braibant, S.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Campana, S.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Ciocca, C.

AU - Csilling, A.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavalle, M.

AU - De Roeck, A.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Desch, K.

AU - Dienes, B.

AU - Dubbert, J.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Ferrari, P.

AU - Fiedler, F.

AU - Fleck, I.

AU - Ford, M.

AU - Frey, A.

AU - Gagnon, P.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Giunta, M.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Grunhaus, J.

AU - Gruwe, M.

AU - Gupta, A.

AU - Hajdu, C.

AU - Hamann, M.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Harel, A.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Hawkings, R.

AU - Herten, G.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Horvath, D.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Ishii, K.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Junk, T. R.

AU - Kanzaki, J.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kobel, M.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kraemer, T.

AU - Krasznahorkay, A.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - vonKrogh, J.

AU - Kuhl, T.

AU - Kupper, M.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Landsman, H.

AU - Lanske, D.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lillich, J.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Lu, J.

AU - Ludwig, A.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Mader, W.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Maettig, P.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - McPherson, R. A.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menges, W.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Meyer, N.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Mihara, S.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Mutter, A.

AU - Nagai, K.

AU - Nakamura, I.

AU - Nanjo, H.

AU - Neal, H. A.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oh, A.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pahl, C.

AU - Pasztor, G.

AU - Pater, J. R.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Pooth, O.

AU - Przybycien, M.

AU - Quadt, A.

AU - Rabbertz, K.

AU - Rembser, C.

AU - Renkel, P.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Sachs, K.

AU - Saeki, T.

AU - Sarkisyan, E. K. G.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schoerner-Sadenius, T.

AU - Schroeder, M.

AU - Schumacher, M.

AU - Seuster, R.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Soeldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Spano, F.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Stroehmer, R.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Tasevsky, M.

AU - Teuscher, R.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Torrence, E.

AU - Toya, D.

AU - Trigger, I.

AU - Trocsanyi, Z.

AU - Tsur, E.

AU - Turner-Watson, M. F.

AU - Ueda, I.

AU - Ujvari, B.

AU - Vollmer, C. F.

AU - Vannerem, P.

AU - Vertesi, R.

AU - Verzocchi, M.

AU - Voss, H.

AU - Vossebeld, J.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wengler, T.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Wolf, G.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yamashita, S.

AU - Zer-Zion, D.

AU - Zivkovic, L.

AU - Collaboration, OPAL

PY - 2008/1

Y1 - 2008/1

N2 - Hadronic final states with a hard isolated photon are studied using data taken at centre-of-mass energies around the mass of the Z boson with the OPAL detector at LEP. The strong coupling alpha(s) is extracted by comparing data and QCD predictions for event shape observables at average reduced centre-of-mass energies ranging from 24 GeV to 78 GeV, and the energy dependence of alpha(s) is studied. Our results are consistent with the running of alpha(s) as predicted by QCD and show that within the uncertainties of our analysis event shapes in hadronic Z decays with hard and isolated photon radiation can be described by QCD at reduced centre-of-mass energies. Combining all values from different event shape observables and energies gives alpha(s)(M-Z)=0.1182 +/- 0.0015(stat.)+/- 0.0101(syst.).

AB - Hadronic final states with a hard isolated photon are studied using data taken at centre-of-mass energies around the mass of the Z boson with the OPAL detector at LEP. The strong coupling alpha(s) is extracted by comparing data and QCD predictions for event shape observables at average reduced centre-of-mass energies ranging from 24 GeV to 78 GeV, and the energy dependence of alpha(s) is studied. Our results are consistent with the running of alpha(s) as predicted by QCD and show that within the uncertainties of our analysis event shapes in hadronic Z decays with hard and isolated photon radiation can be described by QCD at reduced centre-of-mass energies. Combining all values from different event shape observables and energies gives alpha(s)(M-Z)=0.1182 +/- 0.0015(stat.)+/- 0.0101(syst.).

U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0470-9

DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0470-9

M3 - Journal article

VL - 53

SP - 21

EP - 39

JO - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

JF - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

SN - 1434-6044

IS - 1

ER -