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TY - JOUR
T1 - Combination of CDF and D0 measurements of the W boson helicity in top quark decays
AU - Bertram, Iain
AU - Borissov, Guennadi
AU - Fox, Harald
AU - Ross, Anthony
AU - Williams, Mark
AU - Ratoff, Peter
N1 - © 2012 American Physical Society
PY - 2012/4/27
Y1 - 2012/4/27
N2 - We report the combination of recent measurements of the helicity of the W boson from top quark decay by the CDF and D0 collaborations, based on data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of 2.7–5.4 fb-1 of pp̅ collisions collected during Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron collider. Combining measurements that simultaneously determine the fractions of W bosons with longitudinal (f0) and right-handed (f+) helicities, we find f0=0.722±0.081[±0.062(stat)±0.052(syst)] and f+=-0.033±0.046[±0.034(stat)±0.031(syst)]. Combining measurements where one of the helicity fractions is fixed to the value expected in the standard model, we find f0=0.682±0.057[±0.035(stat)±0.046(syst)] for fixed f+ and f+=-0.015±0.035[±0.018(stat)±0.030(syst)] for fixed f0. The results are consistent with standard model expectations.
AB - We report the combination of recent measurements of the helicity of the W boson from top quark decay by the CDF and D0 collaborations, based on data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of 2.7–5.4 fb-1 of pp̅ collisions collected during Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron collider. Combining measurements that simultaneously determine the fractions of W bosons with longitudinal (f0) and right-handed (f+) helicities, we find f0=0.722±0.081[±0.062(stat)±0.052(syst)] and f+=-0.033±0.046[±0.034(stat)±0.031(syst)]. Combining measurements where one of the helicity fractions is fixed to the value expected in the standard model, we find f0=0.682±0.057[±0.035(stat)±0.046(syst)] for fixed f+ and f+=-0.015±0.035[±0.018(stat)±0.030(syst)] for fixed f0. The results are consistent with standard model expectations.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.85.071106
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.85.071106
M3 - Journal article
VL - 85
JO - Physical Review D
JF - Physical Review D
SN - 1550-7998
IS - 7
M1 - 071106(R)
ER -