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Heavy flavour production in Z decays

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1990
<mark>Journal</mark>Physics Letters B
Issue number3-4
Volume244
Number of pages15
Pages (from-to)551-565
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

From an analysis of inclusive leptons in data collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP, we measure the fractions of b and c events in hadronic Z decays. The b fraction times semileptonic branching ratio is measured to be . Assuming a b semileptonic branching ratio of 0.102 ± 0.010 gives , in good agreement with the standard model prediction of 0.217. The c fraction times semileptonic branching ratio is measured to be . Assuming a c semileptonic branching ratio of 0.090 ± 0.013 gives , in agreement with the standard model prediction of 0.171.