Determination of AbFBusing jet charge measurements in Z decays

ALEPH Collaboration

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00345-1

Determination of A^b_FBusing jet charge measurements in Z decays

ALEPH Collaboration

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An improved measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in Z → bb¯ decays is presented, based on a sample of 4.1 million hadronic Z decays collected by ALEPH between 1991 and 1995. Data are analysed as a function of polar angle of the event axis and b purity. The event tagging efficiency and mean b-jet hemisphere charge are measured directly from data. From the measured forward-backward jet charge asymmetry, the b quark asymmetry at √s = mZ is determined to be: AbAB = 0.1017 ± 0.0038(stat.) ± 0.0032(syst.) In the context of the Standard Model this corresponds to a value of the effective weak mixing angle of sin2θeffW = 0.23109 ± 0.00096.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	217-230
Number of pages	14
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	426
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00345-1
State	Published - Apr 30 1998
Externally published	Yes

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AU - Goy, C.

AU - Lees, J. P.

AU - Lucotte, A.

AU - Merle, E.

AU - Minard, M. N.

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AU - Pietrzyk, B.

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AU - Boix, G.

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AU - Maggi, M.

AU - Nuzzo, S.

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AU - Selvaggi, G.

AU - Silvestris, L.

AU - Tempesta, P.

AU - Tricomi, A.

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AU - Huang, X.

AU - Lin, J.

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Determination of A^b_FBusing jet charge measurements in Z decays

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