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Title: Calculation of acceptance and efficiency for neutral D mesons decaying to electron-positrons and rates of pions and kaons faking electron signals at CDF

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/909617· OSTI ID:909617

In the 19th century, the fundamental units of matter were believed to be atoms. Further experiments in the early 20th century demonstrated that protons and neutrons are just two examples of a class of particles called hadrons, and that hadrons are composed of quarks bound together by gluons. This has evolved to today's Standard Model of particle physics (SM) which encapsulates our knowledge of elementary particles and the fundamental forces between them.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
909617
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-MASTERS-2006-08; TRN: US0703934
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English