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Title: Direct Measurement of the W Production Charge Asymmetry in p anti-p Collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV

Journal Article · · Submitted to Phys.Rev.Lett.

We present the first direct measurement of the W production charge asymmetry as a function of the W boson rapidity y{sub W} in p{bar p} collisions at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV. We use a sample of W {yields} e{nu} events in data from 1 fb{sup -1} of integrated luminosity collected using the CDF II detector. In the region |y{sub W}| < 3.0, this measurement is capable of constraining the ratio of up and down quark momentum distributions in the proton more directly than in previous measurements of the asymmetry that are a function of the charged-lepton pseudorapidity.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
946543
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-09-017-E; arXiv eprint number arXiv:0901.2169; TRN: US0900974
Journal Information:
Submitted to Phys.Rev.Lett., Vol. 102, Issue 18; ISSN 0031--9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English