Measurements of the {ital W} and {ital Z} inclusive cross sections and determination of the W decay width
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory CA (United States)
Recent results on the production of {ital W} and {ital Z} gauge bosons in {ital p{bar p}} collisions at {radical}{ital s}=1.8 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider from the DO/ and CDF experiments are reviewed. Measurements of the inclusive cross sections times leptonic branching ratios in both the electron and muon decay channels are summarized and compared to QCD predictions. Using the ratio {ital R}={sigma}{sub {ital W}}{center_dot}{ital B}({ital W}{r_arrow}{ital l}{nu})/{sigma}{sub {ital Z}}{center_dot}{ital B}({ital Z}{r_arrow}{ital ll}) and assuming standard model couplings, an indirect determination of the W decay width is obtained. By comparing this measured value with the predicted value for the {ital W} width, a limit on the deviation from the standard model is obtained. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 285279
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505137-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:020101
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 357, Issue 1; Conference: 10. topical workshop on proton-antiproton collider physics, Batavia, IL (United States), 9-13 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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