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The b-quark semileptonic branching ratio at LEP

Conference · · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)
OSTI ID:5632871
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  1. Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
The four LEP experiments have determined the semileptonic branching ratio of b-quarks. The measurements have been performed using hadronic events containing one or more electrons or muons. The average of all four experiments is Br(b[r arrow]l[nu]X)=0.110[plus minus]0.006(l=e or [mu]). The error is dominated by uncertainties in the modeling of b-hadron decays. The result is consistent with measurements at the [Upsilon](4S). In addition, the ALEPH collaboration has made the first determination of Br(b[r arrow][tau][nu]X)=4.20[sup +0.72][sub [minus]0.68][plus minus](0.46)%.
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ER03069
OSTI ID:
5632871
Report Number(s):
CONF-920837--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Journal Volume: 272:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English