Measurement of the W and Z boson production cross sections in p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV with the D-Zero detector
- California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States)
This thesis reports on the measurement of the W and Z boson inclusive production cross sections (σW and σZ) times electronic branching ratios (Br(W → ev) and Br(Z → ee)) in p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. The analysis is based on 12.8 pb-1 of data taken in the 1992-1993 run by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider; the cross sections were measured to be: σW ∙ Br(W → ev) = 2. 36 ± 0.02 ± 0.07 ± 0.13 nb and σZ ∙ Br(Z → ee) = 0.218 ± 0.008 ± 0.008 ± 0.012 nb. The first error is statistical, the second error represents the non- luminosity systematic error, and the third error shows the uncertainty in the luminosity determination. Future prospects for similar measurements based on larger samples of data are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 572572
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CH/03000-T34; R&D Project: E740; ON: DE98051846; BR: KA HEP; TRN: 98:004391
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Ph.D.; PBD: Spr 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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