An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment
Abstract
This thesis presents an indirect measurement of the width of the W boson using data collected at the D0 experiment, a multipurpose particle detector utilizing the Fermilab Tevatron. The W width was determined from the ratio of W → μv to Z → μ +μ - cross sections to be Γ W = 2168 ± 22(stat) ± 62(syst)$$+24\atop{-16}$$(pdf) ±4(other) MeV, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction and other experimental measurements. In addition there is a description of how work made towards this measurement has been used to improve the parameterized detector simulation, a vital tool in the obtention of physics results from signals observed in the detector, and in estimating the uncertainty due to choice of PDF, which is of interest for all measurements made at hadron colliders.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 907800
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-THESIS-2006-37
TRN: US0703317
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; CROSS SECTIONS; FERMILAB TEVATRON; FORECASTING; HADRONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; PHYSICS; SIMULATION; STANDARD MODEL; Experiment-HEP
Citation Formats
Telford, Paul. An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment. United States: N. p., 2006.
Web. doi:10.2172/907800.
Telford, Paul. An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment. United States. doi:10.2172/907800.
Telford, Paul. Sun .
"An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment". United States.
doi:10.2172/907800. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/907800.
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