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Title: Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the D0 Run II Detector using the Electron P(T) Spectrum

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/935247· OSTI ID:935247
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  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

This thesis is a description of the measurement of the W boson mass using the D0 Run II detector with 770 pb-1 of p$$\bar{p}$$ collision data. These collisions were produced by the Tevatron at √s = 1.96 TeV between 2002 and 2006. We use a sample of W → ev and Z → ee decays to determine the W boson mass with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and the transverse mass distribution of the boson. We measure MW = 80340 ± 37 (stat.) ± 26 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = 80340 ± 68 MeV with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and MW = 80361 ± 28 (stat.) ± 17 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = 80361 ± 61 MeV with the transverse mass distribution.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
935247
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-THESIS-2008-24; TRN: US0804166
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English