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Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/936346· OSTI ID:936346
The results on the direct measurements of the W-boson mass and width, based on the data collected by the Tevatron experiments CDF and D{sup -} at Fermilab are summarized and combined. The CDF Run-0 (1988-1889) and Run-I (1992-1995) results have been re-averaged using the BLUE method and combined with Run-I D{sup -} results and the latest published results from CDF taken from the first period of Run-II (2001-2004). The results are corrected to have consistency between the parton distribution functions and electroweak parameters. The resulting Tevatron averages for the mass and total decay width of the W boson are: M{sub W} = 80432 {+-} 39 MeV and {Lambda}{sub W} = 2056 {+-} 62 MeV. The inclusion of a preliminary Run-II measurement of {Lambda}{sub W} from D{sup -}0 gives {Lambda}{sub W} = 2050 {+-} 58 MeV.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
936346
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-TM-2415; arXiv eprint number arXiv:0808.0147
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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