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A measurement of the partial hadronic widths of the Z grade using neural networks

Abstract

From the data collected by the DELPHI detector at LEP during 1990, the hadronic branching fractions of the Z neutral boson into all five known quarks have been measured for the first time in the literature. A classifier based on a feed-forward neural network has been used for separating the handronic decays of the Z neutral into four classes, corresponding to (xxxxx) unresolved, ss, cc, bb. Data on the hard final-state photon radiation have been then used to resolve the decay rate into uu pairs from the decay rate into dd pairs. The preliminary results are consistent with the predictions from the Standard Model. Problems related to the estimate of systematics are discussed. 19 refs.
Authors:
Bortolotto, C; Cosmo, G; De Angelis, A; Lihussio, A; [1]  Eerola, P; Kalkkinen, J [2] 
  1. Udine Univ. (Italy): Ist. di Fisica
  2. Helsinki Univ. (Finland). Dept. of High Energy Physics
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
INFN-AE-91-12
Reference Number:
SCA: 662350; PA: AIX-23:037762; SN: 92000726562
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: 19 refs.; PBD: 1991
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Z NEUTRAL BOSONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; QUARKS; BRANCHING RATIO; DECAY AMPLITUDES; PARTICLE DECAY; 662350; DECAYS OF MESONS
OSTI ID:
10140036
Research Organizations:
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome (Italy)
Country of Origin:
Italy
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92627309; TRN: IT9200145037762
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
14 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Bortolotto, C, Cosmo, G, De Angelis, A, Lihussio, A, Eerola, P, and Kalkkinen, J. A measurement of the partial hadronic widths of the Z grade using neural networks. Italy: N. p., 1991. Web.
Bortolotto, C, Cosmo, G, De Angelis, A, Lihussio, A, Eerola, P, & Kalkkinen, J. A measurement of the partial hadronic widths of the Z grade using neural networks. Italy.
Bortolotto, C, Cosmo, G, De Angelis, A, Lihussio, A, Eerola, P, and Kalkkinen, J. 1991. "A measurement of the partial hadronic widths of the Z grade using neural networks." Italy.
@misc{etde_10140036,
title = {A measurement of the partial hadronic widths of the Z grade using neural networks}
author = {Bortolotto, C, Cosmo, G, De Angelis, A, Lihussio, A, Eerola, P, and Kalkkinen, J}
abstractNote = {From the data collected by the DELPHI detector at LEP during 1990, the hadronic branching fractions of the Z neutral boson into all five known quarks have been measured for the first time in the literature. A classifier based on a feed-forward neural network has been used for separating the handronic decays of the Z neutral into four classes, corresponding to (xxxxx) unresolved, ss, cc, bb. Data on the hard final-state photon radiation have been then used to resolve the decay rate into uu pairs from the decay rate into dd pairs. The preliminary results are consistent with the predictions from the Standard Model. Problems related to the estimate of systematics are discussed. 19 refs.}
place = {Italy}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}