Abstract
This thesis presents a test of the Standard Model through measurements of the muon pair production in Z decays. After a description of the relevant theoretical background, the LEP collider, and the L{sub 3} detector the reconstruction and simulation of tracks in the Z chambers of the muon spectrometer is described. The total cross section is determined to be {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}=1.39{+-}0.03, 1.50{+-}0.02, and 1.46{+-}0.01 nb at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The muon pair charge asymmetries result as A{sub FB}=0,02{+-}0.02, 0.031{+-}0.015 and 0.012{+-}0.008 at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The systematic error on these measurements is estimated to be 0.0013. Then the photon radiation in muon pair production is studied. Measurements of the improved Born values of the cross sections and asymmetry are obtained. The results are {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}{sup B}=0.022{+-}0.007 and 0.058{+-}0.013 nb, A{sub FB}{sup B}=-0.73{+-}0.17 and -0.48{+-}0.15 at {radical}s=75.6{+-}0.8 and 83.7{+-}0.4 GeV respectively. A systematic error of 6% is assigned to the cross section measurements, while the systematic error on the asymmetry measurements is neglected. Finally the mass, the total and partial widths of the Z, and the effective coupling constants are determined with model indepedendent approaches usig these measurements. Together with measurements of other Z decay
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Dehong, Zhang.
Muon pair production in e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions at the Z resonance.
Netherlands: N. p.,
1994.
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Dehong, Zhang.
Muon pair production in e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions at the Z resonance.
Netherlands.
Dehong, Zhang.
1994.
"Muon pair production in e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions at the Z resonance."
Netherlands.
@misc{etde_216916,
title = {Muon pair production in e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions at the Z resonance}
author = {Dehong, Zhang}
abstractNote = {This thesis presents a test of the Standard Model through measurements of the muon pair production in Z decays. After a description of the relevant theoretical background, the LEP collider, and the L{sub 3} detector the reconstruction and simulation of tracks in the Z chambers of the muon spectrometer is described. The total cross section is determined to be {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}=1.39{+-}0.03, 1.50{+-}0.02, and 1.46{+-}0.01 nb at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The muon pair charge asymmetries result as A{sub FB}=0,02{+-}0.02, 0.031{+-}0.015 and 0.012{+-}0.008 at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The systematic error on these measurements is estimated to be 0.0013. Then the photon radiation in muon pair production is studied. Measurements of the improved Born values of the cross sections and asymmetry are obtained. The results are {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}{sup B}=0.022{+-}0.007 and 0.058{+-}0.013 nb, A{sub FB}{sup B}=-0.73{+-}0.17 and -0.48{+-}0.15 at {radical}s=75.6{+-}0.8 and 83.7{+-}0.4 GeV respectively. A systematic error of 6% is assigned to the cross section measurements, while the systematic error on the asymmetry measurements is neglected. Finally the mass, the total and partial widths of the Z, and the effective coupling constants are determined with model indepedendent approaches usig these measurements. Together with measurements of other Z decay channels and that of the {tau} polarization from L{sub 3} and assuming lepton universality, the results are: M{sub Z}=91,195{+-}9 MeV, {Gamma}{sub Z}=2,495{+-}10 MeV, {Gamma}{sub hadron}=1,748{+-}10 MeV, {Gamma}{sub ll}=83.5{+-}0.5 MeV, anti g{sub V}{sup l}=-0.041{+-}0.004 and anti g{sub A}{sup l}=-0.500{+-}0.001. Using these Z widths, the number of light neutrino species is found to be N{sub {nu}}=2.98{+-}0.05. Within the framework of the Standard Model, a limit is obtained on the mass of the top quark: m{sub t}=171{sub -42}{sup +36} GeV. (orig.).}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Muon pair production in e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions at the Z resonance}
author = {Dehong, Zhang}
abstractNote = {This thesis presents a test of the Standard Model through measurements of the muon pair production in Z decays. After a description of the relevant theoretical background, the LEP collider, and the L{sub 3} detector the reconstruction and simulation of tracks in the Z chambers of the muon spectrometer is described. The total cross section is determined to be {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}=1.39{+-}0.03, 1.50{+-}0.02, and 1.46{+-}0.01 nb at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The muon pair charge asymmetries result as A{sub FB}=0,02{+-}0.02, 0.031{+-}0.015 and 0.012{+-}0.008 at {radical}s=91.222, 91.254 and 91.294 GeV respectively. The systematic error on these measurements is estimated to be 0.0013. Then the photon radiation in muon pair production is studied. Measurements of the improved Born values of the cross sections and asymmetry are obtained. The results are {sigma}{sub {mu}{mu}}{sup B}=0.022{+-}0.007 and 0.058{+-}0.013 nb, A{sub FB}{sup B}=-0.73{+-}0.17 and -0.48{+-}0.15 at {radical}s=75.6{+-}0.8 and 83.7{+-}0.4 GeV respectively. A systematic error of 6% is assigned to the cross section measurements, while the systematic error on the asymmetry measurements is neglected. Finally the mass, the total and partial widths of the Z, and the effective coupling constants are determined with model indepedendent approaches usig these measurements. Together with measurements of other Z decay channels and that of the {tau} polarization from L{sub 3} and assuming lepton universality, the results are: M{sub Z}=91,195{+-}9 MeV, {Gamma}{sub Z}=2,495{+-}10 MeV, {Gamma}{sub hadron}=1,748{+-}10 MeV, {Gamma}{sub ll}=83.5{+-}0.5 MeV, anti g{sub V}{sup l}=-0.041{+-}0.004 and anti g{sub A}{sup l}=-0.500{+-}0.001. Using these Z widths, the number of light neutrino species is found to be N{sub {nu}}=2.98{+-}0.05. Within the framework of the Standard Model, a limit is obtained on the mass of the top quark: m{sub t}=171{sub -42}{sup +36} GeV. (orig.).}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}