A measurement of the partial width of the Z⁰ boson into b quarks and the forward-backward asymmetry in the reaction e⁺e⁻ -> Z⁰ -> bb, using inclusive electrons

Description

The process e+e- → Z0 → bb is studied using prompt electrons. The partial width of the Z0 boson into bb pairs is found to be 400 ± 35 ± 57 ± 3 MeV, and the forward-backward asymmetry in the reaction e+e- → Z0 → bb is found to be 0.101 ± 0.029 ± 0.011 ± 0.006. / Graduate

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1. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9595

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Bosons

Quarks

Electrons

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/9595
Date	05 July 2018
Creators	Schenk, Paul Robert
Contributors	Astbury, A.
Source Sets	University of Victoria
Language	English, English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	application/pdf
Rights	Available to the World Wide Web