Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2004.
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| author | Korn, Andreas, 1972- |
| author2 | Christoph M.E. Paus. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/286522019-04-10T13:40:38Z Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II Korn, Andreas, 1972- Christoph M.E. Paus. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-133). We measure the mass of b-hadrons in exclusive J/[psi]-decay modes. The correct momentum scale is established by the following steps: validate and quantify distortions or systematic effects in the Central Outer Tracker and Silicon Vertex Detector, apply and fine tune the energy loss corrections per track, and finally tune the magnetic field scale. With the momentum scale established, we find: m(B⁺) = 5279.10 ± 0.41 (stat) ± 0.36 (sys), m(B⁰) = 5279.63 ± 0.53 (stat) ± 0.33 (sys), m(B[s]⁰) = 5366.01 ± 0.73 (stat) ± 0.33 (sys), m(A[b]) = 5619.7 ± 1.2 (stat) ± 1.2 (sys) MeV/c². The measurements of the A[b] and B[s], masses are the current world best. The value of the A[b] mass is consistent with the CDF run I measurement resolving a discrepancy in the PDG average. by Andreas Korn. Ph.D. 2005-09-27T17:31:29Z 2005-09-27T17:31:29Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28652 58965823 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 133 leaves 5851884 bytes 5868910 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Korn, Andreas, 1972- Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title | Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title_full | Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title_fullStr | Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title_short | Measurement of B-hadron masses at CDF run II |
| title_sort | measurement of b hadron masses at cdf run ii |
| topic | Physics. |
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