W and Z boson production in p p̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV

W and Z boson production in p p̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV

The inclusive cross sections times leptonic branching ratios for W and Z boson production in p p̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV were measured using the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider: σWB(W → e ν) = 2.36 ± 0.07 ± 0.13 n b, σWB(W → μν) = 2.09 ± 0.23 ± 0.11 n b, σZB(Z → e+e-) = 0.218 ± 0.0...

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Main Authors: Abachi, S, Abbott, B, Abolins, M, Acharya, B, Adam, I, Adams, D, Adams, M, Ahn, S, Aihara, H, Alitti, J, Álvarez, G, Alves, G, Amidi, E, Amos, N, Anderson, E, Aronson, S, Astur, R, Avery, R, Baden, A, Balamurali, V, Balderston, J, Baldin, B, Bantly, J, Bartlett, J, Bazizi, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1995
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Summary:The inclusive cross sections times leptonic branching ratios for W and Z boson production in p p̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV were measured using the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider: σWB(W → e ν) = 2.36 ± 0.07 ± 0.13 n b, σWB(W → μν) = 2.09 ± 0.23 ± 0.11 n b, σZB(Z → e+e-) = 0.218 ± 0.011 ± 0.012 n b, and σZB(Z → μ+μ-) = 0.178 ± 0.030 ± 0.009 n b. The first error is the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty, and the second reflects the uncertainty in the luminosity. For the combined electron and muon analyses we find σWB(W → lν)/σZB(Z → l+l-) = 10.90 ± 0.49. Assuming standard model couplings, this result is used to determine the width of the W boson, Γ(W) = 2.044 ± 0.093 GeV.

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