Measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry from W→ev production in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV

We report a measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry of electrons from W boson decays in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV using a data sample of 170 pb-1 collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. The asymmetry is measured as a function of electron rapidity and transverse energy and pr...

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Main Authors: Acosta, D, Adelman, J, Affolder, T, Akimoto, T, Albrow, MG, Ambrose, D, Amerio, S, Amidei, D, Anastassov, A, Anikeev, K, Annovi, A, Antos, J, Aoki, M, Apollinari, G, Arisawa, T, Arguin, J, Artikov, A, Ashmanskas, W, Attal, A, Azfar, F, Azzi-Bacchetta, P, Bacchetta, N, Bachacou, H, Badgett, W, Barbaro-Galtieri, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Summary:We report a measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry of electrons from W boson decays in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV using a data sample of 170 pb-1 collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. The asymmetry is measured as a function of electron rapidity and transverse energy and provides new input on the momentum fraction dependence of the u and d quark parton distribution functions within the proton. © 2005 The American Physical Society.