W properties and decays at LEP2
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Description
Preliminary results from W-pair events measured by the four LEP experiments are presented. These results are based on data taken during years 1996-2000 at e+e- centre-of-mass energies between 161-208 GeV and corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 560 pb-1. A total number of about 7500 W-pair candidates per experiment is used to determine the W decay branching fractions, which are used to test lepton universality to a 1.6% accuracy level. Hadronic decays of W into charm are identified and the fraction of charm decay is 0.494±0.044, corresponding to the CKM matrix element value vertical bar Vcs vertical bar =0.96±0.08. The W mass is measured to be 80.427±0.046 GeV, in agreement with other determinations of this value. The measured value of the W width is ΓW=2.12±0.11 GeV. All results agree with the Standard Model expectations
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563201012282;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 98
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 227-234
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 6. international workshop on tau lepton physics
- Dates
- 18-21 Sep 2000
- Place
- Victoria, BC (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Mexico
- INIS RN
- 34064812
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; BRANCHING RATIO; CENTER-OF-MASS SYSTEM; CHARGED CURRENTS; DECAY; DIAGRAMS; GEV RANGE; GEV RANGE 100-1000; HADRONS; LEPTONS; LUMINOSITY; MASS DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; CURRENTS; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GEV RANGE; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.