Published April 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

W properties and decays at LEP2

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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

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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)

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Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.