Published May 16, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Simultaneous Measurement of the Ratio R=B(t→Wb)/B(t→Wq) and the Top-Quark Pair Production Cross Section with the D0 Detector at √(s)=1.96 TeV

  • 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 2. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)
  • 3. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)

Description

We present the first simultaneous measurement of the ratio of branching fractions, R=B(t→Wb)/B(t→Wq), with q being a d, s, or b quark, and the top-quark pair production cross section σtt in the lepton plus jets channel using 0.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at √(s)=1.96 TeV collected with the D0 detector. We extract R and σtt by analyzing samples of events with 0, 1, and ≥2 identified b jets. We measure R=0.97-0.08+0.09(stat+syst) and σtt=8.18-0.84+0.90(stat+syst)±0.50(lumi) pb, in agreement with the standard model prediction

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
p. 192003-192003.7
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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Notes
(c) 2008 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
D0 Collaboration