Published September 13, 1990
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Journal article
A determination of electroweak parameters from Z0→μ+μ-(γ)
Description
We have measured the partial width and forward-backward charge asymmetry for the reaction e+e- → Z0 → μ+μ-(γ). We obtain a partial width Γμμ of 83.3±1.3(stat)±0.9(sys) MeV and the following values for the vector and axial vector couplings: gV=-0.062(+0.020-0.015) and gA=-0.497(+0.005-0.005). From our measurement of the partial width and the mass of the Z0 boson we determine the effective electroweak mixing angle, sin2anti(θ)w=0.232±0.005, and the neutral current coupling strength parameter, ρ=0.998±0.016. (orig.)
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters, (Section) B
- Journal Volume
- 247
- Journal Issue
- 2/3
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 473-480
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 22001754
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ANNIHILATION; ASYMMETRY; AXIAL-VECTOR CURRENTS; COUPLING CONSTANTS; ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA SPECTRA; GEV RANGE 10-100; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; LEPTONIC DECAY; MUON PAIRS; MUONS MINUS; MUONS PLUS; NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE WIDTHS; PHOTONS; RADIATIVE DECAY; VECTOR CURRENTS; WEAK NEUTRAL CURRENTS; WEINBERG ANGLE; WEINBERG LEPTON MODEL; Z NEUTRAL BOSONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CROSS SECTIONS; CURRENTS; DATA; DECAY; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GEV RANGE; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MUONS; NEUTRAL CURRENTS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPECTRA; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
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- L3 Collaboration.