Measurement of the ratio of the p(p)over-bar -> W + c-jet cross section to the inclusive p(p)over-bar -> W + jets cross section

  • Abazov, V. M.
  • Abbott, B.
  • Abolins, M.
  • Acharya, B. S.
  • Adams, M.
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We present a measurement of the fraction of inclusive W +jets events produced with net charm quantum number 11, denoted W + c-jet, in p collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV using approximately 1 fb(-1) of data collected by the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We identify the W +jets events via the leptonic W boson decays. Candidate W + c-jet events are selected by requiring a jet containing a muon in association with a reconstructed W boson and exploiting the charge correlation between this muon and W boson decay lepton to perform a nearly model-independent background subtraction. We measure the fraction of W + c-jet events in the inclusive W +jets sample for jet PT > 20 GeV and pseudorapidity |eta| < 2.5 to be 0.074 +/- 0.019(stat.) +/-(0.012)(0.014) (syst.), in agreement with theoretical predictions. The probability that background fluctuations could produce the observed fraction of W + c-jet events is estimated to be 2.5 x 10(-4), which corresponds to a 3.5 sigma statistical significance. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Measurement of the ratio of the p(p)over-bar -> W + c-jet cross section to the inclusive p(p)over-bar -> W + jets cross section
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Abazov, V. M.Abbott, B.Abolins, M.Acharya, B. S.Adams, M.Adams, T.Aguilo, E.Ahn, S. H.Ahsan, M.Alexeev, G. D.Alkhazov, G.Alton, A.Alverson, G.Alves, G. A.Anastasoaie, M.Ancu, L. S.Andeen, T.Anderson, S.Andrieu, B.Anzelc, M. S.Aoki, M.Arnoud, Y.Arov, M.Arthaud, M.Askew, A.Asman, B.Jesus, A. C. S. AssisAtramentov, M.Avila, C.Ay, C.Badaud, F.Baden, A.Bagby, L.Baldin, B.Bandurin, D. V.Banerjee, P.Banerjee, S.Barberis, E.Barfuss, A. -F.Bargassa, P.Baringer, P.Barreto, J.Bartlett, J. F.Bassler, U.Bauer, D.Beale, S.Bean, A.Begalli, M.Begel, M.Belanger-Champagne, C.Bellantoni, L.Bellavance, A.Benitez, J. A.Beri, S. B.Bernardi, G.Bernhard, R.Bertram, I.Besancon, M.Beuselinck, R.Bezzubov, V. A.Bhat, P. C.Bhatnagara, V.Biscarat, C.Blazey, G.Blekman, F.Blessing, S.Bloch, D.Bloom, K.Boehnlein, A.Boline, D.Bolton, T. A.Borissov, G.Bose, T.Brandt, A.Brock, R.Brooijmans, G.Bross, A.Brown, D.Buchanan, N. J.Buchholz, D.Buehler, M.Buescher, V.Bunichev, V.Burdin, S.Burke, S.Burnett, T. H.Buszello, C. 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DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.06.067
발행일
2008-08-07
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Article
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Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
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