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Extraction of the width of the W boson from measurements of σ(pp̄→W+X)×B(W→eν) and σ(pp̄→Z+X)×B(Z→ee) and their ratio

  • B. Abbott*
  • , M. Abolins
  • , V. Abramov
  • , B. S. Acharya
  • , I. Adam
  • , D. L. Adams
  • , M. Adams
  • , S. Ahn
  • , V. Akimov
  • , G. A. Alves
  • , N. Amos
  • , E. W. Anderson
  • , M. M. Baarmand
  • , V. V. Babintsev
  • , L. Babukhadia
  • , A. Baden
  • , B. Baldin
  • , S. Banerjee
  • , J. Bantly
  • , E. Barberis
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Abstract

We report on measurements on inclusive cross sections times branching fractions into electrons for W and Z bosons produced in pp̄ collisions at s=1.8 TeV. From an integrated luminosity of 84.5 pb-1 recorded in 1994-1995 using the DØ detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, we determine σ(pp̄→W+X)×B(W→eν) = 2310±10(stat)±50(syst)±100(lum)pb and σ(pp̄→Z+X)×B(Z→ee)=221±3(stat)±4(syst) ±10(lum) pb. From these, we derive σ(pp̄→W+X)×B(W→eν)/σ(pp̄→Z+X) ×B(Z→ee)=10.43±0.15(stat) ±0.20(syst)±0.10(NLO), B(W→eν)=0.1044±0.0015(stat)±0.0020(syst)±0. 0017(theory)±0.0010(NLO), and Γ W=2.169±0.031(stat)±0.042(syst)±0.041(theory) ±0.022(NLO)GeV. We use the latter to set a 95% confidence level upper limit on the partial decay width of the W boson into nonstandard model final states, ΓWinv, of 0.213 GeV. Combining these results with those from the 1992-1993 data gives σ(pp̄→W+X) ×B(W→eν)/σ(pp̄→Z+X)×B(Z→ee)=10. 51±0.25,ΓW=2.152±0.066 GeV, and a 95% C.L. upper limit on ΓWinv of 0.191 GeV. Using a sample with a luminosity of 505 nb-1 taken at s=630 GeV, we measure σ(pp̄→W+X)×B(W→eν)=658±67 pb.

Original languageEnglish
Article number072001
Pages (from-to)1-22
Number of pages22
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume61
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2000

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