1. Measurement of the fraction of hadronic Z decays into charm quark pairs
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Barate, R, Buskulic, D, Decamp, D, Ghez, P, Goy, C, Lees, Jp, Lucotte, A, Merle, E, Minard, Mn, Nief, Jy, Pietrzyk, B, Alemany, R, Boix, G, Casado, Mp, Chmeissani, M, Crespo, Jm, Delfino, M, Fernandez, E, Fernandez Bosman, M, Garrido, L, Grauges, E, Juste, A, Martinez, M, Merino, G, Miquel, R, Mir, Lm, Park, Ic, Pascual, A, Perlas, Ja, Riu, I, Sanchez, F, Colaleo, A, Creanza, Donato Maria, de Palma, M, Gelao, G, Iaselli, Giuseppe, Maggi, Giorgio Pietro, Maggi, M, Nuzzo, S, Ranieri, A, Raso, G, Ruggieri, F, Selvaggi, G, Silvestris, L, Tempesta, P, Tricomi, A, Zito, G, Huang, X, Lin, J, Ouyang, Q, Wang, T, Xie, Y, Xu, R, Xue, S, Zhang, J, Zhang, L, Zhao, W, Abbaneo, D, Becker, U, Bright Thomas, P, Casper, D, Cattaneo, M, Ciulli, V, Dissertori, G, Drevermann, H, Forty, Rw, Frank, M, Hagelberg, R, Hansen, Jb, Harvey, J, Janot, P, Jost, B, Lehraus, I, Mato, P, Minten, A, Moneta, L, Pacheco, A, Pusztaszeri, Jf, Ranjard, F, Rolandi, L, Rousseau, D, Schlatter, D, Schmitt, M, Schneider, O, Tejessy, W, Teubert, F, Tomalin, Ir, Wachsmuth, H, Wagner, A, Ajaltouni, Z, Badaud, F, Chazelle, G, Deschamps, O, Falvard, A, Ferdi, C, Gay, P, Guicheney, C, Henrard, P, Jousset, J, Michel, B, Monteil, S, Montret, Jc, Pallin, D, Perret, P, Podlyski, F, Proriol, J, Rosnet, P, Hansen, Jd, Hansen, Jr, Hansen, Ph, Nilsson, Bs, Rensch, B, Waananen, A, Daskalakis, G, Kyriakis, A, Markou, C, Simopoulou, E, Siotis, I, Vayaki, A, Blondel, A, Bonneaud, G, Brient, Jc, Bourdon, P, Rouge, A, Rumpf, M, Valassi, A, Verderi, M, Videau, H, Focardi, E, Parrini, G, Zachariadou, K, Corden, M, Georgiopoulos, C, Jaffe, De, Antonelli, A, Bencivenni, G, Bologna, G, Bossi, F, Campana, P, Capon, G, Cerutti, F, Chiarella, V, Felici, G, Laurelli, P, Mannocchi, G, Murtas, F, Murtas, Gp, Passalacqua, L, Pepe Altarelli, M, Curtis, L, Halley, Aw, Lynch, Jg, Negus, P, O'Shea, V, Raine, C, Scarr, Jm, Smith, K, Teixeira Dias, P, Thompson, As, Thomson, E, Buchmuller, O, Dhamotharan, S, Geweniger, C, Graefe, G, Hanke, P, Hansper, G, Hepp, V, Kluge, Ee, Putzer, A, Sommer, J, Tittel, K, Werner, S, Wunsch, M, Beuselinck, R, Binnie, Dm, Cameron, W, Dornan, Pj, Girone, M, Goodsir, S, Martin, Eb, Marinelli, N, Moutoussi, A, Nash, J, Sedgbeer, Jk, Spagnolo, P, Williams, Md, Ghete, Vm, Girtler, P, Kneringer, E, Kuhn, D, Rudolph, G, Betteridge, Ap, Bowdery, Ck, Buck, Pg, Colrain, P, Crawford, G, Finch, Aj, Foster, F, Hughes, G, Jones, Rwl, Williams, Mi, Giehl, I, Greene, Am, Hoffmann, C, Jakobs, K, Kleinknecht, K, Quast, G, Renk, B, Rohne, E, Sander, Hg, van Gemmeren, P, Zeitnitz, C, Aubert, Jj, Benchouk, C, Bonissent, A, Bujosa, G, Carr, J, Coyle, P, Etienne, F, Leroy, O, Motsch, F, Payre, P, Talby, M, Sadouki, A, Thulasidas, M, Trabelsi, K, Aleppo, M, Antonelli, M, Ragusa, F, Berlich, R, Blum, W, Buscher, V, Dietl, H, Ganis, G, Kroha, H, Lutjens, G, Mannert, C, Manner, W, Moser, Hg, Schael, S, Settles, R, Seywerd, H, Stenzel, H, Wiedenmann, W, Wolf, G, Boucrot, J, Callot, O, Chen, S, Cordier, A, Davier, M, Duflot, L, Grivaz, Jf, Heusse, P, Hocker, A, Jacholkowska, A, Kim, Dw, Le Diberder, F, Lefranccois, J, Lutz, Am, Schune, Mh, Tournefier, E, Veillet, Jj, Videau, I, Zerwas, D, Azzurri, P, Bagliesi, G, Batignani, G, Bettarini, S, Boccali, T, Bozzi, C, Calderini, G, Carpinelli, M, Ciocci, Ma, Dell'Orso, R, Fantechi, R, Ferrante, I, Foa, L, Forti, F, Giassi, A, Giorgi, Ma, Gregorio, A, Ligabue, F, Lusiani, A, Marrocchesi, Ps, Messineo, A, Palla, F, Rizzo, G, Sanguinetti, G, Sciaba, A, Tenchini, R, Tonelli, G, Vannini, C, Venturi, A, Verdini, Pg, Blair, Ga, Bryant, Lm, Chambers, Jt, Green, Mg, Medcalf, T, Perrodo, P, Strong, Ja, von Wimmersperg Toeller JH, Botterill, Dr, Clifft, Rw, Edgecock, Tr, Haywood, S, Norton, Pr, Thompson, Jc, Wright, Ae, Bloch Devaux, B, Colas, P, Emery, S, Kozanecki, W, Lanccon, E, Lemaire, Mc, Locci, E, Perez, P, Rander, J, Renardy, Jf, Roussarie, A, Schuller, Jp, Schwindling, J, Trabelsi, A, Vallage, B, Black, Sn, Dann, Jh, Johnson, Rp, Kim, Hy, Konstantinidis, N, Litke, Am, Mcneil, Ma, Taylor, G, Booth, Cn, Brew, Caj, Cartwright, S, Combley, F, Kelly, Ms, Lehto, M, Reeve, J, Thompson, Lf, Affholderbach, K, Bohrer, A, Brandt, S, Cowan, G, Grupen, C, Saraiva, P, Smolik, L, Stephan, F, Apollonio, M, Bosisio, L, Della Marina, R, Giannini, G, Gobbo, B, Musolino, G, Rothberg, J, Wasserbaech, S, Armstrong, Sr, Charles, E, Elmer, P, Ferguson, Dps, Gao, Y, Gonzalez, S, Greening, Tc, Hayes, Oj, Hu, H, Jin, S, Mcnamara, Pa, Nachtman, Jm, Nielsen, J, Orejudos, W, Pan, Yb, Saadi, Y, Scott, Ij, Walsh, J, Wu, Sl, Wu, X, Zobernig, G., Barate, R, Buskulic, D, Decamp, D, Ghez, P, Goy, C, Lees, Jp, Lucotte, A, Merle, E, Minard, Mn, Nief, Jy, Pietrzyk, B, Alemany, R, Boix, G, Casado, Mp, Chmeissani, M, Crespo, Jm, Delfino, M, Fernandez, E, Fernandez Bosman, M, Garrido, L, Grauges, E, Juste, A, Martinez, M, Merino, G, Miquel, R, Mir, Lm, Park, Ic, Pascual, A, Perlas, Ja, Riu, I, Sanchez, F, Colaleo, A, Creanza, D, de Palma, M, Gelao, G, Iaselli, G, Maggi, G, Maggi, M, Nuzzo, S, Ranieri, A, Raso, G, Ruggieri, F, Selvaggi, G, Silvestris, L, Tempesta, P, Tricomi, A, Zito, G, Huang, X, Lin, J, Ouyang, Q, Wang, T, Xie, Y, Xu, R, Xue, S, Zhang, J, Zhang, L, Zhao, W, Abbaneo, D, Becker, U, Bright Thomas, P, Casper, D, Cattaneo, M, Ciulli, V, Dissertori, G, Drevermann, H, Forty, Rw, Frank, M, Hagelberg, R, Hansen, Jb, Harvey, J, Janot, P, Jost, B, Lehraus, I, Mato, P, Minten, A, Moneta, L, Pacheco, A, Pusztaszeri, Jf, Ranjard, F, Rolandi, Luigi, Rousseau, D, Schlatter, D, Schmitt, M, Schneider, O, Tejessy, W, Teubert, F, Tomalin, Ir, Wachsmuth, H, Wagner, A, Ajaltouni, Z, Badaud, F, Chazelle, G, Deschamps, O, Falvard, A, Ferdi, C, Gay, P, Guicheney, C, Henrard, P, Jousset, J, Michel, B, Monteil, S, Montret, Jc, Pallin, D, Perret, P, Podlyski, F, Proriol, J, Rosnet, P, Hansen, Jd, Hansen, Jr, Hansen, Ph, Nilsson, B, Rensch, B, Waananen, A, Daskalakis, G, Kyriakis, A, Markou, C, Simopoulou, E, Siotis, I, Vayaki, A, Blondel, A, Bonneaud, G, Brient, Jc, Bourdon, P, Rouge, A, Rumpf, M, Valassi, A, Verderi, M, Videau, H, Focardi, E, Parrini, G, Zachariadou, K, Corden, M, Georgiopoulos, C, Jaffe, De, Antonelli, A, Bencivenni, G, Bologna, G, Bossi, F, Campana, P, Capon, G, Cerutti, F, Chiarella, V, Felici, G, Laurelli, P, Mannocchi, G, Murtas, F, Murtas, Gp, Passalacqua, L, Pepe Altarelli, M, Curtis, L, Halley, Aw, Lynch, Jg, Negus, P, O'Shea, V, Raine, C, Scarr, Jm, Smith, K, Teixeira Dias, P, Thompson, A, Thomson, E, Buchmuller, O, Dhamotharan, S, Geweniger, C, Graefe, G, Hanke, P, Hansper, G, Hepp, V, Kluge, Ee, Putzer, A, Sommer, J, Tittel, K, Werner, S, Wunsch, M, Beuselinck, R, Binnie, Dm, Cameron, W, Dornan, Pj, Girone, M, Goodsir, S, Martin, Eb, Marinelli, N, Moutoussi, A, Nash, J, Sedgbeer, Jk, Spagnolo, P, Williams, Md, Ghete, Vm, Girtler, P, Kneringer, E, Kuhn, D, Rudolph, G, Betteridge, Ap, Bowdery, Ck, Buck, Pg, Colrain, P, Crawford, G, Finch, Aj, Foster, F, Hughes, G, Jones, Rwl, Williams, Mi, Giehl, I, Greene, Am, Hoffmann, C, Jakobs, K, Kleinknecht, K, Quast, G, Renk, B, Rohne, E, Sander, Hg, van Gemmeren, P, Zeitnitz, C, Aubert, Jj, Benchouk, C, Bonissent, A, Bujosa, G, Carr, J, Coyle, P, Etienne, F, Leroy, O, Motsch, F, Payre, P, Talby, M, Sadouki, A, Thulasidas, M, Trabelsi, K, Aleppo, M, Antonelli, M, Ragusa, F, Berlich, R, Blum, W, Buscher, V, Dietl, H, Ganis, G, Kroha, H, Lutjens, G, Mannert, C, Manner, W, Moser, Hg, Schael, S, Settles, R, Seywerd, H, Stenzel, H, Wiedenmann, W, Wolf, G, Boucrot, J, Callot, O, Chen, S, Cordier, A, Davier, M, Duflot, L, Grivaz, Jf, Heusse, P, Hocker, A, Jacholkowska, A, Kim, Dw, Le Diberder, F, Lefranccois, J, Lutz, Am, Schune, Mh, Tournefier, E, Veillet, Jj, Videau, I, Zerwas, D, Azzurri, P, Bagliesi, G, Batignani, G, Bettarini, S, Boccali, T, Bozzi, C, Calderini, G, Carpinelli, M, Ciocci, Ma, Dell'Orso, R, Fantechi, R, Ferrante, I, Foa, L, Forti, F, Giassi, A, Giorgi, Ma, Gregorio, A, Ligabue, Franco, Lusiani, Alberto, Marrocchesi, P, Messineo, A, Palla, F, Rizzo, G, Sanguinetti, G, Sciaba, A, Tenchini, R, Tonelli, G, Vannini, C, Venturi, A, Verdini, Pg, Blair, Ga, Bryant, Lm, Chambers, Jt, Green, Mg, Medcalf, T, Perrodo, P, Strong, Ja, von Wimmersperg Toeller, Jh, Botterill, Dr, Clifft, Rw, Edgecock, Tr, Haywood, S, Norton, Pr, Thompson, Jc, Wright, Ae, Bloch Devaux, B, Colas, P, Emery, S, Kozanecki, W, Lanccon, E, Lemaire, Mc, Locci, E, Perez, P, Rander, J, Renardy, Jf, Roussarie, A, Schuller, Jp, Schwindling, J, Trabelsi, A, Vallage, B, Black, Sn, Dann, Jh, Johnson, Rp, Kim, Hy, Konstantinidis, N, Litke, Am, Mcneil, Ma, Taylor, G, Booth, Cn, Brew, Caj, Cartwright, S, Combley, F, Kelly, M, Lehto, M, Reeve, J, Thompson, Lf, Affholderbach, K, Bohrer, A, Brandt, S, Cowan, G, Grupen, C, Saraiva, P, Smolik, L, Stephan, F, Apollonio, M, Bosisio, L, Della Marina, R, Giannini, G, Gobbo, B, Musolino, G, Rothberg, J, Wasserbaech, S, Armstrong, Sr, Charles, E, Elmer, P, Ferguson, Dp, Gao, Y, Gonzalez, S, Greening, Tc, Hayes, Oj, Hu, H, Jin, S, Mcnamara, Pa, Nachtman, Jm, Nielsen, J, Orejudos, W, Pan, Yb, Saadi, Y, Scott, Ij, Walsh, J, Wu, Sl, Wu, X, and Zobernig, G.
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Quark ,Physics ,Particle physics ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Meson ,Electron–positron annihilation ,Nuclear Theory ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,Hadron ,Electron ,Spectral line ,Charm quark ,Nuclear physics ,Pion ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Nuclear Experiment ,Engineering (miscellaneous) - Abstract
The full statistics of hadronic Z decays collected with the ALEPH detector are analysed to measure, by three methods, the ratio, ${\rm R_c}$ , of the partial decay width of the Z into ${\rm c\bar c}$ quarks to the total hadronic width. One method uses the inclusive $p$ and $p_{\perp}$ spectra of electrons. The other two use a double-tagging technique to measure ${\rm R_c}$ independently of the charm-tagging efficiency. In one, the tagging procedure uses the reconstruction of high momentum charmed mesons ( ${\rm D^{*+}}$ , ${\rm D^+}$ and ${\rm D^0}$) to detect the charm quarks. In the other, a charm quark is tagged from the ${\rm D^*}$ 's reconstructed in the ${\rm D^{*+} \to \pi^+ D^0}$ decay channel and the other from the slow pion from the ${\rm D^{*-} \to \pi^- \bar{D}^0}$ decay. The combination of these measurements leads to ${\rm R_c = \Gamma(Z \to c\bar c) / \Gamma(Z \to hadrons)}) = 0.1681\pm0.0054({\rm stat})\pm0.0062({\rm syst})$ .
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- 1998