1. Measurement of the B hadron energy distribution in Z(0) decays
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Abe, K, Akagi, T, Allen, N, Ash, W, Aston, D, Baird, K, Baltay, C, Band, H, Barakat, M, Baranko, G, Bardon, O, Barklow, T, Bashindzhagyan, G, Bazarko, A, Bendavid, R, Benvenuti, A, Bilei, G, Bisello, D, Blaylock, G, Bogart, J, Bolen, B, Bolton, T, Bower, G, Brau, J, Breidenbach, M, Bugg, W, Burke, D, Burnett, T, Burrows, P, Busza, W, Calcaterra, A, Caldwell, D, Calloway, D, Camanzi, B, Carpinelli, M, Cassell, R, Castaldi, R, Castro, A, Cavallisforza, M, Chou, A, Church, E, Cohn, H, Coller, J, Cook, V, Cotton, R, Cowan, R, Coyne, D, Crawford, G, Doliveira, A, Damerell, C, Daoudi, M, Degroot, N, Desangro, R, Dellorso, R, Dervan, P, Dima, M, Dong, D, Du, P, Dubois, R, Einsenstein, B, Elia, R, Etzion, E, Fahey, S, Falciai, D, Fan, C, Fernandez, J, Fero, M, Frey, R, Gillman, T, Gladding, G, Gonzalez, S, Hart, E, Harton, J, Hasan, A, Hasegawa, Y, Hasuko, K, Hedges, S, Hertzbach, S, Hildreth, M, Huber, J, Huffer, M, Hughes, E, Hwang, H, Iwasaki, Y, Jackson, D, Jacques, P, Jaros, J, Jiang, Z, Johnson, A, Johnson, J, Johnson, R, Junk, T, Kajikawa, R, Kalelkar, M, Kang, H, Karliner, I, Kawahara, H, Kendall, H, Kim, Y, King, M, King, R, Kofler, R, Krishna, N, Kroeger, R, Labs, J, Langston, M, Lath, A, Lauber, J, Leith, D, Lia, V, Liu, M, Liu, X, Loreti, M, Lu, A, Lynch, H, Ma, J, Mancinelli, G, Manly, S, Mantovani, G, Markiewicz, T, Maruyama, T, Masuda, H, Mazzucato, E, Mckemey, A, Meadows, B, Messner, R, Mockett, P, Moffeit, K, Moore, T, Muller, D, Nagamine, T, Narita, S, Nauenberg, U, Neal, H, Nussbaum, M, Ohnishi, Y, Oishi, N, Onoprienko, D, Osborne, L, Panvini, R, Park, C, Park, H, Pavel, T, Peruzzi, I, Piccolo, M, Piemontese, L, Pieroni, E, Pitts, K, Plano, R, Prepost, R, Prescott, C, Punkar, G, Quigley, J, Ratcliff, B, Reeves, T, Reidy, J, Reinertsen, P, Rensing, P, Rochester, L, Rowson, P, Russell, J, Saxton, O, Schalk, T, Schindler, R, Schumm, B, Schwiening, J, Sen, S, Serbo, V, Shaevitz, M, Shank, J, Shapiro, G, Sherden, D, Shmakov, K, Simopoulos, C, Sinev, N, Smith, S, Smy, M, Snyder, J, Staengle, H, Stamer, P, Steiner, H, Steiner, R, Strauss, M, Su, D, Suekane, F, Sugiyama, A, Suzuki, S, Swartz, M, Szumilo, A, Takahashi, T, Taylor, F, Torrence, E, Trandafir, A, Turk, J, Usher, T, Vavra, J, Vannini, C, Vella, E, Venuti, J, Verdier, R, Verdini, P, Vagner, D, Wagner, S, Waite, A, Watts, S, Weidemann, A, Weiss, E, Whitaker, J, White, S, Wickens, F, Williams, D, Williams, S, Willocq, S, Wilson, R, Wisniewski, W, Woods, M, Word, G, Wyss, J, Yamamoto, R, Yamartino, J, Yang, X, Yashima, J, Yellin, S, Young, C, Yuta, H, Zapalac, G, Zdarko, R, Zhou, J, Abe K, Akagi T, Allen NJ, Ash WW, Aston D, Baird KG, Baltay C, Band HR, Barakat MB, Baranko G, Bardon O, Barklow TL, Bashindzhagyan GL, Bazarko AO, BenDavid R, Benvenuti AC, Bilei GM, Bisello D, Blaylock G, Bogart JR, Bolen B, Bolton T, Bower GR, Brau JE, Breidenbach M, Bugg WM, Burke D, Burnett TH, Burrows PN, Busza W, Calcaterra A, Caldwell DO, Calloway D, Camanzi B, CARPINELLI, Massimo, Cassell R, Castaldi R, Castro A, CavalliSforza M, Chou A, Church E, Cohn HO, Coller JA, Cook V, Cotton R, Cowan RF, Coyne DG, Crawford G, DOliveira A, Damerell CJS, Daoudi M, deGroot N, DeSangro R, DellOrso R, Dervan PJ, Dima M, Dong DN, Du PYC, Dubois R, Einsenstein BI, Elia R, Etzion E, Fahey S, Falciai D, Fan C, Fernandez JP, Fero MJ, Frey R, Gillman T, Gladding G, Gonzalez S, Hart EL, Harton JL, Hasan A, Hasegawa Y, Hasuko K, Hedges SJ, Hertzbach SS, Hildreth MD, Huber J, Huffer ME, Hughes EW, Hwang H, Iwasaki Y, Jackson DJ, Jacques P, Jaros JA, Jiang ZY, Johnson AS, Johnson JR, Johnson RA, Junk T, Kajikawa R, Kalelkar M, Kang HJ, Karliner I, Kawahara H, Kendall HW, Kim YD, King ME, King R, Kofler RR, Krishna NM, Kroeger RS, Labs JF, Langston M, Lath A, Lauber JA, Leith DWGS, Lia V, Liu MX, Liu X, Loreti M, Lu A, Lynch HL, Ma J, Mancinelli G, Manly S, Mantovani G, Markiewicz TW, Maruyama T, Masuda H, Mazzucato E, McKemey AK, Meadows BT, Messner R, Mockett PM, Moffeit KC, Moore TB, Muller D, Nagamine T, Narita S, Nauenberg U, Neal H, Nussbaum M, Ohnishi Y, Oishi N, Onoprienko D, Osborne LS, Panvini RS, Park CH, Park H, Pavel TJ, Peruzzi I, Piccolo M, Piemontese L, Pieroni E, Pitts KT, Plano RJ, Prepost R, Prescott CY, Punkar GD, Quigley J, Ratcliff BN, Reeves TW, Reidy J, Reinertsen PL, Rensing PE, Rochester LS, Rowson PC, Russell JJ, Saxton OH, Schalk T, Schindler RH, Schumm BA, Schwiening J, Sen S, Serbo VV, Shaevitz MH, Shank JT, Shapiro G, Sherden DJ, Shmakov KD, Simopoulos C, Sinev NB, Smith SR, Smy MB, Snyder JA, Staengle H, Stamer P, Steiner H, Steiner R, Strauss MG, Su D, Suekane F, Sugiyama A, Suzuki S, Swartz M, Szumilo A, Takahashi T, Taylor FE, Torrence E, Trandafir AI, Turk JD, Usher T, Vavra J, Vannini C, Vella E, Venuti JP, Verdier R, Verdini PG, Vagner DL, Wagner SR, Waite AP, Watts SJ, Weidemann AW, Weiss ER, Whitaker JS, White SL, Wickens FJ, Williams DC, Williams SH, Willocq S, Wilson RJ, Wisniewski WJ, Woods M, Word GB, Wyss J, Yamamoto RK, Yamartino JM, Yang X, Yashima J, Yellin SJ, Young CC, Yuta H, Zapalac G, Zdarko RW, Zhou J., Abe, K, Akagi, T, Allen, N, Ash, W, Aston, D, Baird, K, Baltay, C, Band, H, Barakat, M, Baranko, G, Bardon, O, Barklow, T, Bashindzhagyan, G, Bazarko, A, Bendavid, R, Benvenuti, A, Bilei, G, Bisello, D, Blaylock, G, Bogart, J, Bolen, B, Bolton, T, Bower, G, Brau, J, Breidenbach, M, Bugg, W, Burke, D, Burnett, T, Burrows, P, Busza, W, Calcaterra, A, Caldwell, D, Calloway, D, Camanzi, B, Carpinelli, M, Cassell, R, Castaldi, R, Castro, A, Cavallisforza, M, Chou, A, Church, E, Cohn, H, Coller, J, Cook, V, Cotton, R, Cowan, R, Coyne, D, Crawford, G, Doliveira, A, Damerell, C, Daoudi, M, Degroot, N, Desangro, R, Dellorso, R, Dervan, P, Dima, M, Dong, D, Du, P, Dubois, R, Einsenstein, B, Elia, R, Etzion, E, Fahey, S, Falciai, D, Fan, C, Fernandez, J, Fero, M, Frey, R, Gillman, T, Gladding, G, Gonzalez, S, Hart, E, Harton, J, Hasan, A, Hasegawa, Y, Hasuko, K, Hedges, S, Hertzbach, S, Hildreth, M, Huber, J, Huffer, M, Hughes, E, Hwang, H, Iwasaki, Y, Jackson, D, Jacques, P, Jaros, J, Jiang, Z, Johnson, A, Johnson, J, Johnson, R, Junk, T, Kajikawa, R, Kalelkar, M, Kang, H, Karliner, I, Kawahara, H, Kendall, H, Kim, Y, King, M, King, R, Kofler, R, Krishna, N, Kroeger, R, Labs, J, Langston, M, Lath, A, Lauber, J, Leith, D, Lia, V, Liu, M, Liu, X, Loreti, M, Lu, A, Lynch, H, Ma, J, Mancinelli, G, Manly, S, Mantovani, G, Markiewicz, T, Maruyama, T, Masuda, H, Mazzucato, E, Mckemey, A, Meadows, B, Messner, R, Mockett, P, Moffeit, K, Moore, T, Muller, D, Nagamine, T, Narita, S, Nauenberg, U, Neal, H, Nussbaum, M, Ohnishi, Y, Oishi, N, Onoprienko, D, Osborne, L, Panvini, R, Park, C, Park, H, Pavel, T, Peruzzi, I, Piccolo, M, Piemontese, L, Pieroni, E, Pitts, K, Plano, R, Prepost, R, Prescott, C, Punkar, G, Quigley, J, Ratcliff, B, Reeves, T, Reidy, J, Reinertsen, P, Rensing, P, Rochester, L, Rowson, P, Russell, J, Saxton, O, Schalk, T, Schindler, R, Schumm, B, Schwiening, J, Sen, S, Serbo, V, Shaevitz, M, Shank, J, Shapiro, G, Sherden, D, Shmakov, K, Simopoulos, C, Sinev, N, Smith, S, Smy, M, Snyder, J, Staengle, H, Stamer, P, Steiner, H, Steiner, R, Strauss, M, Su, D, Suekane, F, Sugiyama, A, Suzuki, S, Swartz, M, Szumilo, A, Takahashi, T, Taylor, F, Torrence, E, Trandafir, A, Turk, J, Usher, T, Vavra, J, Vannini, C, Vella, E, Venuti, J, Verdier, R, Verdini, P, Vagner, D, Wagner, S, Waite, A, Watts, S, Weidemann, A, Weiss, E, Whitaker, J, White, S, Wickens, F, Williams, D, Williams, S, Willocq, S, Wilson, R, Wisniewski, W, Woods, M, Word, G, Wyss, J, Yamamoto, R, Yamartino, J, Yang, X, Yashima, J, Yellin, S, Young, C, Yuta, H, Zapalac, G, Zdarko, R, Zhou, J, Abe K, Akagi T, Allen NJ, Ash WW, Aston D, Baird KG, Baltay C, Band HR, Barakat MB, Baranko G, Bardon O, Barklow TL, Bashindzhagyan GL, Bazarko AO, BenDavid R, Benvenuti AC, Bilei GM, Bisello D, Blaylock G, Bogart JR, Bolen B, Bolton T, Bower GR, Brau JE, Breidenbach M, Bugg WM, Burke D, Burnett TH, Burrows PN, Busza W, Calcaterra A, Caldwell DO, Calloway D, Camanzi B, CARPINELLI, Massimo, Cassell R, Castaldi R, Castro A, CavalliSforza M, Chou A, Church E, Cohn HO, Coller JA, Cook V, Cotton R, Cowan RF, Coyne DG, Crawford G, DOliveira A, Damerell CJS, Daoudi M, deGroot N, DeSangro R, DellOrso R, Dervan PJ, Dima M, Dong DN, Du PYC, Dubois R, Einsenstein BI, Elia R, Etzion E, Fahey S, Falciai D, Fan C, Fernandez JP, Fero MJ, Frey R, Gillman T, Gladding G, Gonzalez S, Hart EL, Harton JL, Hasan A, Hasegawa Y, Hasuko K, Hedges SJ, Hertzbach SS, Hildreth MD, Huber J, Huffer ME, Hughes EW, Hwang H, Iwasaki Y, Jackson DJ, Jacques P, Jaros JA, Jiang ZY, Johnson AS, Johnson JR, Johnson RA, Junk T, Kajikawa R, Kalelkar M, Kang HJ, Karliner I, Kawahara H, Kendall HW, Kim YD, King ME, King R, Kofler RR, Krishna NM, Kroeger RS, Labs JF, Langston M, Lath A, Lauber JA, Leith DWGS, Lia V, Liu MX, Liu X, Loreti M, Lu A, Lynch HL, Ma J, Mancinelli G, Manly S, Mantovani G, Markiewicz TW, Maruyama T, Masuda H, Mazzucato E, McKemey AK, Meadows BT, Messner R, Mockett PM, Moffeit KC, Moore TB, Muller D, Nagamine T, Narita S, Nauenberg U, Neal H, Nussbaum M, Ohnishi Y, Oishi N, Onoprienko D, Osborne LS, Panvini RS, Park CH, Park H, Pavel TJ, Peruzzi I, Piccolo M, Piemontese L, Pieroni E, Pitts KT, Plano RJ, Prepost R, Prescott CY, Punkar GD, Quigley J, Ratcliff BN, Reeves TW, Reidy J, Reinertsen PL, Rensing PE, Rochester LS, Rowson PC, Russell JJ, Saxton OH, Schalk T, Schindler RH, Schumm BA, Schwiening J, Sen S, Serbo VV, Shaevitz MH, Shank JT, Shapiro G, Sherden DJ, Shmakov KD, Simopoulos C, Sinev NB, Smith SR, Smy MB, Snyder JA, Staengle H, Stamer P, Steiner H, Steiner R, Strauss MG, Su D, Suekane F, Sugiyama A, Suzuki S, Swartz M, Szumilo A, Takahashi T, Taylor FE, Torrence E, Trandafir AI, Turk JD, Usher T, Vavra J, Vannini C, Vella E, Venuti JP, Verdier R, Verdini PG, Vagner DL, Wagner SR, Waite AP, Watts SJ, Weidemann AW, Weiss ER, Whitaker JS, White SL, Wickens FJ, Williams DC, Williams SH, Willocq S, Wilson RJ, Wisniewski WJ, Woods M, Word GB, Wyss J, Yamamoto RK, Yamartino JM, Yang X, Yashima J, Yellin SJ, Young CC, Yuta H, Zapalac G, Zdarko RW, and Zhou J.
- Abstract
We have measured the B hadron energy distribution in Z(0) decays using a sample of semileptonic B decays recorded in the SLD experiment at SLAG. The energy of each tagged B hadron was reconstructed using information from the lepton and a partially reconstructed charm-decay vertex. We compared the scaled energy distribution with several models of heavy quark fragmentation. The average scaled energy of primary B hadrons was found to be (x(EB))=0.716+/-0.011(stat)(-0.022)(+0.021)(syst).
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- 1997