1. Tests of the standard model and constraints on new physics from measurements of fermion-pair production at 189-209 GeV at LEP
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Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Amaral, P., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barillari, T., Barlow, R.J., Batley, R.J., Bechtle, P., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Buesser, K., Burckhart, H.J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Gagnon, P., Gary, John William, Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Giunta, Marina, Goldberg, J., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harel, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Horvath, D., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kramer, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kruger, K., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Lettso, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Martin, A.J., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Moed, S., Mohr, W., Mori, T., Mutter, A., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Nanjo, H., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pahl, C., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schoerner-Sadenius, Thomas, Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., Vertesi, R., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Vossebeld, J., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wengler, T., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wolf, G., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zer-Zion, D., Zivkovic, Lidija, G.ABBIENDI, C.AINSLEY, P.F.°AKESSON, G.ALEXANDER, J.ALLISON, P.AMARAL, G.ANAGNOSTOU, K.J.ANDERSON, S.ARCELLI, S.ASAI, D.AXEN, G.AZUELOS, I.BAILEY, E.BARBERIO, T.BARILLARI, R.J.BARLOW, R.J.BATLEY, P.BECHTLE, T.BEHNKE, K.W.BELL, P.J.BELL, G.BELLA, A.BELLERIVE, G.BENELLI, S.BETHKE, O.BIEBEL, O.BOERIU, P.BOCK, M.BOUTEMEUR, S.BRAIBANT, L.BRIGLIADORI, R.M.BROWN, K.BUESSER, H.J.BURCKHART, S.CAMPANA, R.K.CARNEGIE, A.A.CARTER, J.R.CARTER, C.Y.CHANG, D.G.CHARLTON, C.CIOCCA, A.CSILLING, M.CUFFIANI, S.DADO, A.DE ROECK, E.A.DE WOLF, K.DESCH, B.DIENES, M.DONKERS, J.DUBBERT, E.DUCHOVNI, G.DUCKECK, I.P.DUERDOTH, E.ETZION, F.FABBRI, L.FELD, P.FERRARI, F.FIEDLER, I.FLECK, M.FORD, A.FREY, P.GAGNON, J.W.GARY, G.GAYCKEN, C.GEICH-GIMBEL, G.GIACOMELLI, P.GIACOMELLI, M.GIUNTA, J.GOLDBERG, E.GROSS, J.GRUNHAUS, M.GRUW´E, P.O.G¨UNTHER, A.GUPTA, C.HAJDU, M.HAMANN, G.G.HANSON, A.HAREL, M.HAUSCHILD, C.M.HAWKES, R.HAWKINGS, R.J.HEMINGWAY, G.HERTEN, R.D.HEUER, J.C.HILL, K.HOFFMAN, D.HORV´ATH, P. IGO-KEMENES, K. ISHII, H. JEREMIE, P. JOVANOVIC, T.R. JUNK, N.KANAYA, J.KANZAKI, D.KARLEN, K.KAWAGOE, T.KAWAMOTO, R.K.KEELER, R.G.KELLOGG, B.W.KENNEDY, S.KLUTH, T.KOBAYASHI, M.KOBEL, S.KOMAMIYA, T.KR¨AMER, P.KRIEGER, J. VON KROGH, K.KRUGER, T.KUHL, M.KUPPER, G.D. LAFFERTY, H. LANDSMAN, D. LANSKE, J.G. LAYTER, D. LELLOUCH, J. LETTSO, L. LEVINSON, J. LILLICH, S.L. LLOYD, F.K. LOEBINGER, J. LU, A. LUDWIG, J. LUDWIG, W.MADER, S.MARCELLINI, A.J.MARTIN, G.MASETTI, T.MASHIMO, P.M¨ATTIGM, J.MCKENNA, R.A.MCPHERSON, F.MEIJERS, W.MENGES, F.S.MERRITT, H.MES, N.MEYER, A.MICHELINI, S.MIHARA, G.MIKENBERG, D.J.MILLER, S.MOED, W.MOHR, T.MORI, A.MUTTER, K.NAGAI, I.NAKAMURA, H.NANJO, H.A.NEAL, R.NISIUS, S.W.O’NEALE, A.OH, M.J.OREGLIA, S.ORITO, C.PAHL, G.P´ASZTOR, J.R.PATER, J.E.PILCHER, J.PINFOLD, D.E.PLANE, B.POLI, O.POOTH, M.PRZYBYCIE´N, A.QUADT, K.RABBERTZ, C.REMBSER, P.RENKEL, J.M.RONEY, Y.ROZEN, K.RUNGE, K. SACHS, T. SAEKI, E.K.G. SARKISYAN, A.D. SCHAILE, O. SCHAILE, P. SCHARFF-HANSEN, J. SCHIECK, T. SCH¨ORNER-SADENIUS, M. SCHR¨ODER, M. SCHUMACHER, W.G. SCOTT, R. SEUSTER, T.G. SHEARS, B.C. SHEN, P. SHERWOOD, A. SKUJA, A.M. SMITH, R. SOBIE, S. S¨OLDNER-REMBOLD, F. SPANO, A. STAHL, D. STROM, R. STR¨OHMER, S.TAREM, M.TASEVSKY, R.TEUSCHER, M.A.THOMSON, E.TORRENCE, D.TOYA, P.TRAN, I.TRIGGER, Z.TR´OCS´ANYI, E.TSUR, M.F.TURNER-WATSON, I.UEDA, B.UJV´ARI, C.F.VOLLMER, P.VANNEREM, R.V´ERTESI, M.VERZOCCHI, H.VOSS, J.VOSSEBELD, C.P.WARD, D.R.WARD, P.M.WATKINS, A.T.WATSON, N.K.WATSON, P.S.WELLS, T.WENGLER, N.WERMES, G.W.WILSON, J.A.WILSON, G.WOLF, T.R.WYATT, S.YAMASHITA, D. ZER-ZION, L. ZIVKOVIC, and OPAL Collaboration
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Physics ,Particle physics ,Top quark ,Muon ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Electron–positron annihilation ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,FOS: Physical sciences ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Nuclear physics ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,Pair production ,Chargino ,Neutralino ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Production (computer science) ,Nuclear Experiment ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Particle Physics - Experiment ,Event generator - Abstract
Cross-section and angular distributions for hadronic and lepton-pair final states in e+e- collisions at centre-of-mass energies between 189 GeV and 209 GeV, measured with the OPAL detector at LEP, are presented and compared with the predictions of the Standard Model. The measurements are used to determine the electromagnetic coupling constant alphaem at LEP2 energies. In addition, the results are used together with OPAL measurements at 91-183 GeV within the S-matrix formalism to determine the gamma-Z interference term and to make an almost model-independent measurement of the Z mass. Limits on extensions to the Standard Model described by effective four-fermion contact interactions or the addition of a heavy Z boson are also presented., Comment: 79 pages, 22 figures, Submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
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- 2004