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1. Search for associated production of massive states decaying into two photons in e+e− annihilations at =88–209 GeV

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Buesser, K., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Cohen, I., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turcot, A.S., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., Zivkovic, Lidija, and OPAL Collaboration
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Range (particle radiation), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Scalar (mathematics), FOS: Physical sciences, Sigma, Context (language use), 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Gamma gamma, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Higgs boson, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Production (computer science), Limit (mathematics), 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search is performed for production of short-lived particles in e+e- -> XY, with X -> gamma gamma and Y -> ffbar, for scalar X and scalar or vector Y. Model-independent limits in the range of 25-60 femtobarns are presented on sigma (e+e- -> XY) x B(X -> ffbar) for centre-of-mass energies in the range 205-207 GeV. The data from all LEP centre-of-mass energies 88-209 GeV are also interpreted in the context of fermiophobic Higgs boson models, for which a lower mass limit of 105.5 GeV is obtained for a "benchmark" fermiophobic Higgs boson., 17 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2002
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2. Measurement of the hadronic cross-section for the scattering of two virtual photons at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barlow, R.J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, G., Anagnostou, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, R. J., Batley, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, P. J., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, J., Couchman, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, 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, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, C., Littlewood, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Quark, Physics, Quantum chromodynamics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Scattering, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Hadron, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, Virtual particle, Parton, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Cross section (physics), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The interaction of virtual photons is investigated using the reaction e+e- -> e+e- hadrons based on data taken by the OPAL experiment at e+e- centre-of-mass energies sqrt(s_ee)=189-209 GeV, for W>5 GeV and at an average Q^2 of 17.9 GeV^2. The measured cross-sections are compared to predictions of the Quark Parton Model (QPM), to the Leading Order QCD Monte Carlo model PHOJET to the NLO prediction for the reaction e+e- -> e+e-qqbar, and to BFKL calculations. PHOJET, NLO e+e- -> e+e-qqbar, and QPM describe the data reasonably well, whereas the cross-section predicted by a Leading Order BFKL calculation is too large., 30 pages, 10 figures, Submitted to Eur.Phys.J. C
Published: 2002
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3. Investigation of the decay of orbitally-excited B mesons and first measurement of the branching ratio ${\rm BR}({\rm B}^_J \rightarrow{\rm B}^ \pi (X))$

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., de Wolf, E., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Quark, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, Analytical chemistry, Resonance, 01 natural sciences, Pion, 0103 physical sciences, Mass spectrum, B meson, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: From about 4 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the OPAL detector on and near to the Z resonance, we select a sample of more than 570000 inclusively reconstructed B mesons. Orbitally-excited mesons B*J are reconstructed using Bpi+- combinations. Independently, B* mesons are reconstructed using the decay B* -> Bgamma. The selected B* candidates are used to obtain samples enriched or depleted in the decay B*J -> B*pi+-(X), where (X) refers to decay modes with or without additional accompanying decay particles. From the number of signal candidates in the Bpi+- mass spectra of these two samples, we perform the first measurement of the branching ratio of orbitally-excited B mesons decaying into B*pi(X): BR(B*J ->B*pi(X)) = 0.85 +0.36-0.37 +- 0.12, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. If B*J decay modes other than single pion transitions can be neglected the measured ratio corresponds to the branching ratio BR(B*J->B*pi). In the framework of Heavy Quark Symmetry, a simultaneous fit to the Bpi+- mass spectra of the samples enriched or depleted in B*J->B*pi+-(X) decays yields the mass and the width of the B1(3/2) state, as well as the branching ratio of B*J mesons decaying into B*pi: M(B1(3/2)) = (5.738 +0.005-0.006 +-0.007) GeV/c2 G(B1(3/2)) = (18 +15-13 +29-23) MeV/c BR(B*J->B*pi) = 0.74 +0.12-0.10 +0.21-0.15, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. From about 4 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the OPAL detector on and near to the Z resonance, we select a sample of more than 570000 inclusively reconstructed B mesons. Orbitally-excited mesons B*J are reconstructed using Bpi+- combinations. Independently, B* mesons are reconstructed using the decay B* -> Bgamma. The selected B* candidates are used to obtain samples enriched or depleted in the decay B*J -> B*pi+-(X), where (X) refers to decay modes with or without additional accompanying decay particles. From the number of signal candidates in the Bpi+- mass spectra of these two samples, we perform the first measurement of the branching ratio of orbitally-excited B mesons decaying into B*pi(X): BR(B*J ->B*pi(X)) = 0.85 +0.36-0.37 +- 0.12, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. If B*J decay modes other than single pion transitions can be neglected the measured ratio corresponds to the branching ratio BR(B*J->B*pi). In the framework of Heavy Quark Symmetry, a simultaneous fit to the Bpi+- mass spectra of the samples enriched or depleted in B*J->B*pi+-(X) decays yields the mass and the width of the B1(3/2) state, as well as the branching ratio of B*J mesons decaying into B*pi: M(B1(3/2)) = (5.738 +0.005-0.006 +-0.007) GeV/c2 G(B1(3/2)) = (18 +15-13 +29-23) MeV/c BR(B*J->B*pi) = 0.74 +0.12-0.10 +0.21-0.15, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.
Published: 2002
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4. Measurement of the mass and width of the W boson in e+e− collisions at 189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., de Wolf, E., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, S., Baumann, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, G., Benelli, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., de Roeck, E., de Wolf, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, M., Fanti, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Ling, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfsson, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Vachon, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, D., Zer Zion, and OPAL Collaboration
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Electroweak interaction, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Invariant mass, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The mass and width of the W boson are determined in e+e- collisions at LEP using 183 pb^-1 of data recorded at a centre-of-mass energy roots=189 GeV with the OPAL detector. The invariant mass distributions from 970 WW->qqqq and 1118 WW->qqln candidate events are used to measure the mass of the W boson, Mw = 80.451 +- 0.076(stat.) +- 0.049(syst.) GeV. A direct measurement of the width of the W boson gives Gw=2.09 +- 0.18(stat.) +- 0.09(syst.) GeV. The results are combined with previous OPAL results from 78 pb^-1 of data recorded with roots from 161 to 183 GeV, to obtain: Mw = 80.432 +- 0.066(stat.) +- 0.045(syst.) GeV, Gw = 2.04 +- 0.16(stat.) +- 0.09(syst.) GeV. The consistency of the direct measurement of Mw with that inferred from other measurements of electroweak parameters provides an important test of the Standard Model of electroweak interactions., 24 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Lett. B
Published: 2001
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5. Multiplicities of $\pi^0, \eta,\rm K^0$ and of charged particles in quark and gluon jets

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, J. R., Batley, S., Baumann, T., Belmke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, P., Bock, J., Bohme, O., Boeriu, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braidant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, C., Ciocca, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., de Roeck, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, M., Fanti, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, C. K., Hargrove, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, M. D., Hildreth, J. C., Hill, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, M., Mannelli, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, H., Rick, S. A., Robin, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfsson, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, S., Schmitt, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shephard Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Quark, Physics, Quantum chromodynamics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Lattice, Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Eta meson, Multiplicity (mathematics), 01 natural sciences, Charged particle, Gluon, 13. Climate action, 0103 physical sciences, Particle, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We compared the multiplicities of pizero, eta, Kzero and of charged particles in quark and gluon jets in 3-jet events, as measured by the OPAL experiment at LEP. The comparisons were performed for distributions unfolded to 100% pure quark and gluon jets, at an effective scale Qjet which took into account topological dependences of the 3-jet environment. The ratio of particle multiplicity in gluon jets to that in quark jets as a function of Qjet for pizero, eta and Kzero was found to be independent of the particle species. This is consistent with the QCD prediction that the observed enhancement in the mean particle rate in gluon jets with respect to quark jets should be independent of particle species. In contrast to some theoretical predictions and previous observations, we observed no evidence for an enhancement of eta meson production in gluon jets with respect to quark jets, beyond that observed for charged particles. We measured the ratio of the slope of the average charged particle multiplicity in gluon jets to that in quark jets, C, and we compared it to a next-to-next-to-next-to leading order calculation. Our result, C=2.27+-0.20(stat+syst),is about one standard deviation higher than the perturbative prediction. We compared the multiplicities of pizero, eta, Kzero and of charged particles in quark and gluon jets in 3-jet events, as measured by the OPAL experiment at LEP. The comparisons were performed for distributions unfolded to 100% pure quark and gluon jets, at an effective scale Qjet which took into account topological dependences of the 3-jet environment. The ratio of particle multiplicity in gluon jets to that in quark jets as a function of Qjet for pizero, eta and Kzero was found to be independent of the particle species. This is consistent with the QCD prediction that the observed enhancement in the mean particle rate in gluon jets with respect to quark jets should be independent of particle species. In contrast to some theoretical predictions and previous observations, we observed no evidence for an enhancement of eta meson production in gluon jets with respect to quark jets, beyond that observed for charged particles. We measured the ratio of the slope of the average charged particle multiplicity in gluon jets to that in quark jets, C, and we compared it to a next-to-next-to-next-to leading order calculation. Our result, C=2.27+-0.20(stat+syst),is about one standard deviation higher than the perturbative prediction.
Published: 2000
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6. Measurement of the W+W−γ cross-section and first direct limits on anomalous electroweak quartic gauge couplings

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Electroweak interaction, FOS: Physical sciences, Photon energy, Lambda, 01 natural sciences, Measure (mathematics), High Energy Physics - Experiment, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: A study of W+W- events accompanied by hard photon radiation produced in e+e- collisions at LEP is presented. Events consistent with two on-shell W-bosons and an isolated photon are selected from 183pb^-1 of data recorded at root{s}=189GeV. From these data, 17 W+W-gamma candidates are selected with photon energy greater than 10GeV, consistent with the Standard Model expectation. These events are used to measure the e+e- to W+W-gamma cross-section within a set of geometric and kinematic cuts; sigma{W+W-gamma} = 136+-37+-8 fb, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The photon energy spectrum is used to set the first direct, albeit weak, limits on possible anomalous contributions to the {W+ W- gamma gamma} and {W+ W- gamma Z0} vertices: -0.070GeV^{-2} < a_0/Lambda^2 < 0.070GeV^{-2}, -0.13GeV^{-2} < a_c/Lambda^2 < 0.19GeV^{-2}, -0.61GeV^{-2} < a_n/Lambda^2 < 0.57GeV^{-2}, where Lambda represents the energy scale for new physics., 23 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Letts. B
Published: 1999
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7. Electroweak measurements in electron-positron collisions at W-boson-pair energies at LEP

Author: Schael, S. Barate, R. Brunelière, R. Buskulic, D. De Bonis, I. Decamp, D. Ghez, P. Goy, C. Jézéquel, S. Lees, J.-P. Lucotte, A. Martin, F. Merle, E. Minard, M.-N. Nief, J.-Y. Odier, P. Pietrzyk, B. Trocmé, B. Bravo, S. Casado, M.P. Chmeissani, M. Comas, P. Crespo, J.M. Fernandez, E. Fernandez-Bosman, M. Garrido, L. Grauges, E. Juste, A. Martinez, M. Merino, G. Miquel, R. Mir, L.M. Orteu, S. Pacheco, A. Park, I.C. Perlas, J. Riu, I. Ruiz, H. Sanchez, F. Colaleo, A. Creanza, D. De Filippis, N. de Palma, M. 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. Bazarko, A. Becker, U. Boix, G. Bird, F. Blucher, E. Bonvicini, B. Bright-Thomas, P. Barklow, T. Buchmüller, O. Cattaneo, M. Cerutti, F. Ciulli, V. Clerbaux, B. Drevermann, H. Forty, R.W. Frank, M. Greening, T.C. Hagelberg, R. Halley, A.W. 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Ward, C.P. Ward, D.R. Watkins, P.M. Watson, A.T. Watson, N.K. Wells, P.S. Wengler, T. Wermes, N. Wetterling, D. White, J.S. Wilkens, B. Wilson, G.W. Wilson, J.A. Wotton, S. Wyatt, T.R. Yamashita, S. Yekutieli, G. Zacek, V. Zer-Zion, D. Zivkovic, L.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: Electroweak measurements performed with data taken at the electron-positron collider LEP at CERN from 1995 to 2000 are reported. The combined data set considered in this report corresponds to a total luminosity of about 3fb-1 collected by the four LEP experiments ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL, at centre-of-mass energies ranging from 130GeV to 209GeV. Combining the published results of the four LEP experiments, the measurements include total and differential cross-sections in photon-pair, fermion-pair and four-fermion production, the latter resulting from both double-resonant W W and Z Z production as well as singly resonant production. Total and differential cross-sections are measured precisely, providing a stringent test of the Standard Model at centre-of-mass energies never explored before in electron-positron collisions. Final-state interaction effects in four-fermion production, such as those arising from colour reconnection and Bose-Einstein correlations between the two W decay systems arising in W W production, are searched for and upper limits on the strength of possible effects are obtained. The data are used to determine fundamental properties of the W boson and the electroweak theory. Among others, the mass and width of the W boson, mW and ΓW, the branching fraction of W decays to hadrons, B (W → had), and the trilinear gauge-boson self-couplings g1 Z, κγ and λγ are determined to be: mW=80.376±0.033GeV ΓW=2.195±0.083GeV B(W→had)=67.41±0.27% g1 Z=0.9840+0.018 -0.020 κγ=0.982±0.042λγ=-0.022±0.019. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Published: 2013

8. Search for the standard model higgs boson at LEP

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Bertucci, B. Biasini, M. Burger, W.J. Cecchi, C. Cucciarelli, S. Andreev, V.P. Blyth, S.C. Cavallo, N. Denes, P. Clare, R. Bagnaia, P. Borgia, B. Cavallari, F. Costantini, S. DeNotaristefani, F. Diemoz, M. Dionisi, C. Cifarelli, L. Branson, J.G. Banerjee, Sw. Barillère, R. Buijs, A. Batalova, N. Barczyk, A. Deiters, K. Batalova, N. Anderhub, H. Barczyk, A. Behner, F. Betev, B.L. Biland, A. Bourilkov, D. De Salvo, A. Becker, U. Chang, Y.H. Chen, A. Berdugo, J. Anagnostou, G. Bell, P.J. Bloodworth, I.J. Charlton, D.G. Hawkes, C.M. Homer, R.J. Jovanovic, P. Krieger, P. Macpherson, A. McMahon, T.J. O'Neale, S.W. Turner-Watson, M.F. Watkins, P.M. Watson, A.T. Watson, N.K. Wilson, J.A. Abbiendi, G. Arcelli, S. Bonacorsi, D. Brigliadori, L. Cuffiani, M. Dallavalle, G.M. Fabbri, F. Giacomelli, G. Giacomelli, P. Marcellini, S. Masetti, G. Michelini, A. Poli, B. Siroli, G. Tricoli, A. Åkesson, P.F. Geich-Gimbel, C. Günther, P.O. Kobel, M. Mader, W. Quadt, A. Rosati, S. Schumacher, M. Stahl, A. Wermes, N. Benelli, G. Campana, S. Gary, J.W. Giunta, M. Hanson, G.G. Harin-Dirac, M. Kress, T. Layter, J.G. Pásztor, G. Rick, H. Shen, B.C. Tran, P. Zer-Zion, D. Ainsley, C. Batley, R.J. Carter, J.R. Ford, M. Hill, J.C. Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H. Thomson, M.A. Ward, C.P. Ward, D.R. Bellerive, A. Carnegie, R.K. Donkers, M. Hemingway, R.J. Junk, T.R. Karlen, D. Krieger, P. Mes, H. Sachs, K. Waller, D. Barberio, E. Braibant, S. Burckhart, H.J. Csilling, A. De Roeck, A. De Wolf, E.A. Ferrari, P. Frey, A. Fürtjes, A. Gruwe, M. Hauschild, M. Hawkings, R. Kruger, K. Meijers, F. Nisius, R. Oh, A. Pásztor, G. Plane, D.E. Polok, J. Przybycień, M. Rabbertz, K. Rembser, C. Sarkisyan, E.K.G. Scharff-Hansen, P. Schorner-Sadenius, T. Schroder, M. Schwick, C. Shears, T.G. Smith, A.M. Tasevsky, M. Trigger, I. Voss, H. Vossebeld, J. Wells, P.S. Wengler, T. Amaral, P. Anderson, K.J. Gupta, A. Hoffman, K. Merritt, F.S. Oreglia, M.J. Pilcher, J.E. Spano, F. Teuscher, R. Boeriu, O. Feld, L. Fleck, I. Herten, G. Lillich, J. Ludwig, J. Mohr, W. Mutter, A. Runge, K. Soldner-Rembold, S. Vannerem, P. Bock, P. Igo-Kemenes, P. Klein, K. von Krogh, J. Okpara, A. Wetterling, D. Gagnon, P. Krop, D. Letts, J. Carter, A.A. Lloyd, S.L. Martin, A.J. Nagai, K. Lanske, D. Pooth, O. Seuster, R. Miller, D.J. Sherwood, P. Taylor, R.J. Allison, J. Barlow, R.J. Dallison, S. Duerdoth, I.P. Kartvelishvili, V. Lafferty, G.D. Loebinger, F.K. Marchant, T.E. Pater, J.R. Stephens, K. Wilson, G.W. Wyatt, T.R. Chang, C.Y. Kellogg, R.G. Skuja, A. Verzocchi, M. Azuelos, G. Elfgren, E. Jeremie, H. Karapetian, G. Martin, J.P. Kim, D.H. Strom, D. Torrence, E. Bell, K.W. Brown, R.M. Kennedy, B.W. Patrick, G.N. Scott, W.G. Spagnolo, S. Dado, S. Goldberg, J. Harel, A. Landsman, H. Moed, S. Rozen, Y. Tarem, S. Alexander, G. Bella, G. Etzion, E. Grunhaus, J. Tsur, E. Asai, S. Ishii, K. Kanzaki, J. Kawagoe, K. Kawamoto, T. Kobayashi, T. Komamiya, S. Mashimo, T. Mihara, S. Mori, T. Nakamura, I. Orito, S. Saeki, T. Toya, D. Ueda, I. Yamashita, S. Asai, S. Ishii, K. Kanzaki, J. Kawagoe, K. Kawamoto, T. Kobayashi, T. Komamiya, S. Mashimo, T. Mihara, S. Mori, T. Nakamura, I. Orito, S. Saeki, T. Toya, D. Ueda, I. Yamashita, S. Duchovni, E. Gross, E. Klier, A. Kupper, M. Lellouch, D. Levinson, L. Mikenberg, G. Renkel, P. Wolf, G. Zivkovic, L. Bechtle, P. Behnke, T. Buesser, K. Desch, K. Gaycken, G. Hamann, M. Harder, K. Hauschildt, J. Hensel, C. Heuer, R.D. Huntemeyer, P. Krümer, T. Menges, W. Bailey, I. Kanaya, N. Keeler, R.K. Kormos, L. Kowalewski, R.V. McPherson, R.A. Roney, J.M. Sobie, R. Vachon, B. Axen, D. Howard, R. Lu, J. McKenna, J. Caron, B. Macpherson, A. McDonald, W.J. Pinfold, J. Hajdu, C. Horváth, D. Dienes, B. Trńcsńnyi, Z. Ujvári, B. Biebel, O. Boutemeur, M. Dubbert, J. Duckeck, G. Fiedler, F. Leins, A. Mendez-Lorenzo, P. Sahr, O. Schaile, A.D. Schaile, O. Strohmer, R. Trefzger, T. Vollmer, C.F. Bethke, S. Kluth, S. Pahl, C. Schieck, J. Neal, H.A. Azuelos, G. Mes, H. Charlton, D.G. Horváth, D. Trńcsńnyi, Z. Ujvári, B. Seuster, R. Csilling, A. Shears, T.G. Vossebeld, J. Oh, A. Sarkisyan, E.K.G. Mutter, A. Polok, J. Mattig, P. Przybycień, M. ALEPH DELPHI L3 OPAL The LEP Working Group for Higgs Boson Searches
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: The four LEP collaborations, ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL, have collected a total of 2461 pb−1 of e+ e− collision data at centre-of-mass energies between189 and 209 GeV. The data are used to search for the Standard Model Higgs boson. The search results of the four collaborations are combined and examined in a likelihood test for their consistency with two hypotheses: the background hypothesis and the signal plus background hypothesis. The corresponding confidences have been computed as functions of the hypothetical Higgs boson mass. A lower bound of114.4 GeV/c2 is established, at the 95% confidence level, on the mass of the Standard Model Higgs boson. The LEP data are also used to set upper bounds on the HZZ coupling for various assumptions concerning the decay of the Higgs boson. © 2016, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
Published: 2003

9. Decay-mode independent searches for new scalar bosons with the OPAL detector at LEP

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Buesser, K., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Cohen, I., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Klute, M., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharoe-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schoerner-Sadenius, Thomas, Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsnyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., Zivkovic, Lidija, OPAL Collaboration, 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., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, K., Buesser, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, I., Cohen, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, K., Desch, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, E., Elfgren, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, H., Jeremie, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, M., Klute, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, L., Kormo, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenz, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, J., Schieck, T., Schoerner Sadeniu, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, P., Tran, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, G., Wolf, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, D., Zer Zion, and L., Zivkovic
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Photon, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Scalar (mathematics), Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Scalar boson, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Recoil, Mass spectrum, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton, Boson
Abstract: This paper describes topological searches for neutral scalar bosons S0 produced in association with a Z0 boson via the Bjorken process e+e- -> S0Z0 at centre-of-mass energies of 91 GeV and 183-209 GeV. These searches are based on studies of the recoil mass spectrum of Z0 -> e+e- and mu+mu- events on a search for S0Z0 with Z0 -> nunu bar and S0 -> e+e- or photons. They cover the decays of the S0 into an arbitrary combination of hadrons, leptons, photons and invisible particles as well as the possibility that it might be stable. No indication for a signal is found in the data and upper limits on the cross section of the Bjorken process are calculated. Cross-section limits are given in terms of a scale factor k with respect to the Standrad Model cross section for the Higgs-strahlung process e+e- -> H0smZ0. These results can be interpreted in general scenarios independently of the decay modes of the S0. The examples considered here are the production of a single new scalar particle with a decay width smaller than the detector mass resolution, and for the first time, two scenarios with continuous mass distributions, due to a single very broad state or several states close in mass., 36 pages, 14 figures
Published: 2003

10. A Measurement of Semileptonic B Decays to Narrow Orbitally-Excited Charm Mesons

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Lettso, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Siroli, G., 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., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., and Zivkovic, Lidija
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Decay chain, Charm (quantum number), 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The decay chain b -> Bbar -> D^{**0} l nu X, D^{**0} -> D^{*+} pi^-, D^{*+} -> D^0 pi^+, D^0 ->(Kpi or K3pi) is identified in a sample of 3.9 million hadronic Z decays collected with the OPAL detector at LEP. The branching ratio BR (b -> Bbar) x BR (Bbar -> D^0_1 l nu X) x BR (D^0_1 -> D^{*+} pi^-) is measured to be (2.64 +- 0.79 (stat) +- 0.39 (syst)) X 10^-3 for the J^P = 1^+ (D^0_1) state. For decays into the J^P = 2^+ (D^{*0}_2) state, an upper limit of 1.4 X 10^-3 is placed on the branching ratio at the 95% confidence level., 20 pages, 6 figures
Published: 2002

11. Di-Jet Production in Photon-Photon colisions at $\sqrt{s_{ee}}$ from 189 to 209 GeV

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Lettso, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Siroli, G., 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., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., and Zivkovic, Lidija
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Di-jet producion is studied in collisions of quasi-real photons at e+e- centre- of-mass energies sqrt(s)ee from 189 to 209 GeV at LEP. The data were collected with the OPAL detector. Jets are reconstructed using an inclusive k_t clustering algorithm for all cross-section measurements presented. A cone jet algorithm is used in addition to study the different structure of the jets resulting from either of the algorithms. The inclusive di-jet cross-section is measured as a function of the mean transverse energy Etm(jet) of the two leading jets, and as a functiuon of the estimated fraction of the photon momentum carried by the parton entering the hard sub-process, xg, for different regions of Etm (jet). Angular distribution in di-jet events are measured and used to demonstrate the dominance of quark and gluon initiated processes in different regions of phase space. Furthermore the inclusive di-jet cross-section as a function of |eta(jet)| and |delta eta (jet)| is presented where eta(jet) is the jet pseudo-rapidity. Different regions of the xg+ -xg- -space are explored to study and control the influence of an underlying event. The results are compared to next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations and to the predictions of the leading order Monte Carlo generator PYTHIA. Di-jet producion is studied in collisions of quasi-real photons at e+e- centre- of-mass energies sqrt(s)ee from 189 to 209 GeV at LEP. The data were collected with the OPAL detector. Jets are reconstructed using an inclusive k_t clustering algorithm for all cross-section measurements presented. A cone jet algorithm is used in addition to study the different structure of the jets resulting from either of the algorithms. The inclusive di-jet cross-section is measured as a function of the mean transverse energy Etm(jet) of the two leading jets, and as a functiuon of the estimated fraction of the photon momentum carried by the parton entering the hard sub-process, xg, for different regions of Etm (jet). Angular distribution in di-jet events are measured and used to demonstrate the dominance of quark and gluon initiated processes in different regions of phase space. Furthermore the inclusive di-jet cross-section as a function of |eta(jet)| and |delta eta (jet)| is presented where eta(jet) is the jet pseudo-rapidity. Different regions of the xg+ -xg- -space are explored to study and control the influence of an underlying event. The results are compared to next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations and to the predictions of the leading order Monte Carlo generator PYTHIA. Di-jet producion is studied in collisions of quasi-real photons at e+e- centre- of-mass energies sqrt(s)ee from 189 to 209 GeV at LEP. The data were collected with the OPAL detector. Jets are reconstructed using an inclusive k_t clustering algorithm for all cross-section measurements presented. A cone jet algorithm is used in addition to study the different structure of the jets resulting from either of the algorithms. The inclusive di-jet cross-section is measured as a function of the mean transverse energy Etm(jet) of the two leading jets, and as a functiuon of the estimated fraction of the photon momentum carried by the parton entering the hard sub-process, xg, for different regions of Etm (jet). Angular distribution in di-jet events are measured and used to demonstrate the dominance of quark and gluon initiated processes in different regions of phase space. Furthermore the inclusive di-jet cross-section as a function of |eta(jet)| and |delta eta (jet)| is presented where eta(jet) is the jet pseudo-rapidity. Different regions of the xg+ -xg- -space are explored to study and control the influence of an underlying event. The results are compared to next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations and to the predictions of the leading order Monte Carlo generator PYTHIA.
Published: 2002

12. A Measurement of the $\tau^{-}\to \mu^{-}\overline{\nu}_{\mu}\nu_{\tau}$ Branching Ratio

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Lettso, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Siroli, G., 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., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., and Zivkovic, Lidija
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The tau -> mu nu nu branching ratio has been measured using data collected from 1990 to 1995 by the OPAL detector at the LEP collider. The resulting value of B(tau -> mu nu nu) = 0.1734 +- 0.0009(stat) +- 0.0006(syst) has been used in conjunction with other OPAL measurements to test lepton universality, yielding the coupling constant ratios gmu/ge=1.0005+-0.0044 and gt/ge=1.0031+-0.0048, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction of unity. A value for the Michel parameter eta = 0.004 +- 0.037 has also been determined and used to find a limit for the mass of the charged Higgs boson mH+- > 1.25 tan beta, in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. The tau -> mu nu nu branching ratio has been measured using data collected from 1990 to 1995 by the OPAL detector at the LEP collider. The resulting value of B(tau -> mu nu nu) = 0.1734 +- 0.0009(stat) +- 0.0006(syst) has been used in conjunction with other OPAL measurements to test lepton universality, yielding the coupling constant ratios gmu/ge=1.0005+-0.0044 and gt/ge=1.0031+-0.0048, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction of unity. A value for the Michel parameter eta = 0.004 +- 0.037 has also been determined and used to find a limit for the mass of the charged Higgs boson mH+- > 1.25 tan beta, in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. The τ − →μ − ν ̄ μ ν τ branching ratio has been measured using data collected from 1990 to 1995 by the OPAL detector at the LEP collider. The resulting value of B (τ − →μ − ν ̄ μ ν τ )=0.1734±0.0009( stat )±0.0006( syst ) has been used in conjunction with other OPAL measurements to test lepton universality, yielding the coupling constant ratios g μ / g e =1.0005±0.0044 and g τ / g e =1.0031±0.0048, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction of unity. A value for the Michel parameter η =0.004±0.037 has also been determined and used to find a limit for the mass of the charged Higgs boson, m H ± >1.28tan β , in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.
Published: 2002

13. Multi-Photon Production in e+e- collisions at sqrt(s) = 181 - 209 GeV

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., and Zivkovic, Lidija
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Photon, Luminosity (scattering theory), Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Resonance (particle physics), High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Excited state, 0103 physical sciences, Mass spectrum, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The process e+e- -> gamma gamma (gamma) is studied using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP between the years 1997 and 2000. The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 672.3pb-1 at centre-of-mass energies lying between 181 GeV and 209 GeV. Total and differential cross- sections are determined and found to be good agreement with the predictions of QED. Fits to the observed angular distributions are used to set limits on parameters from several models of physics beyond the Standard Model such as cut-off parameters, contact interactions of the type e+e-gamma gamma, gravity in extra spatial dimensions and excited electrons. In events with three photons in the final state the mass spectrum of photon pairs is investigated. No narrow resonance X-> gamma gamma is found and limits are placed on the product of the Xgamma production cross-section and branching ratio., 30 pages, 9 figures
Published: 2002

14. Search for a low mass CP-odd Higgs boson in e+e- collisions with the OPAL detector at LEP2

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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, OPAL Collaboration, 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., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, K., Buesser, H. J., Burckhart, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, K., Desch, B., Diene, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, E., Elfgren, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, H., Jeremie, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, S., Komamiya, L., Kormo, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, K., Kruger, M., Kupper, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenz, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, J., Schieck, T., Schorner Sadeniu, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, P., Tran, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, G., Wolf, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, D., Zer Zion, and L., Zivkovic
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Scalar (mathematics), Detector, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, 3. Good health, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Pseudoscalar, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Higgs boson, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Low Mass, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We have analysed the data collected by OPAL at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV searching for Higgs boson candidates from the process e+e- -> h0Z0 followed by the decay of h0 -> A0A0 where A0 is the CP-odd Higgs boson. The search is done in the region where the A0 mass, mA, is below the production threshold for bbbar, and the CP-even Higgs boson mass mh is within the range 45-86 GeV/c^2. In this kinematic range, the decay of h0 -> A0A0 may be dominant and previous Higgs boson searches have very small sensitivities. This search can be interpreted within any model that predicts the existence of at least one scalar and one pseudoscalar Higgs boson. No excess of events is observed above the expected Standard Model backgrounds. Model-independent limits on the cross-section for the process e+e- -> h0Z0 are derived assuming 100% decays of the h0 into A0A0 and 100% decays of the A0A0 into each of the following final states: ccbarccbar, gggg, tau+tau-tau+tau-, ccbargg ggtau+tau- and ccbartau+tau-. The results are also interpreted in the CP-conserving no-mixing MSSM scenario, where the region 45, 26 pages, 8 figures, Submitted to Eur. Phys. J.C
Published: 2002

15. Measurement of the Mass of the W Boson in $e^+ e^-$ collisions using the Fully Leptonic Channel

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Buesser, K., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Cohen, I., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., OPAL Collaboration, G., Abbiendi, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, G., Anagnostou, K. J., Anderson, S., Asai, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, K., Buesser, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, I., Cohen, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, K., Desch, M., Donker, 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, A., Furtje, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, L., Kormo, R. V., Kowalewskil, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, C., Littlewood, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcphersonl, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahrl, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Remboldd, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, P., Tran, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Systematic error, Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Monte Carlo method, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, Kinematics, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Range (statistics), High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Energy (signal processing), Particle Physics - Experiment, Communication channel, Lepton
Abstract: A novel method of determining the mass of the W boson in the W+W- -> lnu lnu channel is presented and applied to 667pb^-1 of data recorded at the center-of- mass energies in the range 183-207 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP. The Measured energies of charged leptons and the results of a new procedure based on an approximate kinematic reconstruction of the events are combined to give: Mw=80.41+-0.41+-0.13 GeV, when the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. The systematic error is dominated by the uncertainty on the lepton energy, which is calibrated using data, and the parameterization of the variables used in the fitting, which is obtained using Monte Carlo events. Both of these are limited by statistics., 23 pages, 8 figures, Submitted to Euro. Phys. Journal C
Published: 2002

16. Measurement of Z/gamma* production in compton scattering of quasi-real photons

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Ruken, H., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spielmann, P., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, G., Anagnostou, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, R. J., Batley, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, P. J., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, J., Couchman, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, 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, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, C., Littlewood, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, Y., Rozen, H., Ruken, K., Runge, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, P., Spielmann, F., Spano, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Photon, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Monte Carlo method, Compton scattering, FOS: Physical sciences, Lorentz covariance, Mandelstam variables, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment, Ansatz
Abstract: The process e+ e- -> e+ e- Z/gamma* is studied with the OPAL detector at LEP at a centre of mass energy of sqrt(s) = 189 GeV. The cross-section times the branching ratio of the Z/gamma* decaying into hadrons is measured within Lorentz invariant kinematic limits to be (1.2 +/- 0.3 +/- 0.1) pb for invariant masses of the hadronic system between 5 GeV and 60 GeV and (0.7 +/- 0.2 +/- 0.1) pb for hadronic masses above 60 GeV. The differential cross-sections of the Mandelstam variables s-hat, t-hat, and u-hat are measured and compared with the predictions from the Monte Carlo generators grc4f and PYTHIA. From this, based on a factorisation ansatz, the total and differential cross-sections for the subprocess e gamma -> e Z/gamma* are derived., 34 pages, 12 figures, Submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2002

17. Search for Yukawa production of a light neutral Higgs Boson at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, John William, Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Giunta, Marina, Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., OPAL Collaboration, G., Abbiendi, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, G., Anagnostou, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, J., Couchman, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M., Donker, 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, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiva, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, C., Littlewood, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Physics, Range (particle radiation), Particle physics, Muon, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Anomalous magnetic dipole moment, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Yukawa potential, FOS: Physical sciences, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Higgs boson, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment, Boson
Abstract: Within a Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) a search for a light Higgs boson in the mass range of 4-12 GeV has been performed in the Yukawa process e+e- -> b bbar A/h -> b bbar tau+tau-, using the data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP between 1992 and 1995 in e+e- collisions at about 91 GeV centre-of-mass energy. A likelihood selection is applied to separate background and signal. The number of observed events is in good agreement with the expected background. Within a CP-conserving 2HDM type II model the cross-section for Yukawa production depends on xiAd = |tan beta| and xihd = |sin alpha/cos beta| for the production of the CP-odd A and the CP-even h, respectively, where tan beta is the ratio of the vacuum expectation values of the Higgs doublets and alpha is the mixing angle between the neutral CP-even Higgs bosons. From our data 95% C.L. upper limits are derived for xiAd within the range of 8.5 to 13.6 and for xihd between 8.2 to 13.7, depending on the mass of the Higgs boson, assuming a branching fraction into tau+tau- of 100%. An interpretation of the limits within a 2HDM type II model with Standard Model particle content is given. These results impose constraints on several models that have been proposed to explain the recent BNL measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment., 24 pages, 9 figures, Submitted to Euro. Phys. J. C
Published: 2002

18. Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson with the OPAL Detector at LEP

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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, OPAL Collaboration, 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., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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., Biebell, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriun, P., Bock, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, K., Buesser, H. J., Burckhart, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, K., Desch, B., Diene, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, E., Elfgren, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, H., Jeremie, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, S., Komamiya, L., Kormo, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, K., Kruger, M., Kupper, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, J., Schieck, T., Schorner Sadeniu, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, A., Stah, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, P., Tran, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, G., Wolf, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, D., Zer Zion, and L., Zivkovic
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Detector, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Upper and lower bounds, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Consistency (statistics), Higgs boson, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: This paper summarises the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in e+e- collisions at centre-of-mass energies up to 209 GeV performed by the OPAL Collaboration at LEP. The consistency of the data with the background hypothesis and various Higgs boson mass hypotheses is examined. No indication of a signal is found in the data and a lower bound of 112.7GeV/C^2 is obtained on the mass of the Standard Model Higgs boson at the 95% CL., Comment: 51 pages, 21 figures
Published: 2002
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19. Measurement of the b quark forward-backward asymmetry around the Z0 peak using an inclusive tag

Author: 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., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bonacorsi, D., 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., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Elfgren, E., 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., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jeremie, H., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kruger, K., Kupper, M., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., 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., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Tran, P., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, P., Amaral, G., Anagnostou, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, E., Barberio, 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, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, K., Buesser, H. J., Burckhart, S., Campana, R. K., Carnegie, B., Caron, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., De Roeck, E. A., De, K., Desch, B., Diene, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, E., Elfgren, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, M., Giunta, J., Goldberg, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, A., Gupta, C., Hajdu, M., Hamann, G. G., Hanson, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, M., Hauschild, J., Hauschildt, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, D., Horvath, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, H., Jeremie, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, S., Komamiya, L., Korma, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kramer, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, D., Krop, K., Kruger, M., Kupper, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, J., Lillich, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Masetti, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, S., Moed, W., Mohr, T., Mori, A., Mutter, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, C., Pahl, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, K., Rabbertz, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, J., Schieck, T., Schorner Sadeniu, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, F., Spano, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, S., Tarem, M., Tasevsky, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, D., Toya, P., Tran, T., Trefzger, A., Tricoli, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Ujvari, B., Vachon, C. F., Vollmer, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, G., Wolf, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, D., Zer Zion, L., Zivkovic, and OPAL Collaboration
Subjects: Quark, Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, media_common.quotation_subject, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Jet (particle physics), 01 natural sciences, Bottom quark, Asymmetry, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Vertex (curve), High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, media_common, Lepton
Abstract: The b quark forward-backward asymmetry has been measured using hadronic Z0 decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP. Z0 -> bbbar decays were selected using a combination of secondary vertex and lepton tags, and the sign of the b quark charge was determined using an inclusive tag based on jet, vertex and kaon charges. The results, corrected to the quark level, are: A^b_FB = 0.0582 +- 0.0153 +- 0.0012 at sqrt(s) = 89.50 GeV A^b_FB = 0.0977 +- 0.0036 +- 0.0018 at sqrt(s) = 91.26 GeV A^b_FB = 0.1221 +- 0.0123 +- 0.0025 at sqrt(s) = 92.91 GeV where the first error is statistical and the second systematic in each case. Within the framework of the Standard Model, the result is interpreted as a measurement of the effective weak mixing angle for electrons of sin2theta_W^eff,e = 0.23205 +- 0.00068., 23 pages, 5 figures
Published: 2002
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20. Search for Leptoquarks in Electron-Photon Scattering at $\sqrt{s_{ee}}$ up to 209 GeV at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, John William, Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Giunta, Marina, Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kormos, Laura L., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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, G., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Searches for first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks, and for squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models with the direct decay of the squark into Standard Model particles, have been performed using e+e- collisions collected with the OPAL detector at LEP at e+e- centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. No excess of events is found over the expectation from Standard Model background processes. Limits are computed on the leptoquark couplings for different values of the branching ratio to electron-quark final states. Searches for first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks, and for squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models with the direct decay of the squark into Standard Model particles, have been performed using e + e − collisions collected with the OPAL detector at LEP at e + e − centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. No excess of events is found over the expectation from Standard Model background processes. Limits are computed on the leptoquark couplings for different values of the branching ratio to electron–quark final states. Searches for first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks, and for squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models with the direct decay of the squark into Standard Model particles, have been performed using e+e- collisions collected with the OPAL detector at LEP at e+e- centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. No excess of events is found over the expectation from Standard Model background processes. Limits are computed on the leptoquark couplings for different values of the branching ratio to electron-quark final states.
Published: 2001

21. Search for Lepton Flavour Violation in e+e- Collisions at sqrt(s) = 189 - 209 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Åkesson, P.F, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Anagnostou, G, Anderson, K.J, Arcelli, S, Asai, S, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Bailey, I, Barberio, E, Barlow, R.J, Batley, R.J, Behnke, T, Bell, K.W, Bell, P.J, Bella, G, Bellerive, A, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Bloodworth, I.J, Boeriu, O, Bock, P, Böhme, J, Bonacorsi, D, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Brigliadori, L, Brown, R.M, Burckhart, H.J, Cammin, J, Carnegie, R.K, Caron, B, Carter, A.A, Carter, J.R, Chang, C.Y, Charlton, D.G, Clarke, P.E.L, Clay, E, Cohen, I, Couchman, J, Csilling, A, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavalle, G.M, Dallison, S, De Roeck, A, De Wolf, E.A, Dervan, P, Desch, K, Dienes, B, Dixit, M.S, 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, Fürtjes, A, Futyan, D.I, Gagnon, P, Gary, J.W, Gaycken, G, Geich-Gimbel, C, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, P, Glenzinski, D, Goldberg, J, Graham, K, Gross, E, Grunhaus, J, Gruwé, M, Günther, P.O, Gupta, A, Hajdu, C, Hamann, M, Hanson, G.G, Harder, K, Harel, A, Harin-Dirac, M, Hauschild, M, Hauschildt, J, Hawkes, C.M, Hawkings, R, Hemingway, R.J, Hensel, C, Herten, G, Heuer, R.D, Hill, J.C, Hoffman, K, Homer, R.J, Horváth, D, Hossain, K.R, Howard, R, Hüntemeyer, P, Igo-Kemenes, P, Ishii, K, Jawahery, A, Jeremie, H, Jones, C.R, Jovanovic, P, Junk, T.R, Kanaya, N, Kanzaki, J, Karapetian, G, Karlen, D, Kartvelishvili, V, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, R.K, Kellogg, R.G, Kennedy, B.W, Kim, D.H, Klein, K, Klier, A, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Kobel, M, Kokott, T.P, Komamiya, S, Kowalewski, R.V, Krämer, T, Kress, T, Krieger, P, von Krogh, J, Krop, D, Kuhl, T, Kupper, M, Kyberd, P, Lafferty, G.D, Landsman, H, Lanske, D, Lawson, I, Layter, J.G, Leins, A, Lellouch, D, Letts, J, Levinson, L, Lillich, J, Littlewood, C, Lloyd, S.L, Loebinger, F.K, Long, G.D, Losty, M.J, Lu, J, Ludwig, J, Macchiolo, A, Macpherson, A, Mader, W, Marcellini, S, Marchant, T.E, Martin, A.J, Martin, J.P, Martinez, G, Masetti, G, Mashimo, T, Mättig, P, McDonald, W.J, McKenna, J, McMahon, T.J, McPherson, R.A, Meijers, F, Mendez-Lorenzo, P, 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, Neal, H.A, Nisius, R, O'Neale, S.W, Oh, A, Okpara, A, Oreglia, M.J, Orito, S, Pahl, C, Pásztor, G, Pater, J.R, Patrick, G.N, Pilcher, J.E, Pinfold, J, Plane, D.E, Poli, B, Polok, J, Pooth, O, Quadt, A, Rabbertz, K, Rembser, C, Renkel, P, Rick, H, Rodning, N, Roney, J.M, Rosati, S, Roscoe, K, Rozen, Y, Runge, K, Rust, D.R, Sachs, K, Saeki, T, Sahr, O, Sarkisyan, E.K.G, Sbarra, C, Schaile, A.D, Schaile, O, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schröder, M, Schumacher, M, Schwick, C, Scott, W.G, Seuster, R, Shears, T.G, Shen, B.C, Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H, Sherwood, P, Skuja, A, Smith, A.M, Snow, G.A, Sobie, R, Söldner-Rembold, S, Spagnolo, S, Spano, F, Sproston, M, Stahl, A, Stephens, K, Strom, D, Ströhmer, R, Stumpf, L, Surrow, B, Tarem, S, Tasevsky, M, Taylor, R.J, Teuscher, R, Thomas, J, Thomson, M.A, Torrence, E, Toya, D, Trefzger, T, Tricoli, A, Trigger, I, Trócsányi, Z, Tsur, E, Turner-Watson, M.F, Ueda, I, Ujvári, B, Vachon, B, Vollmer, C.F, Vannerem, P, 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, Wyatt, T.R, Yamashita, S, Zacek, V, Zer-Zion, D, and OPAL Collaboration
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Monte Carlo method, Flavour, FOS: Physical sciences, Sigma, Function (mathematics), 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Event (particle physics), Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: We search for lepton flavour violating events (e mu, e tau and mu tau) that could be directly produced in e+e- annihilations, using the full available data sample collected with the OPAL detector at centre-of-mass energies between 189 GeV and 209 GeV. In general, the Standard Model expectations describe the data well for all the channels and at each sqrt(s). A single e mu event is observed where according to our Monte Carlo simulations only 0.019 events are expected from Standard Model processes. We obtain the first limits on the cross-sections sigma(e+e- -> e mu, e tau and mu tau) as a function of sqrt(s) at LEP2 energies., 15 pages, 4 figures, Accepted by Physics Letters B
Published: 2001

22. Measurement of the Branching Ratio for the Process $b \to \tau^{-}\overline{\nu}_{\tau}X$

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Åkesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barlow, R.J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, K.W., Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Böhme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, R.M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, D.G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.M., Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., 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., Fürtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwé, M., Günther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, K., Homer, R.J., Horváth, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Hüntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, R.V., Krämer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mättig, P., McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pahl, C., Pásztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, D.E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, C., Schröder, M., Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Söldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, D., Ströhmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trócsányi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvári, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Vossebeld, J., D.Waller, C.P.Ward, D.R.Ward, P.M.Watkins, A.T.Watson, N.K.Watson, P.S.Wells, T.Wengler, N.Wermes, D.Wetterling, G.W.Wilson, J.A.Wilson, T.R.Wyatt, Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The inclusive branching ratio for the process b -> tau nu X has been measured using hadronic Z decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP in the years 1992-2000. The result is: BR(b -> tau nu X) = (2.78 +/- 0.18 +/- 0.51)% This measurement is consistent with the Standard Model expectation and puts a constraint of tan(beta) / M(H+/-) < 0.53 GeV-1 at the 95% confidence level on Type II Two Higgs Doublet Models. The inclusive branching ratio for the process b →τ − ν ̄ τ X has been measured using hadronic Z decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP in the years 1992–2000. The result is: BR ( b →τ − ν ̄ τ X )=(2.78±0.18±0.51)%. This measurement is consistent with the Standard Model expectation and puts a constraint of tan β / M H ± tau nu X has been measured using hadronic Z decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP in the years 1992-2000. The result is: BR(b -> tau nu X) = (2.78 +/- 0.18 +/- 0.51)% This measurement is consistent with the Standard Model expectation and puts a constraint of tan(beta) / M(H+/-) < 0.53 GeV-1 at the 95% confidence level on Type II Two Higgs Doublet Models.
Published: 2001

23. Measurement of |$V_{ub}$| using b hadron semileptonic decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The magnitude of the CKM matrix element Vub is determined by measuring the inclusive charmless semileptonic branching fraction of beauty hadrons at OPAL based on b -> Xu l nu event topology and kinematics. This analysis uses OPAL data collected between 1991 and 1995, which correspond to about four million hadronic Z decays. We measure Br(b -> Xu l) to be (1.63 +/- 0.53 +0.55/-0.62) x 10^(-3). The first uncertainty is the statistical error and the second is the systematic error. From this analysis, Vub is determined to be: |Vub| = (4.00 +/- 0.65(stat) +0.67/-0.76(sys) +/- 0.19(HQE)) x 10^(-3). The last error represents the theoretical uncertainties related to the extraction of |Vub| from Br(b -> Xu l) using the Heavy Quark Expansion. The magnitude of the CKM matrix element Vub is determined by measuring the inclusive charmless semileptonic branching fraction of beauty hadrons at OPAL based on b -> Xu l nu event topology and kinematics. This analysis uses OPAL data collected between 1991 and 1995, which correspond to about four million hadronic Z decays. We measure Br(b -> Xu l) to be (1.63 +/- 0.53 +0.55/-0.62) x 10^(-3). The first uncertainty is the statistical error and the second is the systematic error. From this analysis, Vub is determined to be: |Vub| = (4.00 +/- 0.65(stat) +0.67/-0.76(sys) +/- 0.19(HQE)) x 10^(-3). The last error represents the theoretical uncertainties related to the extraction of |Vub| from Br(b -> Xu l) using the Heavy Quark Expansion.
Published: 2001

24. Search for Single Leptoquark and Squark Production in Electron-Photon Scattering at sqrt(s_ee) = 189 GeV at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Moed, S., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pahl, C., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Quark, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Scalar (mathematics), High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Yukawa potential, FOS: Physical sciences, Supersymmetry, Fermion, Lambda, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Leptoquark, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks (LQ) as well as for squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models has been performed using e+e- collisions collected with the OPAL detector at LEP at an e+e- centre-of-mass energy sqrt(s_ee) of 189 GeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 160 pb-1. The dominant process for this search is e q -> LQ/squark -> e q, nu q, where a photon, which has been radiated by one of the beam electrons, serves as a source of quarks. The numbers of selected events found in the two decay channels are in agreement with the expectations from Standard Model processes. This result allows to set lower limits at the 95% confidence level on the mass of first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks, and of squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models. For Yukawa couplings lambda to fermions larger than sqrt{4 pi alpha_em}, the mass limits range from 121 GeV/c^2 to 175 GeV/c^2 (149 GeV/c^2 to 188 GeV/c^2) depending on the branching ratio beta of the scalar (vector) leptoquark state. Furthermore, limits are set on the Yukawa couplings lambda for leptoquarks and lambda'_1jk for squarks, and on beta as a function of the scalar leptoquark/squark mass., 27 pages, 12 figures, Submitted to Eur.Phys.J.C
Published: 2001

25. Measurement of the Branching Ratio for $D_{s} \to \tau\nu_{\tau}$ Decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kamer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pahl, C., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, C., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Using about 3.9 million hadronic Z decays from e+e- collisions recorded by the OPAL detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies near MZ the branching ratio for the decay D_s -> tau nu_tau has been measured to be (7.0 +/- 2.1(stat) +/- 2.0 (syst))%. This result can be used to derive the decay constant of the D_s meson: f(D_s) = 286 +/- 44(stat) +/- 41(syst) MeV. Using about 3.9 million hadronic Z decays from e+e- collisions recorded by the OPAL detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies near MZ the branching ratio for the decay D_s -> tau nu_tau has been measured to be (7.0 +/- 2.1(stat) +/- 2.0 (syst))%. This result can be used to derive the decay constant of the D_s meson: f(D_s) = 286 +/- 44(stat) +/- 41(syst) MeV.
Published: 2001

26. A Search for a Narrow Radial Excitation of the $D^{*\pm}$ Meson

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, R.J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kamer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pahl, C., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A sample of 3.73 million hadronic Z decays, recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP in the years 1991-95, has been used to search for a narrow resonance corresponding to the decay of the D*'+/-(2629) meson into D*+/- pi+ pi-. The D*+ mesons are reconstructed in the decay channel D*+ -> D0 pi+ with D0 -> K- pi+. No evidence for a narrow D*'+/-(2629) resonance is found. A limit on the production of D*'+/-(2629) in hadronic Z decays is derived: f(Z -> D*'+/-(2629)) x Br(D*'+ -> D*+ pi+ pi-) < 3.1 x 10^{-3} (95% C.L.) A sample of 3.73 million hadronic Z decays, recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP in the years 1991-95, has been used to search for a narrow resonance corresponding to the decay of the D*'+/-(2629) meson into D*+/- pi+ pi-. The D*+ mesons are reconstructed in the decay channel D*+ -> D0 pi+ with D0 -> K- pi+. No evidence for a narrow D*'+/-(2629) resonance is found. A limit on the production of D*'+/-(2629) in hadronic Z decays is derived: f(Z -> D*'+/-(2629)) x Br(D*'+ -> D*+ pi+ pi-) < 3.1 x 10^{-3} (95% C.L.)
Published: 2001

27. Particle multiplicity of unbiased gluon jets from e+e- three-jet events

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., 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., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., 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., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, John William, Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Giunta, Marina, Goldberg, J., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Gupta, A., Hajdu, C., Hamann, M., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hauschildt, J., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kramer, T., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Masetti, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.J., McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., 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., 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., Patrick, G.N., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Spano, F., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Tarem, S., Tasevsky, M., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Tricoli, A., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Ujvari, B., Vachon, B., Vollmer, C.F., Vannerem, P., 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., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., and OPAL Collaboration
Subjects: Quark, Quantum chromodynamics, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Lattice, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Multiplicity (mathematics), Jet (particle physics), 01 natural sciences, Charged particle, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Gluon, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The charged particle multiplicities of two- and three-jet events from the reaction e+e- -> Z0 -> hadrons are measured for Z0 decays to light quark (uds) flavors. Using recent theoretical expressions to account for biases from event selection, results corresponding to unbiased gluon jets are extracted over a range of jet energies from about 11 to 30 GeV. We find consistency between these results and direct measurements of unbiased gluon jet multiplicity from upsilon and Z0 decays. The unbiased gluon jet data including the direct measurements are compared to corresponding results for quark jets. We perform fits based on analytic expressions for particle multiplicity in jets to determine the ratio r = Ng/Nq of multiplicities between gluon and quark jets as a function of energy. We also determine the ratio of slopes, r(1) = (dNg/dy)/(dNq/dy), and of curvatures, r(2) = (d2Ng/dy2)/(d2Nq/dy2), where y specifies the energy scale. At 30 GeV, we find r = 1.422 +/- 0.051, r(1) = 1.761 +/- 0.071 and r(2) = 1.98 +/- 0.13, where the uncertainties are the statistical and systematic terms added in quadrature. These results are in general agreement with theoretical predictions. In addition, we use the measurements of the energy dependence of Ng and Nq to determine an effective value of the ratio of QCD color factors, CA/CF. Our result, CA/CF = 2.23 +/- 0.14 (total), is consistent with the QCD value of 2.25., 34 pages, 9 figures, Submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2001
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28. Measurements of $R_{b}$, $A_{FB}^{b}$ and $A_{FB}^{c}$ in $e^{+}e^{-}$ Collisions at 130-189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The cross-section ratio Rb=sigma(e+e- to b-antib)/sigma(e+e- to q-antiq) andthe bottom and charm forward-backward asymmetries AFB^b and AFB^c are measuredusing event samples collected by the OPAL detector at centre-of-mass energiesbetween 130 and 189 GeV. Events with bottom quark production are selected witha secondary vertex tag, and a hemisphere charge algorithm is used to extractAFB^b. In addition, the bottom and charm asymmetries are measured using leptonsfrom semileptonic decays of heavy hadrons and pions from D*+ to D0pi+ decays.The results are in agreement with the Standard Model predictions. The cross-section ratio Rb=sigma(e+e- to b-antib)/sigma(e+e- to q-antiq) and the bottom and charm forward-backward asymmetries AFB^b and AFB^c are measured using event samples collected by the OPAL detector at centre-of-mass energies between 130 and 189 GeV. Events with bottom quark production are selected with a secondary vertex tag, and a hemisphere charge algorithm is used to extract AFB^b. In addition, the bottom and charm asymmetries are measured using leptons from semileptonic decays of heavy hadrons and pions from D*+ to D0pi+ decays. The results are in agreement with the Standard Model predictions.
Published: 2000

29. A Study of $B_{s}$ Meson Oscillation Using $D_{s}^{-}$-Lepton Correlations

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Caron, B., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Coxe, R.L., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Krop, D., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rabbertz, K., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Tonnesmann, M., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: From data collected around the Z resonance by the OPAL detector at LEP a sample of Bs decays was obtained using Ds^-l^+ combinations, where the Ds^- was fully reconstructed in the phi pi-, K*0K- and Ks0K- decay channels or partially reconstructed in the phi l- nu (X) decay channel. These events were used to study Bs oscillation. The flavor (b or bbar) at decay was determined from the lepton charge while the flavor at production was determined from a combination of techniques. The expected sensitivity of the experiment is 4.1 ps-1. The experiment was not able to resolve the oscillatory behavior, and we deduced that the Bs oscillation frequency Delta m_s > 1.0 ps-1 at the 95% confidence level. From data collected around the Z resonance by the OPAL detector at LEP, a sample of Bs decays was obtained using Ds^-l^+ combinations, where the Ds^- was fully reconstructed in the phi pi-, K*0K- and Ks0K- decay channels or partially reconstructed in the phi l- nu (X) decay channel. These events were used to study Bs oscillation. The flavor (b or bbar) at decay was determined from the lepton charge while the flavor at production was determined from a combination of techniques. The expected sensitivity of the experiment is 4.1 ps-1. The experiment was not able to resolve the oscillatory behavior, and we deduced that the Bs oscillation frequency Delta m_s > 1.0 ps-1 at the 95% confidence level.
Published: 2000

30. Production rate of $b\overline{b}$ quark pairs from gluons and $b\overline{b}b\overline{b}$ events in hadronic Z decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The rates are measured per hadronic Z decay for gluon splitting to bb(bar) quark pairs, g_bb, and of events containing two bb(bar) quark pairs, g_4b, using a sample of four-jet events selected from data collected with the OPAL detector. Events with an enhanced signal of gluon splitting to bb(bar) quarks are selected if two of the jets are close in phase-space and contain detached secondary vertices. For the event sample containing two bb(bar) quark pairs, three of the four jets are required to have a significantly detached secondary vertex. Information from the event topology is combined in a likelihood fit to extract the values of g_bb and g_4b, namely g_bb = (3.07 +- 0.53(stat) +- 0.97(syst))x10^-3 g_4b = (0.36 +- 0.17(stat) +- 0.27(syst))x10^-3 The rates are measured per hadronic Z decay for gluon splitting to bb(bar) quark pairs, g_bb, and of events containing two bb(bar) quark pairs, g_4b, using a sample of four-jet events selected from data collected with the OPAL detector. Events with an enhanced signal of gluon splitting to bb(bar) quarks are selected if two of the jets are close in phase-space and contain detached secondary vertices. For the event sample containing two bb(bar) quark pairs, three of the four jets are required to have a significantly detached secondary vertex. Information from the event topology is combined in a likelihood fit to extract the values of g_bb and g_4b, namely g_bb = (3.07 +- 0.53(stat) +- 0.97(syst))x10^-3 g_4b = (0.36 +- 0.17(stat) +- 0.27(syst))x10^-3
Published: 2000

31. Measurement of W boson polarisations and CP-violating triple gauge couplings from $W^{+}W^{-}$ production at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., de Wolf, E., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, S., Baumann, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, G., Benelli, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., de Roeck, E., de Wolf, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, N., Fanti, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komaniya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfssou, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, T., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, B., Vachon, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Coupling, Physics, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Sigma, Gauge (firearms), Lambda, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Luminosity, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Pair production, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment, Boson
Abstract: Measurements are presented of the polarisation of W+W- boson pairs produced in e+e- collisions, and of CP-violating WWZ and WWGamma trilinear gauge couplings. The data were recorded by the OPAL experiment at LEP during 1998, where a total integrated luminosity of 183 pb^-1 was obtained at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV. The measurements are performed through a spin density matrix analysis of the W boson decay products. The fraction of W bosons produced with longitudinal polarisation was found to be sigma_L/sigma_total = (21.0 +- 3.3 +- 1.6)% where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The joint W boson pair production fractions were found to be sigma_TT/sigma_total = (78.1 +- 9.0 +- 3.2) %, sigma_LL/sigma_total = (20.1 +- 7.2 +- 1.8) % and sigma_TL/sigma_total = (1.8 +- 14.7 +- 3.8) %. In the CP-violating trilinear gauge coupling sector we find kappa_z = -0.20 +0.10 -0.07, g^z_4 = -0.02 +0.32 -0.33 and lambda_z = -0.18 +0.24 -0.16, where errors include both statistical and systematic uncertainties. In each case the coupling is determined with all other couplings set to their Standard Model values except those related to the measured coupling via SU(2)_LxU(1)_Y symmetry. These results are consistent with Standard Model expectations., Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2000

32. First Measurement of the Inclusive Branching Ratio of b Hadrons $\to \phi$ Mesons in $Z^{0}$ Decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., and Zacek, V.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The inclusive production rate of phi mesons from the decay of b hadrons produced in Z0 decays was measured to be Br(b->phi+X) = 0.0282+-0.0013(stat.)+-0.0019(syst.), using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP. The inclusive branching fraction of φ mesons from the decay of b hadrons produced in Z decays was measured to be Br(b→ φ X)=0.0282±0.0013 (stat.)±0.0019 (syst.), using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP. The inclusive production rate of phi mesons from the decay of b hadrons produced in Z0 decays was measured to be Br(b->phi+X) = 0.0282+-0.0013(stat.)+-0.0019(syst.), using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP.
Published: 2000

33. Measurement of the Low-x Behaviour of the Photon Structure Function F2-gamma

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Vossebeld, J., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Ward, J.J., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wengler, T., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, S., Baumann, J., Bechtluft, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, P., Bock, J., Bohme, O., Boeriu, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, C., Ciocca, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., de Roeck, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, M., Fanti, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, L., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, C. K., Hargrove, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, M. D., Hildreth, J. C., Hill, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, J., Lauber, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, M., Mannelli, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, H., Rick, S. A., Robin, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfsson, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, S., Schmitt, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, J. J., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, Systematic error, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Detector, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment, Photon structure function, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The photon structure function F2-gamma(x,Q**2) has been measured using data taken by the OPAL detector at centre-of-mass energies of 91Gev, 183Gev and 189Gev, in Q**2 ranges of 1.5 to 30.0 GeV**2 (LEP1), and 7.0 to 30.0 GeV**2 (LEP2), probing lower values of x than ever before. Since previous OPAL analyses, new Monte Carlo models and new methods, such as multi-variable unfolding, have been introduced, reducing significantly the model dependent systematic errors in the measurement., 49 pages, 21 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2000

34. Photonic events with missing energy in $e^{+}e^{-}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=189 GeV$

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., Roeck, A.de, Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hadju, C.C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Photonic events with large missing energy have been observed in e+e- collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 189GeV using the OPAL detector at LEP. Results are presented for event topologies consistent with a single photon or with an acoplanar photon pair. Cross-section measurements are performed within the kinematic acceptance of each selection, and the number of light neutrino species is measured. Cross-section results are compared with the expectations from the Standard Model process e+e- to nu nubar + photon(s). No evidence is observed for new physics contributions to these final states. Upper limits are derived on sigma(e+e- to XY).BR(X to Y gamma) and sigma(e+e- to XX).BR**2(X to Y gamma) for the case of stable and invisible Y. These limits apply to single and pair production of excited neutrinos (X=nu*, Y = nu), to neutralino production (X=neutralino_2, Y=neutralino_1) and to supersymmetric models in which X = neutralino_1 and Y = light gravitino. The case of macroscopic decay lengths of particle X is considered for e+e- to XX, X to Y gamma, when M_Y is of order zero. The single-photon results are also used to place upper limits on superlight gravitino pair production as well as graviton-photon production in the context of theories with additional space dimensions. Photonic events with large missing energy have been observed in e+e- collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 189GeV using the OPAL detector at LEP. Results are presented for event topologies consistent with a single photon or with an acoplanar photon pair. Cross-section measurements are performed within the kinematic acceptance of each selection, and the number of light neutrino species is measured. Cross-section results are compared with the expectations from the Standard Model process e+e- to nu nubar + photon(s). No evidence is observed for new physics contributions to these final states. Upper limits are derived on sigma(e+e- to XY).BR(X to Y gamma) and sigma(e+e- to XX).BR**2(X to Y gamma) for the case of stable and invisible Y. These limits apply to single and pair production of excited neutrinos (X=nu*, Y = nu), to neutralino production (X=neutralino_2, Y=neutralino_1) and to supersymmetric models in which X = neutralino_1 and Y = light gravitino. The case of macroscopic decay lengths of particle X is considered for e+e- to XX, X to Y gamma, when M_Y is of order zero. The single-photon results are also used to place upper limits on superlight gravitino pair production as well as graviton-photon production in the context of theories with additional space dimensions.
Published: 2000

35. Z boson pair production in $e^{+}e^{-}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 183 and 189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A study of Z boson pair production in e+e- annihilation at center-of-mass energies near 183 GeV and 189 GeV is reported. Final states containing only leptons, (l+l-l+l- and l+l-nu nubar), quark and lepton pairs, (q qbar l+l-, q qbar nu nubar) and the all-hadronic final state (q qbar q qbar) are considered. In all states with at least one Z boson decaying hadronically, q qbar and b bbar final states are considered separately using lifetime and event-shape tags, thereby improving the cross-section measurement. At sqrt(s) = 189 GeV the Z-pair cross section was measured to be 0.80 (+0.14-0.13, stat.) (+0.06-0.05, syst.) pb, consistent with the Standard Model prediction. At sqrt(s) = 183 GeV the 95.L. upper limit is 0.55 pb. Limits on anomalous ZZgamma and ZZZ couplings are derived. A study of Z boson pair production in e + e − annihilation at center-of-mass energies near 183 GeV and 189 GeV is reported. Final states containing only leptons, (ℓ + ℓ − ℓ + ℓ − and ℓ + ℓ − ν ν ), quark and lepton pairs, ( q q ℓ + ℓ − , q q ν ν ) and the all-hadronic final state ( q q q q ) are considered. In all states with at least one Z boson decaying hadronically, q q and b b final states are considered separately using lifetime and event-shape tags, thereby improving the cross-section measurement. At s =189 GeV the Z-pair cross section was measured to be 0.80 +0.14 −0.13 ( stat. ) +0.06 −0.05 ( syst. ) pb , consistent with the Standard Model prediction. At s =183 GeV the 95% C.L. upper limit is 0.55 pb . Limits on anomalous ZZ γ and ZZZ couplings are derived. A study of Z boson pair production in e+e- annihilation at center-of-mass energies near 183 GeV and 189 GeV is reported. Final states containing only leptons, (l+l-l+l- and l+l-nu nubar), quark and lepton pairs, (q qbar l+l-, q qbar nu nubar) and the all-hadronic final state (q qbar q qbar) are considered. In all states with at least one Z boson decaying hadronically, q qbar and b bbar final states are considered separately using lifetime and event-shape tags, thereby improving the cross-section measurement. At sqrt(s) = 189 GeV the Z-pair cross section was measured to be 0.80 (+0.14-0.13, stat.) (+0.06-0.05, syst.) pb, consistent with the Standard Model prediction. At sqrt(s) = 183 GeV the 95% C.L. upper limit is 0.55 pb. Limits on anomalous ZZgamma and ZZZ couplings are derived.
Published: 2000

36. Measurement of |$V_{cb}$| using $\overline{B}^{0} \to D^{*+}l^{-}\overline{\nu}$ decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The magnitude of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element Vcb has been measured using B0 to D*l nu decays recorded on the Z0 peak using the OPAL detector at LEP. The D* to D0 pi+ decays were reconstructed both in the particular decay modes D0 to K- pi+ and D0 to K- pi+ pi- and via an inclusive technique. The product of |Vcb| and the decay form factor of the B0 to D* l nu transition at zero recoil F(1) was measured to be F(1)|Vcb| = (37.1+-1.0+-2.0)x10^-3, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic respectively. By using Heavy Quark Effective Theory calculations for F(1), a value of |Vcb| = (40.7+-1.1+-2.2+-1.6)x 10^-3 was obtained, where the third error is due to theoretical uncertainties in the value of F(1). The branching ratio Br(B0 to D* l nu) was also measured to be (5.26+-0.20+-0.46) The magnitude of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element V cb has been measured using B ̄ 0 → D ∗+ ℓ − ν ̄ decays recorded on the Z 0 peak using the OPAL detector at LEP. The D ∗+ → D 0 π + decays were reconstructed both in the particular decay modes D 0 →K − π + and D 0 →K − π + π 0 and via an inclusive technique. The product of | V cb | and the decay form factor of the B ̄ 0 → D ∗+ ℓ − ν ̄ transition at zero recoil F (1) was measured to be F (1)|V cb |=(37.1±1.0±2.0)×10 −3 , where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic respectively. By using Heavy Quark Effective Theory calculations for F (1) , a value of |V cb |=(40.7±1.1±2.2±1.6)×10 −3 was obtained, where the third error is due to theoretical uncertainties in the value of F (1) . The branching ratio Br( B ̄ 0 →D ∗+ ℓ − ν ̄ ) was also measured to be (5.26±0.20±0.46)%. The magnitude of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element Vcb has been measured using B0 to D*l nu decays recorded on the Z0 peak using the OPAL detector at LEP. The D* to D0 pi+ decays were reconstructed both in the particular decay modes D0 to K- pi+ and D0 to K- pi+ pi- and via an inclusive technique. The product of |Vcb| and the decay form factor of the B0 to D* l nu transition at zero recoil F(1) was measured to be F(1)|Vcb| = (37.1+-1.0+-2.0)x10^-3, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic respectively. By using Heavy Quark Effective Theory calculations for F(1), a value of |Vcb| = (40.7+-1.1+-2.2+-1.6)x 10^-3 was obtained, where the third error is due to theoretical uncertainties in the value of F(1). The branching ratio Br(B0 to D* l nu) was also measured to be (5.26+-0.20+-0.46)%.
Published: 2000

37. QCD studies with e+e- annihilation data at 172-189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, J. R., Batley, S., Baumann, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, A., Biguzzi, I. J., Bloodworth, P., Bock, J., Bohme, O., Boeriu, D., Bonacrosi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, D., Chrisman, C., Ciocca, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, R., Davi, A., de Roeck, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, A., Fanfani, M., Fanti, A. A., Faust, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, M., Fierro, I., Fleck, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D. M., Gingrich, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, W., Gorn, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, C. K., Hargrove, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, M. D., Hildreth, J. C., Hill, P. R., Hobson, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, D. C., Imrie, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, M., Jimack, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, P. I., Kayal, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, M., Kolrep, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, M., Mannelli, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, I., Meyer, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, R., Perez Ochoa, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, H., Rick, S. A., Robin, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfsson, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, W. M., Sang, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, S., Schmitt, A., Schoning, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, R., Van Kooten, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Quantum chromodynamics, Physics, Particle physics, Annihilation, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hadron, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, Charged particle, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Strong coupling, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Multiplicity (chemistry), 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We have studied hadronic events from e+e- annihilation data at centre-of-mass energies of sqrt{s}=172, 183 and 189 GeV. The total integrated luminosity of the three samples, measured with the OPAL detector, corresponds to 250 pb^-1. We present distributions of event shape variables, charged particle multiplicity and momentum, measured separately in the three data samples. From these we extract measurements of the strong coupling alpha_s, the mean charged particle multiplicity and the peak position xi_0 in the xi_p=ln(1/x_p) distribution. In general the data are described well by analytic QCD calculations and Monte Carlo models. Our measured values of alpha_s, and xi_0 are consistent with previous determinations at sqrt{s}=MZ., Comment: 49 pages, 13 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2000

38. Search for Trilinear Neutral Gauge Boson Couplings in Z-gamma production at sqrt(s)=189GeV at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Gauge boson, Particle physics, Photon, Missing energy, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Photon energy, Gauge (firearms), 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Polar coordinate system, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Energy (signal processing), Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The data recorded at a centre-of-mass energy of 189GeV by the OPAL detector at LEP are used to search for trilinear couplings of the neutral gauge bosons in the process e+e- --> Z-gamma. The cross-sections are measured for multihadronic events with an energetic isolated photon and for events with a high energy photon accompanied by missing energy. These cross-sections and the photon energy, polar angle and isolation angle distributions are compared to the Standard Model predictions and to the theoretical expectations of a model allowing for Z-gamma-Z and Z-gamma-gamma vertices. Since no significant deviations with respect to the Standard Model expectations are found, constraints are derived on the strength of neutral trilinear gauge couplings., 25 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2000
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39. Search for new Physics in rare B Decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Physics beyond the Standard Model, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Limit (mathematics), 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for the decay B+- to K+-K+-pi-+ was performed using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP. These decays are strongly suppressed in the Standard Model but could occur with a higher branching ratio in supersymmetric models, especially in those with R-parity violating couplings. No evidence for a signal was observed and a 90% confidence level upper limit of 1.29x10^-4 was set for the branching ratio., Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Phys. Letts. B
Published: 2000
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40. A Measurement of the Rate of Charm Production in W Decays

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., de Wolf, E., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hill, J.C., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kluth, S., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Menges, W., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Renkel, P., Rick, H., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Stumpf, L., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Toya, D., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vachon, B., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., Zer-Zion, D., OPAL Collaboration, G., Abbiendi, K., Ackerstaff, C., Ainsley, P. F., Akesson, G., Alexander, J., Allison, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S. F., Ashby, D., Axen, G., Azuelo, I., Bailey, A. H., Ball, E., Barberio, R. J., Barlow, S., Baumann, T., Behnke, K. W., Bell, G., Bella, A., Bellerive, G., Benelli, S., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, O., Biebel, I. J., Bloodworth, O., Boeriu, P., Bock, J., Bohme, D., Bonacorsi, M., Boutemeur, S., Braibant, P., Bright Thoma, L., Brigliadori, R. M., Brown, H. J., Burckhart, J., Cammin, P., Capiluppi, R. K., Carnegie, A. A., Carter, J. R., Carter, C. Y., Chang, D. G., Charlton, P. E., L., E., Clay, I., Cohen, O. C., Cooke, J., Couchman, C., Couyoumtzeli, R. L., Coxe, A., Csilling, M., Cuffiani, S., Dado, G. M., Dallavalle, S., Dallison, A., de Roeck, E., de Wolf, P., Dervan, K., Desch, B., Diene, M. S., Dixit, M., Donker, J., Dubbert, E., Duchovni, G., Duckeck, I. P., Duerdoth, P. G., Estabrook, E., Etzion, F., Fabbri, M., Fanti, L., Feld, P., Ferrari, F., Fiedler, I., Fleck, M., Ford, A., Frey, A., Furtje, D. I., Futyan, P., Gagnon, J. W., Gary, G., Gaycken, C., Geich Gimbel, G., Giacomelli, P., Giacomelli, D., Glenzinski, J., Goldberg, C., Grandi, K., Graham, E., Gro, J., Grunhau, M., Gruwe, P. O., Gunther, C., Hajdu, G. G., Hanson, M., Hansroul, M., Hapke, K., Harder, A., Harel, M., Harin Dirac, A., Hauke, M., Hauschild, C. M., Hawke, R., Hawking, R. J., Hemingway, C., Hensel, G., Herten, R. D., Heuer, J. C., Hill, A., Hocker, K., Hoffman, R. J., Homer, A. K., Honma, D., Horvath, K. R., Hossain, R., Howard, P., Huntemeyer, P., Igo Kemene, K., Ishii, F. R., Jacob, A., Jawahery, H., Jeremie, C. R., Jone, P., Jovanovic, T. R., Junk, N., Kanaya, J., Kanzaki, G., Karapetian, D., Karlen, V., Kartvelishvili, K., Kawagoe, T., Kawamoto, R. K., Keeler, R. G., Kellogg, B. W., Kennedy, D. H., Kim, K., Klein, A., Klier, S., Kluth, T., Kobayashi, M., Kobel, T. P., Kokott, S., Komamiya, R. V., Kowalewski, T., Kre, P., Krieger, J., von Krogh, T., Kuhl, M., Kupper, P., Kyberd, G. D., Lafferty, H., Landsman, D., Lanske, I., Lawson, J. G., Layter, A., Lein, D., Lellouch, J., Lett, L., Levinson, R., Liebisch, J., Lillich, B., List, C., Littlewood, A. W., Lloyd, S. L., Lloyd, F. K., Loebinger, G. D., Long, M. J., Losty, J., Lu, J., Ludwig, A., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, W., Mader, S., Marcellini, T. E., Marchant, A. J., Martin, J. P., Martin, G., Martinez, T., Mashimo, P., Mattig, W. J., Mcdonald, J., Mckenna, T. J., Mcmahon, R. A., Mcpherson, F., Meijer, P., Mendez Lorenzo, W., Menge, F. S., Merritt, H., Me, A., Michelini, S., Mihara, G., Mikenberg, D. J., Miller, W., Mohr, A., Montanari, T., Mori, K., Nagai, I., Nakamura, H. A., Neal, R., Nisiu, S. W., O'Neale, F. G., Oakham, F., Odorici, H. O., Ogren, A., Oh, A., Okpara, M. J., Oreglia, S., Orito, G., Pasztor, J. R., Pater, G. N., Patrick, J., Patt, P., Pfeifenschneider, J. E., Pilcher, J., Pinfold, D. E., Plane, B., Poli, J., Polok, O., Pooth, M., Przybycien, A., Quadt, C., Rembser, P., Renkel, H., Rick, N., Rodning, J. M., Roney, S., Rosati, K., Roscoe, A. M., Rossi, Y., Rozen, K., Runge, O., Runolfsson, D. R., Rust, K., Sach, T., Saeki, O., Sahr, E. K., G., C., Sbarra, A. D., Schaile, O., Schaile, P., Scharff Hansen, M., Schroder, M., Schumacher, C., Schwick, W. G., Scott, R., Seuster, T. G., Shear, B. C., Shen, C. H., Shepherd Themistocleou, P., Sherwood, G. P., Siroli, A., Skuja, A. M., Smith, G. A., Snow, R., Sobie, S., Soldner Rembold, Spagnolo, Stefania Antonia, M., Sproston, A., Stahl, K., Stephen, K., Stoll, D., Strom, R., Strohmer, L., Stumpf, B., Surrow, S. D., Talbot, S., Tarem, R. J., Taylor, R., Teuscher, M., Thiergen, J., Thoma, M. A., Thomson, E., Torrence, S., Tower, D., Toya, T., Trefzger, I., Trigger, Z., Trocsanyi, E., Tsur, M. F., Turner Watson, I., Ueda, P., Vannerem, M., Verzocchi, H., Vo, J., Vossebeld, D., Waller, C. P., Ward, D. R., Ward, P. M., Watkin, A. T., Watson, N. K., Watson, P. S., Well, T., Wengler, N., Werme, D., Wetterling, J. S., White, G. W., Wilson, J. A., Wilson, T. R., Wyatt, S., Yamashita, V., Zacek, and D., Zer Zion
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix, Branching fraction, Hadron, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Jet (particle physics), 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Standard Model, Charm quark, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Charm (quantum number), 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: Using data recorded at centre-of-mass energies around 183 GeV and 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP, the fundamental coupling of the charm quark to the W boson has been studied. The ratio Rc^W = Gamma(W -> cX)/Gamma(W -> hadrons) has been measured from jet properties, lifetime information, and leptons produced in charm decays. A value compatible with the Standard Model expectation of 0.5 is obtained: Rc^W = 0.481 +- 0.042(stat.) +- 0.032(syst.). By combining this result with measurements of the W boson total width and hadronic branching ratio, the magnitude of the CKM matrix element Vcs is determined to be |Vcs| = 0.969 +- 0.058., 18 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Lett. B
Published: 2000
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41. Searches for prompt light gravitino signatures in e+e- Collisions at sqrt{s}=189GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Cammin, J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanti, M., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fleck, I., Ford, M., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Gunther, P.O., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauke, A., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Hensel, C., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klein, K., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Leins, A., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Oh, A., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Pooth, O., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisyan, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schmitt, S., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Tarem, S., Taylor, R.J., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Vannerem, P., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Photon, Missing energy, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Context (language use), Minimal models, Supersymmetry, 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, Gravitino, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: Searches for final states expected in models with light gravitinos have been performed, including experimental topologies with multi-leptons with missing energy, leptons and photons with missing energy, and jets and photons with missing energy. No excess over the expectations from the Standard Model has been observed. Limits are placed on production cross-sections in the different experimental topologies. Additionally, combining with searches for the anomalous production of lepton and photon pairs with missing energy, results are interpreted in the context of minimal models of gauge mediated SUSY breaking. Exclusion limits are established at the 95% confidence level on the supersymmetric particle masses; m-slepton > 83 GeV and m-neutralino > 85 GeV for tan(beta)=2, m-stau > 69 GeV, m-selectron,-smu > 88 GeV and m-neutralino > 76 GeV for tan(beta)=20., 19 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Lett. B
Published: 2000
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42. Bose-Einstein correlations in $K^{\pm}K^{\pm}$ pairs from $Z^{0}$ decays into two hadronic jets

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karapetian, G., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kupper, M., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., 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., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Bose-Einstein correlations in pairs of charged kaons produced in a sample of 3.9 million hadronic Z0 decays have been measured with the OPAL experiment at LEP. Charged kaons were identified in the central tracking detector using their specific energy loss in the drift chamber gas. The correlation function was studied in two-jet events using a double ratio, formed by the number of like-sign pairs normalised by a reference sample in the data, divided by the same ratio in a Monte Carlo simulation. The enhancement at small values of the four-momentum difference of the pair was parametrised using a Gaussian function. The parameters of the Bose-Einstein correlations were measured to be lambda = 0.82+-0.22(+0.17,-0.12) for the strength and R0 = 0.56+-0.08(+0.08, -0.06) fm for the kaon source radius, where the first errors are statistical and the second systematic. Corrections for final-state interactions are discussed. Bose-Einstein correlations in pairs of charged kaons produced in a sample of 3.9 million hadronic Z0 decays have been measured with the OPAL experiment at LEP. Charged kaons were identified in the central tracking detector using their specific energy loss in the drift chamber gas. The correlation function was studied in two-jet events using a double ratio, formed by the number of like-sign pairs normalised by a reference sample in the data, divided by the same ratio in a Monte Carlo simulation. The enhancement at small values of the four-momentum difference of the pair was parametrised using a Gaussian function. The parameters of the Bose-Einstein correlations were measured to be lambda = 0.82+-0.22(+0.17,-0.12) for the strength and R0 = 0.56+-0.08(+0.08,-0.06) fm for the kaon source radius, where the first errors are statistical and the second systematic. Corrections for final-state interactions are discussed.
Published: 1999

43. Search for Chargino and Neutralino Production at $\sqrt{s} = 189 GeV$ at LEP

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., De Jong, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gibson, W.R., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Lui, D., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poffenberger, P., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robertson, S., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., Wagner, A., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for charginos and neutralinos, predicted by supersymmetric theories, is performed using a data sample of 182.1 pb-1 taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP. No evidence for chargino or neutralino production is found. Upper limits on chargino and neutralino pair production cross-sections are obtained as a function of the chargino mass, the lightest neutralino mass and the second lightest neutralino mass. Within the Constrained Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model framework, and for a chargino - neutralino mass difference of more than 5 GeV, the 95% confidence level lower limits on the chargino mass are 93.6 GeV for tan{beta} = 1.5 and 94.1 GeV for tan{beta} = 35. These limits are obtained assuming a universal scalar mass m_0 > 500 GeV. The corresponding limits for all m_0 are 78.0 and 71.7 GeV. The 95% confidence level lower limits on the lightest neutralino mass, valid for any value of tan{beta} are 32.8 GeV for m_0 > 500 GeV and 31.6 GeV for all m_0. A search for charginos and neutralinos, predicted by supersymmetric theories, is performed using a data sample of 182.1 pb-1 taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP. No evidence for chargino or neutralino production is found. Upper limits on chargino and neutralino pair production cross-sections are obtained as a function of the chargino mass, the lightest neutralino mass and the second lightest neutralino mass. Within the Constrained Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model framework, and for a chargino - neutralino mass difference of more than 5 GeV, the 95% confidence level lower limits on the chargino mass are 93.6 GeV for tan{beta} = 1.5 and 94.1 GeV for tan{beta} = 35. These limits are obtained assuming a universal scalar mass m_0 > 500 GeV. The corresponding limits for all m_0 are 78.0 and 71.7 GeV. The 95% confidence level lower limits on the lightest neutralino mass, valid for any value of tan{beta} are 32.8 GeV for m_0 > 500 GeV and 31.6 GeV for all m_0.
Published: 1999

44. Search for Anomalous Production of Acoplanar Di-lepton Events in $e^{+}e^{-}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=183 and 189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., De Jong, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gibson, W.R., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Lui, D., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poffenberger, P., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robertson, S., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., Wagner, A., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A selection of di-lepton events with significant missing transverse momentum has been performed using a total data sample of 237.4 pb-1 at e+e- centre-of-mass energies of 183 GeV and 189 GeV. The observed numbers of events - 78 at 183 GeV and 301 at 189 GeV - are consistent with the numbers expected from Standard Model processes, which arise predominantly from W+W- production with each W decaying leptonically. This topology is also an experimental signature for the pair production of new particles that decay to a charged lepton accompanied by one or more invisible particles. Discrimination techniques are described that optimise the sensitivity to particular new physics channels. No evidence for new phenomena is apparent and model independent limits are presented on the production cross-section times branching ratio squared for sleptons and for leptonically decaying charginos and charged Higgs. Assuming a 100 % branching ratio for the decay of a slepton to a lepton and the lightest neutralino, we exclude at 95 % CL: right-handed smuons with masses below 82.3 GeV for a smuon-neutralino mass difference > 3 Gev and right-handed staus with masses below 81.0 GeV for a stau-neutralino mass difference > 8 GeV. Right-handed selectrons are excluded at 95% CL for masses below 87.1 GeV for a selectron-neutralino mass diffeerence > 5GeV, within the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model assuming mu < -100 GeV and tan{beta} = 1.5. Charged Higgs bosons are excluded at 95% CL for masses below 82.8GeV, assuming a 100% branching ratio for their decay to tau+neutrino. A selection of di-lepton events with significant missing transverse momentum has been performed using a total data sample of 237.4 pb-1 at e+e- centre-of-mass energies of 183 GeV and 189 GeV. The observed numbers of events - 78 at 183 GeV and 301 at 189 GeV - are consistent with the numbers expected from Standard Model processes, which arise predominantly from W+W- production with each W decaying leptonically. This topology is also an experimental signature for the pair production of new particles that decay to a charged lepton accompanied by one or more invisible particles. Discrimination techniques are described that optimise the sensitivity to particular new physics channels. No evidence for new phenomena is apparent and model independent limits are presented on the production cross-section times branching ratio squared for sleptons and for leptonically decaying charginos and charged Higgs. Assuming a 100 % branching ratio for the decay of a slepton to a lepton and the lightest neutralino, we exclude at 95 % CL: right-handed smuons with masses below 82.3 GeV for a smuon-neutralino mass difference > 3 Gev and right-handed staus with masses below 81.0 GeV for a stau-neutralino mass difference > 8 GeV. Right-handed selectrons are excluded at 95% CL for masses below 87.1 GeV for a selectron-neutralino mass diffeerence > 5GeV, within the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model assuming mu < -100 GeV and tan{beta} = 1.5. Charged Higgs bosons are excluded at 95% CL for masses below 82.8GeV, assuming a 100% branching ratio for their decay to tau+neutrino.
Published: 1999

45. Search for Neutral Higgs Bosons in $e^{+}e^{-}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s} \sim$ 189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., De Jong, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gibson, W.R., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Lui, D., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poffenberger, P., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robertson, S., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., Wagner, A., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for neutral Higgs bosons has been performed with the OPAL detector at LEP, using approximately 170 pb-1 of e+e- collision data collected at sqrt(s)~189GeV. Searches have been performed for the Standard Model (SM) process e+e- to H0Z0 and the MSSM processes e+e- to H0Z0, A0h0. The searches are sensitive to the b b-bar and tau antitau decay modes of the Higgs bosons, and also to the MSSM decay mode h0 to A0A0. OPAL search results at lower centre-of-mass energies have been incorporated in the limits we set, which are valid at the 95% confidence level. For the SM Higgs boson, we obtain a lower mass bound of 91.0 GeV. In the MSSM, our limits are mh>74.8GeV and mA>76.5GeV, assuming tan(beta)>1, that the mixing of the scalar top quarks is either zero or maximal, and that the soft SUSY-breaking masses are 1 TeV. For the case of zero scalar top mixing, we exclude values of tan(beta) between 0.72 and 2.19. A search for neutral Higgs bosons has been performed with the OPAL detector at LEP, using approximately 170 pb-1 of e+e- collision data collected at sqrt(s)~189GeV. Searches have been performed for the Standard Model (SM) process e+e- to H0Z0 and the MSSM processes e+e- to H0Z0, A0h0. The searches are sensitive to the b b-bar and tau antitau decay modes of the Higgs bosons, and also to the MSSM decay mode h0 to A0A0. OPAL search results at lower centre-of-mass energies have been incorporated in the limits we set, which are valid at the 95% confidence level. For the SM Higgs boson, we obtain a lower mass bound of 91.0 GeV. In the MSSM, our limits are mh>74.8GeV and mA>76.5GeV, assuming tan(beta)>1, that the mixing of the scalar top quarks is either zero or maximal, and that the soft SUSY-breaking masses are 1 TeV. For the case of zero scalar top mixing, we exclude values of tan(beta) between 0.72 and 2.19.
Published: 1999

46. Search for pair-produced leptoquarks in $e^{+}e^{-}$ interactions at $\sqrt{s} \simeq$ 183 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., De Jong, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gascon-Shotkin, S.M., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gibson, W.R., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Lui, D., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poffenberger, P., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robertson, S., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., Wagner, A., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for pair-produced leptoquarks has been performed using a sample of e+e- collision events collected by the OPAL detector at LEP at e+e- centre-of-mass energies of about 183 GeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 55.9 pb-1. The leptoquarks were assumed to be produced via couplings to the photon and the Z0 and then to decay within a single fermion generation. No evidence for contributions from leptoquark pair production processes was observed. Lower limits on scalar and vector leptoquark masses are obtained. The existing limits are improved in the region of large decay branching ratio to quark-neutrino. A search for pair-produced leptoquarks has been performed using a sample of e+e- collision events collected by the OPAL detector at LEP at e+e- centre-of-mass energies of about 183 GeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 55.9 pb-1. The leptoquarks were assumed to be produced via couplings to the photon and the Z0 and then to decay within a single fermion generation. No evidence for contributions from leptoquark pair production processes was observed. Lower limits on scalar and vector leptoquark masses are obtained. The existing limits are improved in the region of large decay branching ratio to quark-neutrino.
Published: 1999

47. Multi-photon production in $e^{+}e^{-}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 189 GeV

Author: Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, John, Anderson, K.J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S.F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A.H., Barberio, E., Barlow, Roger J., Batley, J.R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., Bell, Kenneth Watson, Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Bentvelsen, S., Bethke, S., Betts, S., Biebel, O., Biguzzi, A., Bloodworth, I.J., Bock, P., Bohme, J., Boeriu, O., Bonacorsi, D., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Bright-Thomas, P., Brigliadori, L., Brown, Robert M., Burckhart, H.J., Capiluppi, P., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, David G., Chrisman, D., Ciocca, C., Clarke, P.E.L., Clay, E., Cohen, I., Conboy, J.E., Cooke, O.C., Couchman, J., Couyoumtzelis, C., Coxe, R.L., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., Dallavalle, G.Marco, Dallison, S., Davis, R., De Jong, S., de Roeck, A., Dervan, P., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Dixit, M.S., Donkers, M., Dubbert, J., Duchovni, E., Duckeck, G., Duerdoth, I.P., Estabrooks, P.G., Etzion, E., Fabbri, F., Fanfani, A., Fanti, M., Faust, A.A., Feld, L., Ferrari, P., Fiedler, F., Fierro, M., Fleck, I., Frey, A., Furtjes, A., Futyan, D.I., Gagnon, P., Gary, J.W., Gaycken, G., Geich-Gimbel, C., Giacomelli, G., Giacomelli, P., Gibson, W.R., Gingrich, D.M., Glenzinski, D., Goldberg, J., Gorn, W., Grandi, C., Graham, K., Gross, E., Grunhaus, J., Gruwe, M., Hajdu, C., Hanson, G.G., Hansroul, M., Hapke, M., Harder, K., Harel, A., Hargrove, C.K., Harin-Dirac, M., Hauschild, M., Hawkes, C.M., Hawkings, R., Hemingway, R.J., Herten, G., Heuer, R.D., Hildreth, M.D., Hill, J.C., Hobson, P.R., Hocker, James Andrew, Hoffman, Kara Dion, Homer, R.J., Honma, A.K., Horvath, D., Hossain, K.R., Howard, R., Huntemeyer, P., Igo-Kemenes, P., Imrie, D.C., Ishii, K., Jacob, F.R., Jawahery, A., Jeremie, H., Jimack, M., Jones, C.R., Jovanovic, P., Junk, T.R., Kanaya, N., Kanzaki, J., Karlen, D., Kartvelishvili, V., Kawagoe, K., Kawamoto, T., Kayal, P.I., Keeler, R.K., Kellogg, R.G., Kennedy, B.W., Kim, D.H., Klier, A., Kobayashi, T., Kobel, M., Kokott, T.P., Kolrep, M., Komamiya, S., Kowalewski, Robert V., Kress, T., Krieger, P., von Krogh, J., Kuhl, T., Kyberd, P., Lafferty, G.D., Landsman, H., Lanske, D., Lauber, J., Lawson, I., Layter, J.G., Lellouch, D., Letts, J., Levinson, L., Liebisch, R., Lillich, J., List, B., Littlewood, C., Lloyd, A.W., Lloyd, S.L., Loebinger, F.K., Long, G.D., Losty, M.J., Lu, J., Ludwig, J., Lui, D., Macchiolo, A., Macpherson, A., Mader, W., Mannelli, M., Marcellini, S., Marchant, T.E., Martin, A.J., Martin, J.P., Martinez, G., Mashimo, T., Mattig, Peter, McDonald, W.John, McKenna, J., Mckigney, E.A., McMahon, T.J., McPherson, R.A., Meijers, F., Mendez-Lorenzo, P., Merritt, F.S., Mes, H., Meyer, I., Michelini, A., Mihara, S., Mikenberg, G., Miller, D.J., Mohr, W., Montanari, A., Mori, T., Nagai, K., Nakamura, I., Neal, H.A., Nisius, R., O'Neale, S.W., Oakham, F.G., Odorici, F., Ogren, H.O., Okpara, A., Oreglia, M.J., Orito, S., Pasztor, G., Pater, J.R., Patrick, G.N., Patt, J., Perez-Ochoa, R., Petzold, S., Pfeifenschneider, P., Pilcher, J.E., Pinfold, J., Plane, David E., Poffenberger, P., Poli, B., Polok, J., Przybycien, M., Quadt, A., Rembser, C., Rick, H., Robertson, S., Robins, S.A., Rodning, N., Roney, J.M., Rosati, S., Roscoe, K., Rossi, A.M., Rozen, Y., Runge, K., Runolfsson, O., Rust, D.R., Sachs, K., Saeki, T., Sahr, O., Sang, W.M., Sarkisian, E.K.G., Sbarra, C., Schaile, A.D., Schaile, O., Scharff-Hansen, P., Schieck, J., Schmitt, S., Schoning, A., Schroder, Matthias, Schumacher, M., Schwick, C., Scott, W.G., Seuster, R., Shears, T.G., Shen, B.C., Shepherd-Themistocleous, C.H., Sherwood, P., Siroli, G.P., Skuja, A., Smith, A.M., Snow, G.A., Sobie, R., Soldner-Rembold, S., Spagnolo, S., Sproston, M., Stahl, A., Stephens, K., Stoll, K., Strom, David M., Strohmer, R., Surrow, B., Talbot, S.D., Taras, P., Tarem, S., Teuscher, R., Thiergen, M., Thomas, J., Thomson, M.A., Torrence, E., Towers, S., Trefzger, T., Trigger, I., Trocsanyi, Z., Tsur, E., Turner-Watson, M.F., Ueda, I., Van Kooten, Rick J., Vannerem, P., Verzocchi, M., Voss, H., Wackerle, F., Wagner, A., Waller, D., Ward, C.P., Ward, D.R., Watkins, P.M., Watson, A.T., Watson, N.K., Wells, P.S., Wermes, N., Wetterling, D., White, J.S., Wilson, G.W., Wilson, J.A., Wyatt, T.R., Yamashita, S., Zacek, V., and Zer-Zion, D.
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The process e+e- to 2 (or 3) gammas is studied using data recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP. The data sample taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV corresponds to a total integrated luminosity of 178 pb-1. The measured cross-section agrees well with the expectation from QED. A fit to the angular distribution is used to obtain improved limits at 95% CL on the QED cut-off parameters: Lambda+ > 304 GeV and Lambda- > 295 GeV as well as a mass limit for an excited electron, Me* > 306 GeV assuming equal e*egamma and eegamma couplings. Graviton exchange in the context of theories with higher dimensions is excluded for scales G+ < 660 GeV and G- < 634 GeV. No evidence for resonance production is found in the invariant mass spectrum of photon pairs. Limits are obtained for the cross-section times branching ratio for a resonance decaying into two photons and produced in association with another photon. The process e+e- to 2 (or 3) gammas is studied using data recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP. The data sample taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV corresponds to a total integrated luminosity of 178 pb-1. The measured cross-section agrees well with the expectation from QED. A fit to the angular distribution is used to obtain improved limits at 95% CL on the QED cut-off parameters: Lambda+ > 304 GeV and Lambda- > 295 GeV as well as a mass limit for an excited electron, Me* > 306 GeV assuming equal e*egamma and eegamma couplings. Graviton exchange in the context of theories with higher dimensions is excluded for scales G+ < 660 GeV and G- < 634 GeV. No evidence for resonance production is found in the invariant mass spectrum of photon pairs. Limits are obtained for the cross-section times branching ratio for a resonance decaying into two photons and produced in association with another photon. The process e+e- to 2 (or 3) gammas is studied using data recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP. The data sample taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV corresponds to a total integrated luminosity of 178 pb-1. The measured cross-section agrees well with the expectation from QED. A fit to the angular distribution is used to obtain improved limits at 95% CL on the QED cut-off parameters: Lambda+ > 304 GeV and Lambda- > 295 GeV as well as a mass limit for an excited electron, Me* > 306 GeV assuming equal e*egamma and eegamma couplings. Graviton exchange in the context of theories with higher dimensions is excluded for scales G+ < 660 GeV and G- < 634 GeV. No evidence for resonance production is found in the invariant mass spectrum of photon pairs. Limits are obtained for the cross-section times branching ratio for a resonance decaying into two photons and produced in association with another photon. The process e+e- to 2 (or 3) gammas is studied using data recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP. The data sample taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV corresponds to a total integrated luminosity of 178 pb-1. The measured cross-section agrees well with the expectation from QED. A fit to the angular distribution is used to obtain improved limits at 95% CL on the QED cut-off parameters: Lambda+ > 304 GeV and Lambda- > 295 GeV as well as a mass limit for an excited electron, Me* > 306 GeV assuming equal e*egamma and eegamma couplings. Graviton exchange in the context of theories with higher dimensions is excluded for scales G+ < 660 GeV and G- < 634 GeV. No evidence for resonance production is found in the invariant mass spectrum of photon pairs. Limits are obtained for the cross-section times branching ratio for a resonance decaying into two photons and produced in association with another photon. The process e + e − → γγ ( γ ) is studied using data recorded with the OPAL detector at LEP. The data sample taken at a centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV corresponds to a total integrated luminosity of 178 pb −1 . The measured cross-section agrees well with the expectation from QED. A fit to the angular distribution is used to obtain improved limits at 95% CL on the QED cut-off parameters: Λ + > 304 GeV and Λ − > 295 GeV as well as a mass limit for an excited electron, M e ∗ > 306 GeV assuming equal e ∗ eγ and eeγ couplings. Graviton exchange in the context of theories with higher dimensions is excluded for scales G + < 660 GeV and G − < 634 GeV. No evidence for resonance production is found in the invariant mass spectrum of photon pairs. Limits are obtained for the cross-section times branching ratio for a resonance decaying into two photons and produced in association with another photon.
Published: 1999

48. OC-0231 MEGAVOLTAGE X-RAY SCATTER CORRECTION FOR SIMULTANEOUS CONE-BEAM CT IMAGING DURING VMAT DELIVERY

Author: Boylan, C.J., primary, Marchant, T.E., additional, Stratford, J., additional, Rodgers, J., additional, Malik, J., additional, Choudhury, A., additional, Shrimali, R.K., additional, and Rowbottom, C.G., additional
Published: 2012
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49. Megavoltage CT from Electronic Portal Imaging of VMAT Deliveries

Author: Wood, J.S., primary, Marchant, T.E., additional, and Budgell, G.J., additional
Published: 2011
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50. Visualisation of Dynamic Surface Data for a Patient Display to Reduce Movement during Radiotherapy

Author: Parkhurst, J.M., primary, Price, G.J., additional, Marchant, T.E., additional, Sharrock, P.J., additional, Jackson, A., additional, and Moore, C.J., additional
Published: 2010
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