Measurement of R(b) in e+ e- collisions at 182-GeV - 209- GeV

G Abbiendi, Frederick Loebinger, Alexander Oh, Stefan Soldner-Rembold, Terence Wyatt, collaboration Opal others, Thorsten Wengler

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    Abstract

    Measurements of Rb, the ratio of the bb¯ cross-section to the qq¯ cross-section in e+e− collisions, are presented. The data were collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP at centre-of-mass energies between 182 and 209 GeV. Lepton, lifetime and event-shape information is used to tag events containing b quarks with high efficiency. The data are compatible with the Standard Model expectation. The mean ratio of the eight measurements reported here to the Standard Model prediction is 1.055±0.031±0.037, where the first error is statistical and the second systematic.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)212-225
    Number of pages14
    JournalPhys. Lett.
    VolumeB609
    Issue number3-4
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

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