W pair production cross-section and W branching fractions in e+ e- interactions at 189 GeV

Christopher Parkes, P. Abreu, W. Adam, T. Adye, P. Adzic, Z. Albrecht, T. Alderweireld, G. D. Alekseev, R. Alemany, T. Allmendinger, P. P. Allport, S. Almehed, U. Amaldi, N. Amapane, S. Amato, E. G. Anassontzis, P. Andersson, A. Andreazza, S. Andringa, P. AntilogusW. D. Apel, Y. Arnoud, B. Åsman, J. E. Augustin, A. Augustinus, P. Baillon, A. Ballestrero, P. Bambade, F. Barao, G. Barbiellini, R. Barbier, D. Y. Bardin, G. Barker, A. Baroncelli, M. Battaglia, M. Baubillier, K. H. Becks, M. Begalli, A. Behrmann, P. Beilliere, Yu Belokopytov, K. Belous, N. C. Benekos, A. C. Benvenuti, C. Berat, M. Berggren, D. Bertrand, M. Besancon, M. S. Bilenky, M. A. Bizouard, D. Bloch, H. M. Blom, M. Bonesini, M. Boonekamp, P. S L Booth, G. Borisov, C. Bosio, O. Botner, E. Boudinov, B. Bouquet, C. Bourdarios, T. J V Bowcock, I. Boyko, I. Bozovic, M. Bozzo, M. Bracko, P. Branchini, R. A. Brenner, P. Bruckman, J. M. Brunet, L. Bugge, T. Buran, B. Buschbeck, P. Buschmann, S. Cabrera, M. Caccia, M. Calvi, T. Camporesi, V. Canale, F. Carena, L. Carroll, C. Caso, M. V. Castillo Gimenez, A. Cattai, F. R. Cavallo, V. Chabaud, P. Chapkin, Ph Charpentier, P. Checchia, G. A. Chelkov

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    Abstract

    The cross-section for the process e+ e- → W+ W- has been measured with the data sample collected by Delphi at an average centre-of-mass energy of 189 GeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 155 pb-1. Based on the 2392 events selected as WW candidates, the cross-section for the doubly resonant process e+ e- → W+ W- has been measured to be 15.83 ± 0.38 (stat) ± 0.20 (syst)pb. The branching fractions of the W decay were also measured and found to be in good agreement with the Standard Model expectation. From these a value of the CKM mixing matrix element |V(cs)| = 1.001 ± 0.040 (stat) ± 0.020 (syst) was derived. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)89-100
    Number of pages11
    JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume479
    Issue number1-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2000

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