Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the D0 Run II Detector Using the Electron P(T) Spectrum
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Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:873639465 |
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Download or read book Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the D0 Run II Detector Using the Electron P(T) Spectrum written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis is a description of the measurement of the W boson mass using the D0 Run II detector with 770 pb−1 of p{bar p} collision data. These collisions were produced by the Tevatron at √s = 1.96 TeV between 2002 and 2006. We use a sample of W → e[nu] and Z → ee decays to determine the W boson mass with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and the transverse mass distribution of the boson. We measure M{sub W} = XXXXX ± 37 (stat.) ± 26 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = XXXXX ± 68 MeV with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and M{sub W} = XXXXX ± 28 (stat.) ± 17 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = XXXXX ± 61 MeV with the transverse mass distribution.