Inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decays

A. Heister; S. Schael; R. Barate; I. de Bonis; D. Decamp; C. Goy; J. P. Lees; E. Merle; M. N. Minard; B. Pietrzyk; S. Bravo; M. P. Casado; M. Chmeissani; J. M. Crespo; E. Fernandez; M. Fernandez-Bosman; L. Garrido; E. Graugés; M. Martinez; G. Merino; R. Miquel; L. M. Mir; A. Pacheco; H. Ruiz; A. Colaleo; D. Creanza; M. de Palma; G. Iaselli; G. Maggi; M. Maggi; S. Nuzzo; A. Ranieri; G. Raso; F. Ruggieri; G. Selvaggi; L. Silvestris; P. Tempesta; A. Tricomi; G. Zito; X. Huang; J. Lin; Q. Ouyang; T. Wang; Y. Xie; R. Xu; S. Xue; J. Zhang; L. Zhang; W. Zhao; D. Abbaneo; P. Azzurri; G. Boix; O. Buchmüller; M. Cattaneo; F. Cerutti; B. Clerbaux; G. Dissertori; H. Drevermann; R. W. Forty; M. Frank; T. C. Greening; J. B. Hansen; J. Harvey; P. Janot; B. Jost; M. Kado; P. Mato; A. Moutoussi; F. Ranjard; L. Rolandi; D. Schlatter; O. Schneider; W. Tejessy; F. Teubert; E. Tournefier; J. Ward; Z. Ajaltouni; F. Badaud; A. Falvard; P. Gay; P. Henrard; J. Jousset; B. Michel; S. Monteil; J. C. Montret; D. Pallin; P. Perret; F. Podlyski; J. D. Hansen; J. R. Hansen; P. H. Hansen; B. S. Nilsson; A. Wäänänen; A. Kyriakis; C. Markou; E. Simopoulou; A. Vayaki; K. Zachariadou; A. Blondel; G. Bonneaud; J. C. Brient; A. Rougé; M. Rumpf; M. Swynghedauw; M. Verderi; H. Videau; V. Ciulli; E. Focardi; G. Parrini; A. Antonelli; M. Antonelli; G. Bencivenni; G. Bologna; F. Bossi; P. Campana; G. Capon; V. Chiarella; P. Laurelli; G. Mannocchi; F. Murtas; G. P. Murtas; L. Passalacqua; M. Pepe-Altarelli; P. Spagnolo; A. W. Halley; J. G. Lynch; P. Negus; V. O'Shea; C. Raine; A. S. Thompson; S. Wasserbaech; R. Cavanaugh; S. Dhamotharan; C. Geweniger; P. Hanke; G. Hansper; V. Hepp; E. E. Kluge; A. Putzer; J. Sommer; K. Tittel; S. Werner; M. Wunsch; R. Beuselinck; D. M. Binnie; W. Cameron; P. J. Dornan; M. Girone; N. Marinelli; J. K. Sedgbeer; J. C. Thompson; V. M. Ghete; P. Girtler; E. Kneringer; D. Kuhn; G. Rudolph; E. Bouhova-Thacker; C. K. Bowdery; A. J. Finch; F. Foster; G. Hughes; R. W.L. Jones; M. R. Pearson; N. A. Robertson; I. Giehl; K. Jakobs; K. Kleinknecht; G. Quast; B. Renk; E. Rohne; H. G. Sander; H. Wachsmuth; C. Zeitnitz; A. Bonissent; J. Carr; P. Coyle; O. Leroy; P. Payre; D. Rousseau; M. Talby; M. Aleppo; F. Ragusa; A. David; H. Dietl; G. Ganis; K. Hüttmann; G. Lütjens; C. Mannert; W. Männer; H. G. Moser; R. Settles; H. Stenzel; W. Wiedenmann; G. Wolf; J. Boucrot; O. Callot; M. Davier; L. Duflot; J. F. Grivaz; Ph Heusse; A. Jacholkowska; J. Lefrançois; J. J. Veillet; I. Videau; C. Yuan; G. Bagliesi; T. Boccali; L. Foà; A. Giammanco; A. Giassi; F. Ligabue; A. Messineo; F. Palla; G. Sanguinetti; A. Sciabà; G. Sguazzoni; R. Tenchini; A. Venturi; P. G. Verdini; G. A. Blair; G. Cowan; M. G. Green; T. Medcalf; A. Misiejuk; J. A. Strong; P. Teixeira-Dias; J. H. von Wimmersperg-Toeller; R. W. Clifft; T. R. Edgecock; P. R. Norton; I. R. Tomalin; B. Bloch-Devaux; P. Colas; S. Emery; W. Kozanecki; E. Lançon; M. C. Lemaire; E. Locci; P. Perez; J. Rander; J. F. Renardy; A. Roussarie; J. P. Schuller; J. Schwindling; A. Trabelsi; B. Vallage; N. Konstantinidis; A. M. Litke; G. Taylor; C. N. Booth; S. Cartwright; F. Combley; M. Lehto; L. F. Thompson; K. Affholderbach; A. Böhrer; S. Brandt; C. Grupen; A. Ngac; G. Prange; U. Sieler; G. Giannini; J. Rothberg; S. R. Armstrong; K. Cranmer; P. Elmer; D. P.S. Ferguson; Y. Gao; S. González; O. J. Hayes; H. Hu; S. Jin; J. Kile; P. A. McNamara; J. Nielsen; W. Orejudos; Y. B. Pan; Y. Saadi; I. J. Scott; J. Walsh; Sau Lan Wu; X. Wu; G. Zobernig

doi:10.1007/s100520100851

Inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decays

A. Heister, S. Schael, R. Barate, I. de Bonis, D. Decamp, C. Goy, J. P. Lees, E. Merle, M. N. Minard, B. Pietrzyk, S. Bravo, M. P. Casado, M. Chmeissani, J. M. Crespo, E. Fernandez, M. Fernandez-Bosman, L. Garrido, E. Graugés, M. Martinez, G. MerinoR. Miquel, L. M. Mir, A. Pacheco, H. Ruiz, A. Colaleo, D. Creanza, M. de Palma, G. Iaselli, G. Maggi, M. Maggi, S. Nuzzo, A. Ranieri, G. Raso, F. Ruggieri, G. Selvaggi, L. Silvestris, P. Tempesta, A. Tricomi, G. Zito, X. Huang, J. Lin, Q. Ouyang, T. Wang, Y. Xie, R. Xu, S. Xue, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, W. Zhao, D. Abbaneo, P. Azzurri, G. Boix, O. Buchmüller, M. Cattaneo, F. Cerutti, B. Clerbaux, G. Dissertori, H. Drevermann, R. W. Forty, M. Frank, T. C. Greening, J. B. Hansen, J. Harvey, P. Janot, B. Jost, M. Kado, P. Mato, A. Moutoussi, F. Ranjard, L. Rolandi, D. Schlatter, O. Schneider, W. Tejessy, F. Teubert, E. Tournefier, J. Ward, Z. Ajaltouni, F. Badaud, A. Falvard, P. Gay, P. Henrard, J. Jousset, B. Michel, S. Monteil, J. C. Montret, D. Pallin, P. Perret, F. Podlyski, J. D. Hansen, J. R. Hansen, P. H. Hansen, B. S. Nilsson, A. Wäänänen, A. Kyriakis, C. Markou, E. Simopoulou, A. Vayaki, K. Zachariadou, A. Blondel, G. Bonneaud, J. C. Brient, A. Rougé, M. Rumpf, M. Swynghedauw, M. Verderi, H. Videau, V. Ciulli, E. Focardi, G. Parrini, A. Antonelli, M. Antonelli, G. Bencivenni, G. Bologna, F. Bossi, P. Campana, G. Capon, V. Chiarella, P. Laurelli, G. Mannocchi, F. Murtas, G. P. Murtas, L. Passalacqua, M. Pepe-Altarelli, P. Spagnolo, A. W. Halley, J. G. Lynch, P. Negus, V. O'Shea, C. Raine, A. S. Thompson, S. Wasserbaech, R. Cavanaugh, S. Dhamotharan, C. Geweniger, P. Hanke, G. Hansper, V. Hepp, E. E. Kluge, A. Putzer, J. Sommer, K. Tittel, S. Werner, M. Wunsch, R. Beuselinck, D. M. Binnie, W. Cameron, P. J. Dornan, M. Girone, N. Marinelli, J. K. Sedgbeer, J. C. Thompson, V. M. Ghete, P. Girtler, E. Kneringer, D. Kuhn, G. Rudolph, E. Bouhova-Thacker, C. K. Bowdery, A. J. Finch, F. Foster, G. Hughes, R. W.L. Jones, M. R. Pearson, N. A. Robertson, I. Giehl, K. Jakobs, K. Kleinknecht, G. Quast, B. Renk, E. Rohne, H. G. Sander, H. Wachsmuth, C. Zeitnitz, A. Bonissent, J. Carr, P. Coyle, O. Leroy, P. Payre, D. Rousseau, M. Talby, M. Aleppo, F. Ragusa, A. David, H. Dietl, G. Ganis, K. Hüttmann, G. Lütjens, C. Mannert, W. Männer, H. G. Moser, R. Settles, H. Stenzel, W. Wiedenmann, G. Wolf, J. Boucrot, O. Callot, M. Davier, L. Duflot, J. F. Grivaz, Ph Heusse, A. Jacholkowska, J. Lefrançois, J. J. Veillet, I. Videau, C. Yuan, G. Bagliesi, T. Boccali, L. Foà, A. Giammanco, A. Giassi, F. Ligabue, A. Messineo, F. Palla, G. Sanguinetti, A. Sciabà, G. Sguazzoni, R. Tenchini, A. Venturi, P. G. Verdini, G. A. Blair, G. Cowan, M. G. Green, T. Medcalf, A. Misiejuk, J. A. Strong, P. Teixeira-Dias, J. H. von Wimmersperg-Toeller, R. W. Clifft, T. R. Edgecock, P. R. Norton, I. R. Tomalin, B. Bloch-Devaux, P. Colas, S. Emery, W. Kozanecki, E. Lançon, M. C. Lemaire, E. Locci, P. Perez, J. Rander, J. F. Renardy, A. Roussarie, J. P. Schuller, J. Schwindling, A. Trabelsi, B. Vallage, N. Konstantinidis, A. M. Litke, G. Taylor, C. N. Booth, S. Cartwright, F. Combley, M. Lehto, L. F. Thompson, K. Affholderbach, A. Böhrer, S. Brandt, C. Grupen, A. Ngac, G. Prange, U. Sieler, G. Giannini, J. Rothberg, S. R. Armstrong, K. Cranmer, P. Elmer, D. P.S. Ferguson, Y. Gao, S. González, O. J. Hayes, H. Hu, S. Jin, J. Kile, P. A. McNamara, J. Nielsen, W. Orejudos, Y. B. Pan, Y. Saadi, I. J. Scott, J. Walsh, Sau Lan Wu, X. Wu, G. Zobernig

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A measurement of the inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decay is presented, using four million hadronic events collected by the ALEPH detector from 1991 to 1995. Electrons and muons are selected opposite to b-tagged hemispheres. Two different methods are explored to distinguish the contributions from direct b → Xlν and cascade b → c → Xlν decays to the total lepton yield. One is based on the lepton transverse momentum spectrum, the other makes use of the correlation between the charge of the lepton and charge estimators built from tracks in the opposite hemisphere of the event. The latter method reduces the dependence on the modelling of semileptonic b decays. The results obtained by averaging the two techniques are BR(b → Xlν) = 0.1070 ± 0.0010_stat ± 0.0023_syst ± 0.0026_model , BR(b → c → Xlν) = 0.0818 ± 0.0015_stat ± 0.0022_syst _{-0.0014 model} ^+0.0010.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	613-626
Number of pages	14
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520100851
State	Published - 2001

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Heister, A., Schael, S., Barate, R., de Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Lees, J. P., Merle, E., Minard, M. N., Pietrzyk, B., Bravo, S., Casado, M. P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J. M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez-Bosman, M., Garrido, L., Graugés, E., Martinez, M., ... Zobernig, G. (2001). Inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decays. European Physical Journal C, 22(4), 613-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520100851

Heister, A, Schael, S, Barate, R, de Bonis, I, Decamp, D, Goy, C, Lees, JP, Merle, E, Minard, MN, Pietrzyk, B, Bravo, S, Casado, MP, Chmeissani, M, Crespo, JM, Fernandez, E, Fernandez-Bosman, M, Garrido, L, Graugés, E, Martinez, M, Merino, G, Miquel, R, Mir, LM, Pacheco, A, Ruiz, H, Colaleo, A, Creanza, D, 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, Azzurri, P, Boix, G, Buchmüller, O, Cattaneo, M, Cerutti, F, Clerbaux, B, Dissertori, G, Drevermann, H, Forty, RW, Frank, M, Greening, TC, Hansen, JB, Harvey, J, Janot, P, Jost, B, Kado, M, Mato, P, Moutoussi, A, Ranjard, F, Rolandi, L, Schlatter, D, Schneider, O, Tejessy, W, Teubert, F, Tournefier, E, Ward, J, Ajaltouni, Z, Badaud, F, Falvard, A, Gay, P, Henrard, P, Jousset, J, Michel, B, Monteil, S, Montret, JC, Pallin, D, Perret, P, Podlyski, F, Hansen, JD, Hansen, JR, Hansen, PH, Nilsson, BS, Wäänänen, A, Kyriakis, A, Markou, C, Simopoulou, E, Vayaki, A, Zachariadou, K, Blondel, A, Bonneaud, G, Brient, JC, Rougé, A, Rumpf, M, Swynghedauw, M, Verderi, M, Videau, H, Ciulli, V, Focardi, E, Parrini, G, Antonelli, A, Antonelli, M, Bencivenni, G, Bologna, G, Bossi, F, Campana, P, Capon, G, Chiarella, V, Laurelli, P, Mannocchi, G, Murtas, F, Murtas, GP, Passalacqua, L, Pepe-Altarelli, M, Spagnolo, P, Halley, AW, Lynch, JG, Negus, P, O'Shea, V, Raine, C, Thompson, AS, Wasserbaech, S, Cavanaugh, R, Dhamotharan, S, Geweniger, C, Hanke, P, Hansper, G, Hepp, V, Kluge, EE, Putzer, A, Sommer, J, Tittel, K, Werner, S, Wunsch, M, Beuselinck, R, Binnie, DM, Cameron, W, Dornan, PJ, Girone, M, Marinelli, N, Sedgbeer, JK, Thompson, JC, Ghete, VM, Girtler, P, Kneringer, E, Kuhn, D, Rudolph, G, Bouhova-Thacker, E, Bowdery, CK, Finch, AJ, Foster, F, Hughes, G, Jones, RWL, Pearson, MR, Robertson, NA, Giehl, I, Jakobs, K, Kleinknecht, K, Quast, G, Renk, B, Rohne, E, Sander, HG, Wachsmuth, H, Zeitnitz, C, Bonissent, A, Carr, J, Coyle, P, Leroy, O, Payre, P, Rousseau, D, Talby, M, Aleppo, M, Ragusa, F, David, A, Dietl, H, Ganis, G, Hüttmann, K, Lütjens, G, Mannert, C, Männer, W, Moser, HG, Settles, R, Stenzel, H, Wiedenmann, W, Wolf, G, Boucrot, J, Callot, O, Davier, M, Duflot, L, Grivaz, JF, Heusse, P, Jacholkowska, A, Lefrançois, J, Veillet, JJ, Videau, I, Yuan, C, Bagliesi, G, Boccali, T, Foà, L, Giammanco, A, Giassi, A, Ligabue, F, Messineo, A, Palla, F, Sanguinetti, G, Sciabà, A, Sguazzoni, G, Tenchini, R, Venturi, A, Verdini, PG, Blair, GA, Cowan, G, Green, MG, Medcalf, T, Misiejuk, A, Strong, JA, Teixeira-Dias, P, von Wimmersperg-Toeller, JH, Clifft, RW, Edgecock, TR, Norton, PR, Tomalin, IR, Bloch-Devaux, B, Colas, P, Emery, S, Kozanecki, W, Lançon, E, Lemaire, MC, Locci, E, Perez, P, Rander, J, Renardy, JF, Roussarie, A, Schuller, JP, Schwindling, J, Trabelsi, A, Vallage, B, Konstantinidis, N, Litke, AM, Taylor, G, Booth, CN, Cartwright, S, Combley, F, Lehto, M, Thompson, LF, Affholderbach, K, Böhrer, A, Brandt, S, Grupen, C, Ngac, A, Prange, G, Sieler, U, Giannini, G, Rothberg, J, Armstrong, SR, Cranmer, K, Elmer, P, Ferguson, DPS, Gao, Y, González, S, Hayes, OJ, Hu, H, Jin, S, Kile, J, McNamara, PA, Nielsen, J, Orejudos, W, Pan, YB, Saadi, Y, Scott, IJ, Walsh, J, Wu, SL, Wu, X & Zobernig, G 2001, 'Inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decays', European Physical Journal C, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 613-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520100851

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AU - Schael, S.

AU - Barate, R.

AU - de Bonis, I.

AU - Decamp, D.

AU - Goy, C.

AU - Lees, J. P.

AU - Merle, E.

AU - Minard, M. N.

AU - Pietrzyk, B.

AU - Bravo, S.

AU - Casado, M. P.

AU - Chmeissani, M.

AU - Crespo, J. M.

AU - Fernandez, E.

AU - Fernandez-Bosman, M.

AU - Garrido, L.

AU - Graugés, E.

AU - Martinez, M.

AU - Merino, G.

AU - Miquel, R.

AU - Mir, L. M.

AU - Pacheco, A.

AU - Ruiz, H.

AU - Colaleo, A.

AU - Creanza, D.

AU - de Palma, M.

AU - Iaselli, G.

AU - Maggi, G.

AU - Maggi, M.

AU - Nuzzo, S.

AU - Ranieri, A.

AU - Raso, G.

AU - Ruggieri, F.

AU - Selvaggi, G.

AU - Silvestris, L.

AU - Tempesta, P.

AU - Tricomi, A.

AU - Zito, G.

AU - Huang, X.

AU - Lin, J.

AU - Ouyang, Q.

AU - Wang, T.

AU - Xie, Y.

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PY - 2001

Y1 - 2001

N2 - A measurement of the inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decay is presented, using four million hadronic events collected by the ALEPH detector from 1991 to 1995. Electrons and muons are selected opposite to b-tagged hemispheres. Two different methods are explored to distinguish the contributions from direct b → Xlν and cascade b → c → Xlν decays to the total lepton yield. One is based on the lepton transverse momentum spectrum, the other makes use of the correlation between the charge of the lepton and charge estimators built from tracks in the opposite hemisphere of the event. The latter method reduces the dependence on the modelling of semileptonic b decays. The results obtained by averaging the two techniques are BR(b → Xlν) = 0.1070 ± 0.0010stat ± 0.0023syst ± 0.0026model , BR(b → c → Xlν) = 0.0818 ± 0.0015stat ± 0.0022syst -0.0014 model +0.0010.

AB - A measurement of the inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decay is presented, using four million hadronic events collected by the ALEPH detector from 1991 to 1995. Electrons and muons are selected opposite to b-tagged hemispheres. Two different methods are explored to distinguish the contributions from direct b → Xlν and cascade b → c → Xlν decays to the total lepton yield. One is based on the lepton transverse momentum spectrum, the other makes use of the correlation between the charge of the lepton and charge estimators built from tracks in the opposite hemisphere of the event. The latter method reduces the dependence on the modelling of semileptonic b decays. The results obtained by averaging the two techniques are BR(b → Xlν) = 0.1070 ± 0.0010stat ± 0.0023syst ± 0.0026model , BR(b → c → Xlν) = 0.0818 ± 0.0015stat ± 0.0022syst -0.0014 model +0.0010.

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U2 - 10.1007/s100520100851

DO - 10.1007/s100520100851

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SN - 1434-6044

VL - 22

SP - 613

EP - 626

JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

IS - 4

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Inclusive semileptonic branching ratios of b hadrons produced in Z decays

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