Top quark search with the D0 1992-1993 data sample

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    Abstract

    We present results on the search for the top quark in pp̄ collisions at s =1.8 TeV with an integrated luminosity of 13.5±1.6 pb-1. We have considered tt̄ production in the standard model using electron and muon dilepton decay channels (tt̄→eμ+jets, ee+jets, and μμ+jets) and single-lepton decay channels (tt̄→e+jets and μ+jets) with and without tagging of b quark jets. An analysis of these data optimized for top quark masses below 140 GeV/c2 gives a lower top quark mass limit of 128 GeV/c2. An analysis optimized for higher top quark masses yields 9 events with an expected background of 3.8±0.9. If we assume that the excess is due to tt̄ production, and assuming a top quark mass of 180 GeV/c2, we obtain a cross section of 8.2±5.1 pb.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)4877-4919
    Number of pages43
    JournalPhysical Review D
    Volume52
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1995

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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