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Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV

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Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abdesselam, A; Abolins, M; Abramov, V; Acharya, BS; Adams, DL; Adams, M; Ahmed, SN; Alexeev, GD; Alves, GA; Amos, N ...
Published in: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
October 4, 2001

We report on a measurement of the ratio of the differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in proton-antiproton collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. This measurement uses data recorded by the DØ detector at the Fermilab Tevatron in 1994-1995. It represents the first investigation of a proposal that ratios between W and Z observables can be calculated reliably using perturbative QCD, even when the individual observables are not. Using the ratio of differential cross sections reduces both experimental and theoretical uncertainties, and can therefore provide smaller overall uncertainties in the measured mass and width of the W boson than current methods used at hadron colliders. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

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0370-2693

Publication Date

October 4, 2001

Volume

517

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

299 / 308

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics
 

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Abazov, V. M., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., Acharya, B. S., … Dugad, S. R. (2001). Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 517(3–4), 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01020-6
Abazov, V. M., B. Abbott, A. Abdesselam, M. Abolins, V. Abramov, B. S. Acharya, D. L. Adams, et al. “Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 517, no. 3–4 (October 4, 2001): 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01020-6.
Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, et al. Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2001 Oct 4;517(3–4):299–308.
Abazov, V. M., et al. “Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 517, no. 3–4, Oct. 2001, pp. 299–308. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01020-6.
Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abdesselam A, Abolins M, Abramov V, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Ahmed SN, Alexeev GD, Alves GA, Amos N, Anderson EW, Arnoud Y, Baarmand MM, Babintsev VV, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Baringer P, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beaudette F, Begel M, Belyaev A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Blazey G, Blessing S, Boehnlein A, Bojko NI, Borcherding F, Bos K, Brandt A, Breedon R, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burtovoi VS, Butler JM, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey D, Casilum Z, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chekulaev SV, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christenson JH, Chung M, Claes D, Clark AR, Cochran J, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, Davis GA, Davis K, De K, de Jong SJ, Del Signore K, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doulas S, Ducros Y, Dudko LV, Duensing S, Duflot L, Dugad SR. Measurement of the ratio of differential cross sections for W and Z boson production as a function of transverse momentum in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2001 Oct 4;517(3–4):299–308.
Journal cover image

Published In

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

DOI

ISSN

0370-2693

Publication Date

October 4, 2001

Volume

517

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

299 / 308

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics