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Observation of hard scattering in photoproduction at HERA

Physics Letters B 297:3-4 (1992) 404-416

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M Derrick, D Krakauer, S Magill, B Musgrave, J Repond, K Sugano, R Stanek, RL Talaga, J Thron, F Arzarello, R Ayed, G Barbagli, G Bari, M Basile, L Bellagamba, D Boscherini, G Bruni, P Bruni, G Cara Romeo, G Castellini, M Chiarini, L Cifarelli, F Cindolo, F Ciralli, A Contin, S D'Auria, C Del Papa, F Frasconi, P Giusti, G Iacobucci, G Laurenti, G Levi, Q Lin, B Lisowski, G Maccarrone, A Margotti, T Massam, R Nania, C Nemoz, F Palmonari, G Sartorelli, R Timellini, Y Zamora Garcia, A Zichichi, A Bargende, F Barreiro, J Crittenden, H Dabbous, K Desch, B Diekmann, M Geerts, G Geitz, B Gutjahr, H Hartmann, J Hartmann, D Haun, K Heinloth, E Hilger, HP Jakob, S Kramarczyk, M Kückes, A Mass, S Mengel, J Mollen, H Müsch, E Paul, R Schattevoy, B Schneider, JL Schneider, R Wedemeyer, A Cassidy, DG Cussans, N Dyce, HF Fawcett, B Foster, R Gilmore, GP Heath, M Lancaster, TJ Llewellyn, J Malos, CJS Morgado, RJ Tapper, SS Wilson, RR Rau, A Bernstein, A Caldwell, I Gialas, JA Parsons, S Ritz, F Sciulli, PB Straub, L Wai, S Yang, T Barillari, M Schioppa, G Susinno, W Burkot, J Chwastowski, A Dwuraźny, A Eskreys

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We report a study of electron proton collisions at very low Q2, corresponding to virtual photoproduction at centre of mass energies in the range 100-295 GeV. The distribution in transverse energy of the observed hadrons is much harder than can be explained by soft processes. Some of the events show back-to-back two-jet production at the rate and with the characteristics expected from hard two-body scattering. A subset of the two-jet events have energy in the electron direction consistent with that expected from the photon remnant in resolved photon processes. © 1992.
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Classification of the hadronic decays of the Z0 into b and c quark pairs using a neural network

Physics Letters B 295:3-4 (1992) 383-395

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, E Agasi, GD Alekseev, A Algeri, P Allen, S Almehed, SJ Alvsvaag, U Amaldi, EG Anasoontzis, A Andreazza, P Antilogus, WD Apel, RJ Apsimon, B Åsman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barate, G Barbiellini, DY Bardin, G Barker, A Baroncelli, O Barring, JA Barrio, W Bartl, MJ Bates, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, CJ Beeston, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, P Beltran, D Benedic, AC Benvenuti, M Berggren, D Bertrand, F Bianchi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, J Bjarne, D Bloch, S Blyth, V Bocci, PN Bogolubov, T Bolognese, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, PSL Booth, P Borgeaud, G Borisov, H Borner, C Bosio, B Bostjancic, S Bosworth, O Botner, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, M Bozzo, S Braibant, P Branchini, KD Brand, RA Brenner, H Briand, C Bricman, RCA Brown, N Brummer, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, H Burmeister, JAMA Buytaert, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, F Cao, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, L Cerrito, V Chabaud, A Chan, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, J Chauveau, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, L Chevalier, P Chliapnikov

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A classifier based on a feed-forward neural network has been used for separating a sample of about 123 500 selected hadronic decays of the Z0, collected by DELPHI during 1991, into three classes according to the flavour of the original quark pair: uu+dd+ss (unresolved), cc and bb. The classification has been used to compute the partial widths of the Z0 into b and c quark pairs. This gave Γcc/Γh = 0.151 ± 0.008 (stat.) ± 0.041 (syst.), Γbb/Γh = 0.232±0.005 (stat.)±0.017 (syst.). © 1992.
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A study of the decays of tau leptons produced on the Z resonance at LEP

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields 55:4 (1992) 555-567

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, E Agasi, GD Alekseev, P Allen, S Almehed, SJ Alvsvaag, U Amaldi, EG Anassontzis, A Andreazza, P Antilogus, WD Apel, RJ Apsimon, B Åsman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barate, G Barbiellini, DY Bardin, A Baroncelli, O Barring, JA Barrio, W Bartl, MJ Bates, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, CJ Beeston, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, P Beltran, D Benedic, M Berggren, D Bertrand, F Bianchi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, J Bjarne, D Bloch, S Blyth, V Bocci, PN Bogolubov, T Bolognese, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, PSL Booth, P Borgeaud, G Borisov, H Borner, C Bosio, B Bostjancic, S Bosworth, O Botner, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, M Bozzo, S Braibant, P Branchini, KD Brand, RA Brenner, H Briand, C Bricman, RCA Brown, N Brummer, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, H Burmeister, JAMA Buytaert, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, F Cao, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, E Castelli, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, L Cerrito, V Chabaud, A Chan, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, J Chauveau, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, L Chevalier, P Chliapnikov, V Chorowicz, JTM Chrin

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From the analysis of a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.63 pb-1 taken during the 1990 run of LEP at centre of mass energies between 88.2 GeV an 94.2 GeV, the tau decays {Mathematical expression} and their charge conjugates have been studied. The following branching ratios have been measured; {Mathematical expression}, {Mathematical expression}, Br(τ- → π- (K-)vτ)=11.9±0.7±0.7%, BR (τ- → ρ- vτ)= 22.4±0.8±1.3%, in good agreement with world averages. The measured electronic and muonic branching ratios lead to a measurement of the strong coupling constant, αs (mτ) = 0.26-0.12+0.09. Extrapolating the αs value from mτ to mZ yields αs (mZ) = 0.109-0.028+0.012. The average polarization Pτ of taus produced in Z → τs τs decays has also been measured using the above decay modes. The weighted mean of the polarizations obtained from the four decay modes is Pτ=-0.24±0.07. This value of Pτ gives, in the improved Born approximation, a ratio between the axial and vector coupling constants of the tau of υτ/aτ = 0.12 ± 0.04, and hence a value of the effective electroweak mixing parameter sin2 θW(mZ2). © 1992 Springer-Verlag.
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Measurement of the average lifetime of B hadrons

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields 53:4 (1992) 567-580

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P Abreu, W Adam, F Adami, T Adye, T Akesson, GD Alekseev, P Allen, S Almehed, SJ Alvsvaag, U Amaldi, E Anassontzis, P Antilogus, WD Apel, RJ Apsimon, B Åsman, P Astier, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barate, G Barbiellini, DY Bardin, A Baroncelli, O Barring, W Bartl, MJ Bates, M Bataglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, CJ Beeston, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, P Beltran, D Benedic, JM Benlloch, M Berggren, D Bertrand, F Bianchi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, J Bjarne, D Bloch, S Blyth, V Bocci, PN Bogolubov, T Bolognese, M Bonapart, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, PSL Booth, M Boratav, P Borgeaud, G Borisov, H Borner, C Bosio, B Bostjancic, O Botner, B Bouquet, M Bozzo, S Braibant, P Branchini, KD Brand, RA Brenner, C Bricman, RCA Brown, N Brummer, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Burran, H Burmeister, JAMA Buytaert, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, A Campion, T Camporesi, V Canale, F Cao, F Carena, L CArroll, C Caso, E Castelli, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, L Cerrito, A Chan, P Charpentier, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, L Chevalier, M Chliapnikov, V Chorowicz, R Cirio, MP Clara, P Collins, JL Contreras

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The average lifetime of B hadrons produced in hadronic Z0 decays has been measured with the DELPHI detector at LEP. The measurement is based on the analysis of the impact parameter distributions of high pt muons and hadrons. The resulting mean B lifetimes are τB=(1.30±0.10±0.08)ps and τB=(1.27±0.04±0.12)ps respectively, giving a combined value of τB=(1.28±0.10)ps. The hadronic sample was also used to measure the partial Z0 width {Mathematical expression} and gave a value of 0.222-0.031+0.033±0.017. © 1992 Springer-Verlag.
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Study of final state photons in hadronic Z0 decay and limits on new phenomena

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields 53:4 (1992) 555-565

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P Abreu, W Adam, F Adami, T Adye, T Akesson, GD Alekseev, P Allen, S Almehed, SJ Alvsvaag, U Amaldi, E Anassontzis, P Antilogus, WD Apel, RJ Apsimon, B Åsman, P Astier, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barate, G Barbiellini, DY Bardin, A Baroncelli, O Barring, W Bartl, MJ Bates, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, CJ Beeston, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, P Beltran, D Benedic, JM Benlloch, M Berggren, D Bertrand, F Bianchi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, J Bjarne, D Bloch, S Blyth, V Bocci, PN Bogolubov, T Bolognese, M Bonapart, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, PSL Booth, M Boratav, P Borgeaud, G Borisov, H Borner, C Bosio, B Bostjancic, O Botner, B Bouquet, M Bozzo, S Braibant, P Branchini, KD Brand, RA Brenner, C Bricman, RCA Brown, N Brummer, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, H Burmeister, JAMA Buytaert, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, A Campion, T Camporesi, V Canale, F Cao, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, E Castelli, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, L Cerrito, A Chan, M Chapkin, P Charpentier, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, L Chevalier, P Chliapnikov, V Chorowicz, R Cirio, MP Clara, P Collins

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The differential cross section for final state radiation from primary quarks is obtained from a study of isolated energetic photons produced in the reaction e+e-→Z0→hadrons+γ, as measured in the DELPHI detector at the CERN LEP collider. When combined with the measurement of the total hadronic width of the Z0, the observed rate determines the electroweak coupling constants of up and down type quarks, i.e., {Mathematical expression} No evidence is seen for additional photon production from anomalous decays of the Z0 or from decays of new particles. This measurement leads to upper limits on the production cross section times branching fraction of (a) the Higgs boson in the reaction e+e-→Z0→H +γ, H→hadrons, (b) an excited quark, q*→q+γ, and (c) the contribution of an anomalous decay of the Z0 into a photon and hadrons. These limits, all at the 95% confidence level, vary from 3 to 10pb as the mass of the intermediate state (H, q* or Z*) varies from 10 GeV/c2 to 80 GeV/c2. © 1992 Springer-Verlag.
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