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- Abazov, M, et al.
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Measurement of B-s(0) Mixing Parameters from the Flavor-Tagged Decay B-s(0)-> J/psi phi
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:24, s. 241801-:101, s. 241801-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- From an analysis of the flavor-tagged decay B-s(0)-> J/psi phi we obtain the width difference between the B-s(0) light and heavy mass eigenstates, Delta Gamma(s)=0.19 +/- 0.07(stat)(-0.01)(+0.02)(syst) ps(-1), and the CP-violating phase, phi(s)=-0.57(-0.30)(+0.24)(stat)(-0.02)(+0.08)(syst). The allowed 90% CL intervals of Delta Gamma(s) and phi(s) are 0.06
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- Abazov, M, et al.
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Measurement of differential Z/gamma* plus jet plus X cross sections in p(p)over-bar collisions at root S=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 669:5, s. 278-286
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present new measurements of differential cross sections for Z/gamma* (-> mu mu) + jet + X production in a 1 fb(-1) data sample collected with the DO detector in p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV. Results include the first measurements differential in the Z/gamma* transverse momentum and rapidity, as well as new measurements differential in the leading jet transverse momentum and rapidity. Next-to-leading order perturbative QCD predictions are compared to the measurements, and reasonable agreement is observed, except in the region of low Z/gamma* transverse momentum. Predictions from two event generators based on matrix elements and parton showers, and one pure parton shower event generator are also compared to the measurements. These show significant overall normalization differences to the data and have varied success in describing the shape of the distributions.
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- Abazov, M, et al.
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Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Missing Energy and Acoplanar b-Jet Topology at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:25, s. 251802-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report a search for the standard model Higgs boson in the missing energy and acoplanar b-jet topology, using an integrated luminosity of 0.93 fb(-1) recorded by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar Collider. The analysis includes signal contributions from p (p) over bar -> ZH -> v (v) over barb (b) over bar, as well as from WH production in which the charged lepton from the W boson decay is undetected. Neural networks are used to separate signal from background. In the absence of a signal, we set limits on sigma(p (p) over bar -> VH) x B(H -> b (b) over bar) at the 95% C.L. of 2.6-2.3 pb, for Higgs boson masses in the range 105-135 GeV, where V W, Z. The corresponding expected limits range from 2.8 to 2.0 pb.
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- Abazov, M, et al.
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Search for Third Generation Scalar Leptoquarks Decaying into tau b
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:24, s. 241802-:101, s. 241802-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have searched for third generation leptoquarks (LQ(3)) using 1.05 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider operating at s=1.96 TeV. We set a 95% C.L. lower limit of 210 GeV on the mass of a scalar LQ(3) state decaying solely to a b quark and a tau lepton.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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A combined search for the standard model Higgs boson at root S=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 663:1-2, s. 26-36
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present new results of the search for WH --> lvb (b) over bar production in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of root S = 1.96 TeV, based on a dataset with integrated luminosity of 0.44 fb(-1). We combine these new results with previously published searches by the DO collaboration, for WH and ZH production analyzed in the E(T)b (b) over bar final state, for ZH (--> l(+)l(-)b (b) over bar) production, for WH (-->. WWW) production, and for H (--> W W) direct production. No signal-like excess is observed either in the W H analysis or in the combination of all D0 Higgs boson analyses. We set 95% C.L. (expected) upper limits on sigma(p (p) over bar --> WH) x B(H --> b (b) over bar) ranging from 1.6 (2.2) ph to 1.9 (3.3) pb for Higgs boson masses between 105 and 145 GeV, to be compared to the theoretical prediction of 0.13 pb for a Standard Model (SM) Higgs boson with mass in m(H) = 115 GeV. After combination with the other DO Higgs boson searches, we obtain for in H = 115 GeV an observed (expected) limit 8.5 (12.1) times higher than the SM predicted Higgs boson production cross section. For m(H) = 160 GeV, the corresponding observed (expected) ratio is 10.2 (9.0).
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Evidence for production of single top quarks
- 2008
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In: Physical Review D. - 1550-7998 .- 1550-2368. ; D:78, s. 012005-
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present first evidence for the production of single top quarks in the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar collider. The standard model predicts that the electroweak interaction can produce a top quark together with an antibottom quark or light quark, without the antiparticle top-quark partner that is always produced from strong-coupling processes. Top quarks were first observed in pair production in 1995, and since then, single top-quark production has been searched for in ever larger data sets. In this analysis, we select events from a 0.9 fb(-1) data set that have an electron or muon and missing transverse energy from the decay of a W boson from the top-quark decay, and two, three, or four jets, with one or two of the jets identified as originating from a b hadron decay. The selected events are mostly backgrounds such as W + jets and t (t) over bar events, which we separate from the expected signals using three multivariate analysis techniques: boosted decision trees, Bayesian neural networks, and matrix-element calculations. A binned likelihood fit of the signal cross section plus background to the data from the combination of the results from the three analysis methods gives a cross section for single top-quark production of sigma(p (p) over bar -> tb + X, tqb + X) = 4.7 +/- 1.3 pb. The probability to measure a cross section at this value or higher in the absence of signal is 0.014%, corresponding to a 3.6 standard deviation significance. The measured cross section value is compatible at the 10% level with the standard model prediction for electroweak top-quark production. We use the cross section measurement to directly determine the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark mixing matrix element that describes the Wtb coupling and find vertical bar V(tb)f(1)(L)vertical bar = 1.31(-0.21)(+0.25), where f(1)(L) is a generic vector coupling. This model-independent measurement translates into 0.68 <= 1 at the 95% C.L. in the standard model.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the differential cross section for the production of an isolated photon with associated jet in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 666:5, s. 435-445
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The process p (p) over bar -> gamma + jet + X is studied using 1.0 fb(-1) of data collected by the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar collider at a center-of-mass energy root s = 1.96 TeV. Photons are reconstructed in the central rapidity region vertical bar y(gamma)vertical bar < 1.0 with transverse momenta in the range 30 < p(T)(gamma) < 400 GeV while jets are reconstructed in either the central vertical bar y(jet)vertical bar < 0.8 or forward 1.5 < vertical bar y(jet)vertical bar < 2.5 rapidity intervals with P-T(jet) > 15 GeV. The differential cross section d(3 sigma)/dp(T)(gamma) dy(gamma) dy(jet) is measured as a function of p(T)(gamma) in four regions, differing by the relative orientations of the photon and the jet in rapidity. Ratios between the differential cross sections in each region are also presented. Next-to-leading order QCD predictions using different parameterizations of parton distribution functions and theoretical scale choices are compared to the data. The predictions do not simultaneously describe the measured normalization and p(T)(gamma) dependence of the cross section in the four measured regions.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the Forward-Backward Charge Asymmetry and Extraction of sin(2)theta(eff)(W) in pp -> Z/gamma(*)+X -> e(+)e(-)+X Events Produced at s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:19, s. 191801-1-191801-7
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry (A(FB)) in pp -> Z/gamma(*)+X -> e(+)e(-)+X events at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV using 1.1 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. A(FB) is measured as a function of the invariant mass of the electron-positron pair, and found to be consistent with the standard model prediction. We use the A(FB) measurement to extract the effective weak mixing angle sin(2)theta(eff)(W)=0.2326 +/- 0.0018(stat)+/- 0.0006(syst).
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry in top-quark pair production
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:14:100, s. 142002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present the first measurement of the integrated forward-backward charge asymmetry in top-quark-top-antiquark pair (t (t) over bar) production in proton-antiproton (p (p) over bar) collisions in the lepton+jets final state. Using a b-jet tagging algorithm and kinematic reconstruction assuming t (t) over bar +X production and decay, a sample of 0.9 fb(-1) of data, collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, is used to measure the asymmetry for different jet multiplicities. The result is also used to set upper limits on t (t) over bar +X production via a Z' resonance.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the inclusive jet cross section in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:6, s. 062001-:101, s. 062001-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report on a measurement of the inclusive jet cross section in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy root s = 1.96 TeV using data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0: 70 fb(-1). The data cover jet transverse momenta from 50 to 600 GeV and jet rapidities in the range -2.4 to 2.4. Detailed studies of correlations between systematic uncertainties in transverse momentum and rapidity are presented, and the cross section measurements are found to be in good agreement with next-to-leading order QCD calculations.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the muon charge asymmetry from W boson decays
- 2008
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In: Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. - 1550-7998. ; D:77, s. 011106-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a measurement of the muon charge asymmetry from W boson decays using 0.3 fb(-1) of data collected at root s =1.96 GeV between 2002 and 2004 with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron (p) over bar Collider. We compare our findings with expectations from next-to-leading-order calculations performed using the CTEQ6.1M and MRST04 NLO parton distribution functions. Our findings can be used to constrain future parton distribution function fits.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the ratio of the p(p)over-bar -> W + c-jet cross section to the inclusive p(p)over-bar -> W + jets cross section
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 666:1, s. 23-30
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a measurement of the fraction of inclusive W +jets events produced with net charm quantum number 11, denoted W + c-jet, in p collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV using approximately 1 fb(-1) of data collected by the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We identify the W +jets events via the leptonic W boson decays. Candidate W + c-jet events are selected by requiring a jet containing a muon in association with a reconstructed W boson and exploiting the charge correlation between this muon and W boson decay lepton to perform a nearly model-independent background subtraction. We measure the fraction of W + c-jet events in the inclusive W +jets sample for jet PT > 20 GeV and pseudorapidity |eta| < 2.5 to be 0.074 +/- 0.019(stat.) +/-(0.012)(0.014) (syst.), in agreement with theoretical predictions. The probability that background fluctuations could produce the observed fraction of W + c-jet events is estimated to be 2.5 x 10(-4), which corresponds to a 3.5 sigma statistical significance. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the ratios of the Z/gamma*+ >= n jet production cross sections to the total inclusive Z/gamma* cross section in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 658, s. 112-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a study of events with Z bosons and associated jets produced at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in p p collisions at a center of mass energy of 1.96 TeV The data sample consists of nearly 14000 Z/gamma* -> e(+)e(-) candidates corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.4 fb(-1) collected with the D circle divide detector. Ratios of the Z/gamma*+ >= n jet cross sections to the total inclusive Z/gamma* cross section have been measured for n = 1-4 jets, and found to be in good agreement with a next-to-leading order QCD calculation and with a tree-level QCD prediction with parton shower simulation and hadronization.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the shape of the boson-transverse momentum distribution in p(p)over-bar -> Z/gamma*-> e(+)e(-)+X events produced at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:10:100, s. 102002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a measurement of the shape of the Z/gamma* boson transverse momentum (q(T)) distribution in p (p) over bar -> Z/gamma(*)-> e(+)e(-)+X events at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV using 0.98 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. The data are found to be consistent with the resummation prediction at low q(T), but above the perturbative QCD calculation in the region of q(T)> 30 GeV/c. Using events with q(T)< 30 GeV/c, we extract the value of g(2), one of the nonperturbative parameters for the resummation calculation. Data at large boson rapidity y are compared with the prediction of resummation and with alternative models that employ a resummed form factor with modifications in the small Bjorken x region of the proton wave function.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Measurement of the t(t)over-bar production cross section in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:19:100, s. 192004-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We measure the t (t) over bar production cross section in p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV in the lepton + jets channel. Two complementary methods discriminate between signal and background: b tagging and a kinematic likelihood discriminant. Based on 0.9 fb(-1) of data collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, we measure sigma(t (t) over bar) = 7.62 +/- 0.85 pb, assuming the current world average m(t) = 172.6 GeV. We compare our cross section measurement with theory predictions to determine a value for the top-quark mass of 170 +/- 7 GeV.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Model-independent measurement of the W-boson helicity in top-quark decays at D0
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:6
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present the first model-independent measurement of the helicity of W bosons produced in top quark decays, based on a 1 fb(-1) sample of candidate t (t) over bar events in the dilepton and lepton plus jets channels collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar Collider. We reconstruct the angle theta(*) between the momenta of the down-type fermion and the top quark in the W boson rest frame for each top quark decay. A fit of the resulting cos theta(*) distribution finds that the fraction of longitudinal W bosons f(0)=0.425 +/- 0.166(stat)+/- 0.102(syst) and the fraction of right-handed W bosons f(+)=0.119 +/- 0.090(stat)+/- 0.053(syst), which is consistent at the 30% C.L. with the standard model.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Observation and properties of the orbitally excited B-s2* meson
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:8, s. 082002-:100, s. 082002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report the direct observation of the excited L=1 state B-s2* in fully reconstructed decays to B+K-. The mass of the B-s2* meson is measured to be 5839.6 +/- 1.1(stat)+/- 0.7(syst) MeV/c(2), and its production rate relative to the B+ meson is measured to be [1.15 +/- 0.23(stat)+/- 0.13(syst)]%.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Observation of the B-c meson in the exclusive decay B-c -> J/psi pi
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:1, s. 012001-:101, s. 012001-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A fully reconstructed B-c -> J/psi pi signal is observed with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar collider using 1.3 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity. The signal consists of 54 +/- 12 candidates with a significance that exceeds 5 standard deviations, and confirms earlier observations of this decay. The measured mass of the B-c meson is 6300 +/- 14(stat)+/- 5(syst) MeV/c(2).
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Observation of the Doubly Strange b Baryon Omega(-)(b)
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:23, s. 232002-:101, s. 232002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report the observation of the doubly strange b baryon Omega(-)(b) in the decay channel Omega(-)(b) -> J/psi Omega(-), with J/psi -> mu(+)mu(-) and Omega(-) -> Lambda K(-) -> (p pi(-))K(-), in p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV. Using approximately 1.3 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, we observe 17.8 +/- 4.9(stat) +/- 0.8(syst) Omega(-)(b) signal events at a mass of 6.165 +/- 0.010(stat) +/- 0.013(syst) GeV. The significance of the observed signal is 5.4 sigma, corresponding to a probability of 6.7 x 10(-8) of it arising from a background fluctuation.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Observation of ZZ Production in p(p)over-bar Collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:17, s. 171803-:101, s. 171803-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present an observation for ZZ -> l(+) l(-) l'(+) l'(-) (l, l' =e or mu) production in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of root s = 1.96 TeV. Using 1.7 fb(-1) of data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, we observe three candidate events with an expected background of 0.14(-0.02)(+0.03) events. The significance of this observation is 5.3 standard deviations. The combination of D0 results in this channel, as well as in ZZ -> l(+) l(-) v (v) over bar yields a significance of 5.7 standard deviations and a combined cross section of sigma(ZZ) = 1.60 +/- 0.63(stat)(-0.17)(+0.16)(syst) pb.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for decay of a fermiophobic Higgs boson h(f) -> gamma gamma with the D0 detector at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:5, s. 051801-:101, s. 051801-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report the results of a search for a narrow resonance decaying into two photons in 1.1 fb(-1) of data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider during the period 2002-2006. We find no evidence for such a resonance and set a lower limit on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson of m(hf) > 100 GeV at the 95% C.L. This exclusion limit exceeds those obtained in previous searches at the Fermilab Tevatron and covers a significant region of the parameter space B(h(f) -> gamma gamma) vs m(hf) which was not accessible at the CERN Large Electron-Positron Collider.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for excited electrons in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review D. - 1550-7998 .- 1550-2368. ; D:77, s. 091102-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present the results of a search for the production of an excited state of the electron, e(*), in proton-antiproton collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV. The data were collected with the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 1 fb(-1). We search for e(*) in the process p (p) over bar -> e(*)e, with the e(*) subsequently decaying to an electron plus photon. No excess above the standard model background is observed. Interpreting our data in the context of a model that describes e(*) production by four-fermion contact interactions and e(*) decay via electroweak processes, we set 95% C.L. upper limits on the production cross section ranging from 8.9 to 27 fb, depending on the mass of the excited electron. Choosing the scale for contact interactions to be Lambda = 1 TeV, excited electron masses below 756 GeV are excluded at the 95% C.L.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for flavor-changing-neutral-current D meson decays
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:10, s. 101801-:100, s. 101801-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We study the flavor-changing-neutral-current process c -> u mu(+)mu(-) using 1.3 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV recorded by the D0 detector operating at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We see clear indications of the charged-current mediated D-s(+) and D+->phi pi(+)->mu(+)mu(-)pi(+) final states with significance greater than 4 standard deviations above background for the D+ state. We search for the continuum neutral-current decay of D+->pi(+)mu(+)mu(-) in the dimuon invariant mass spectrum away from the phi resonance. We see no evidence of signal above background and set a limit of B(D+->pi(+)mu(+)mu(-))< 3.9 x 10(-6) at the 90% C.L. This limit places the most stringent constraint on new phenomena in the c -> u mu(+)mu(-) transition.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for Higgs bosons decaying to tau pairs in p(p)over-bar collisions with the D0 detector
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:7, s. 071804-:101, s. 071804-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a search for the production of neutral Higgs bosons phi decaying into tau(+)tau(-) final states in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 1 fb(-1), were collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. Limits on the production cross section times branching ratio are set. The results are interpreted in the minimal supersymmetric standard model yielding limits that are the most stringent to date at hadron colliders.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for large extra dimensions via single photon plus missing energy final states at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:1, s. 011601-:101, s. 011601-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report on a search for large extra dimensions in a data sample of approximately 1 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV. We investigate Kaluza-Klein graviton production with a photon and missing transverse energy in the final state. At the 95% C.L. we set limits on the fundamental mass scale M-D from 884 to 778 GeV for two to eight extra dimensions.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for pair production of doubly charged Higgs bosons in the H++H--->mu(+)mu(+)mu(-)mu(-) final state
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:7, s. 071803-:101, s. 071803-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report the results of a search for pair production of doubly charged Higgs bosons via p (p) over bar -> H++H--X ->mu(+)mu(+)mu(-)mu X- at root s=1.96 TeV. We use a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.1 fb(-1) collected from 2002 to 2006 by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. In the absence of an excess above the standard model background, lower mass limits of M(H-L(+/-+/-))> 150 GeV/c(2) and M(H-R(+/-+/-))> 127 GeV/c(2) at 95% C.L. are set, respectively, for left-handed and right-handed doubly charged Higgs bosons assuming a 100% branching ratio into muons.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for Randall-Sundrum gravitons with 1 fb(-1) of data from p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:9, s. 091802-:100, s. 091802-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We search for decays of Kaluza-Klein excitations of the graviton in the Randall-Sundrum model of extra dimensions to e(+)e(-) and gamma gamma in 1 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. We set 95% confidence level upper limits on the production cross section times branching fraction, which translate into lower limits on the mass of the lightest excitation between 300 and 900 GeV for values of the coupling k/(M) over bar (P1) between 0.01 and 0.1.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for scalar neutrino superpartners in e+mu final states in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:24, s. 241803-:100, s. 241803-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report a search for R-parity-violating production and decay of sneutrino particles in the e mu final state with 1.04 +/- 0.06 fb(-1) of data collected with the D-0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider in 2002-2006. Good agreement between the data and the standard model prediction is observed. With no evidence for new physics, we set limits on the R-parity-violating couplings lambda'(311) and lambda(312) as a function of the sneutrino mass.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for scalar top quarks in the acoplanar charm jets and missing transverse energy final state in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 665:1, s. 1-8
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a search for the pair production of scalar top quarks, (t) over tilde, using 995 pb(-1) of data collected in p (p) over bar collisions with the Dempty set detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider at root s = 1.96 TeV. Both scalar top quarks are assumed to decay into a charm quark and a neutralino ((chi) over tilde (0)(1)), where (chi) over tilde (0)(1) is the lightest supersymmetric particle. This leads to a final state with two acoplanar charm jets and missing transverse energy. We find the yield of such events to be consistent with the standard model expectation, and exclude sets of (t) over tilde and (chi) over tilde (0)(1) masses at the 95% C.L. that substantially extend the domain excluded by previous searches.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for squarks and gluinos in events with jets and missing transverse energy using 2.1 fb(-1) of p(p)over-bar collision data at root s=1.96 TeV - D phi Collaboration
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 660:5, s. 449-457
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.1 fb(-1) collected by the D phi detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider was analyzed to search for squarks and gluinos produced in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. No evidence for the production of such particles was observed in topologies involving jets and missing transverse energy, and 95% C.L. lower limits of 379 GeV and 308 GeV were set on the squark and gluino masses, respectively, within the framework of minimal supergravity with tan beta = 3, A(0) = 0, and mu < 0. The corresponding previous limits are improved by 54 GeV and 67 GeV.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for supersymmetry in di-photon final states at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 659:5, s. 856-863
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report results of a search for supersymmetry (SUSY) with gauge-mediated symmetry breaking in di-photon events collected by the DO experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider in 2002-2006. In 1.1 fb(-1) of data, we find no significant excess beyond the background expected from the standard model and set the most stringent lower limits to date for a standard benchmark model on the lightest neutralino and chargino masses of 125 GeV and 229 GeV, respectively, at 95% confidence.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for the lightest scalar top quark in events with two leptons in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 659:3, s. 500-508
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Data collected by the DO detector at a p (p) over bar center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider have been used to search for pair production of the lightest supersymmetric partner of the top quark decaying into bl (nu) over tilde. The search is performed in the ll' = e mu and mu mu final states. No evidence for this process has been found in data samples of approximately 400 pb(-1). The domain in the [M((t) over tilde (1)), M((nu) over tilde)] plane excluded at the 95% C.L. is substantially extended by this search.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for W ' boson resonances decaying to a top quark and a bottom quark
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:21, s. 211803-:100, s. 211803-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We search for the production of a heavy W ' gauge boson that decays to third generation quarks in 0: 9 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1: 96 TeV, collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. We find no significant excess in the final-state invariant mass distribution and set upper limits on the production cross section times branching fraction. For a left-handed W ' boson with SM couplings, we set a lower mass limit of 731 GeV. For right-handed W ' bosons, we set lower mass limits of 739 GeV if the W ' boson decays to both leptons and quarks and 768 GeV if the W ' boson decays only to quarks. We also set limits on the coupling of the W ' boson to fermions as a function of its mass.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for W ' bosons decaying to an electron and a neutrino with the D0 detector
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:3, s. 031804-:100, s. 031804-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This Letter describes the search for a new heavy charged gauge boson W-' decaying into an electron and a neutrino. The data were collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar Collider at root s=1.96 TeV, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 1 fb(-1). Lacking any significant excess in the data in comparison with known processes, an upper limit is set on sigma(')(W)xB(W-'-> e nu), and a W-' boson with mass below 1.00 TeV can be excluded at the 95% C.L., assuming standard-model-like couplings to fermions. This result significantly improves upon previous limits and is the most stringent to date.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Search for ZZ and z gamma* production in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV and limits on anomalous ZZZ and ZZ gamma* couplings
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:13, s. 131801-:100, s. 131801-
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- We present a study of mu mu mu mu, eeee, and mu mu ee events using 1 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron p (p) over bar Collider at root s = 1.96 TeV. Requiring the lepton pair masses to be greater than 30 GeV, we observe one event, consistent with the expected background of 0.13 +/- 0.03 events and with the predicted standard model ZZ and Z gamma(*) production of 1.71 +/- 0.15 events. We set an upper limit on the ZZ and Z gamma(*) cross section of 4.4 pb at the 95% C.L. We also derive limits on anomalous neutral trilinear ZZZ and ZZ gamma(*) gauge couplings. The one-parameter 95% C.L. coupling limits with a form-factor scale Lambda = 1.2 TeV are -0.28 < f(40)(Z)< 0.28, -0.31 < f(50)(Z)< 0.29, -0.26 < f(40)(gamma)< 0.26, and -0.30 < f(50)(gamma)< 0.28.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Simultaneous measurement of the ratio R = B(t -> Wb)/B(t -> Wq) and the top-quark pair production cross section with the D0 detector at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:19, s. 192003-:100, s. 192003-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present the first simultaneous measurement of the ratio of branching fractions, R = B(t --> Wb)/B(t --> Wq), with q being a d, s, or b quark, and the top-quark pair production cross section sigma(t (t) over bar) in the lepton plus jets channel using 0.9 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collision data at root s = 1.96 TeV collected with the D0 detector. We extract R and sigma(t (t) over bar) by analyzing samples of events with 0, 1, and >= 2 identified b jets. We measure R = 0.97(-0.08)(+0.09) (stat + syst) and sigma(t (t) over bar) = 8.18(-0.84)(+0.90) (stat + syst) +/- 0.50(lumi) pb, in agreement with the standard model prediction.
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- Abazov, V. M., et al.
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Study of direct CP violation in B-+/--> J/psi K-+/-(pi(+/-)) decays
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 100:21, s. 211802-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a search for direct CP violation in B-+/- -> J/psi K-+/- (pi(+/-)) decays. The event sample is selected from 2: 8 fb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions recorded by D0 experiment in run II of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The charge asymmetry A(CP)(B+ -> J/psi K+) = +0: 0075 +/- 0: 0061(stat) +/- 0: 0030 (syst) is obtained using a sample of approximately 40 000 B-+/- -> J/psi K-+/- decays. The achieved precision is of the same level as the expected deviation predicted by some extensions of the standard model. We also measured the charge asymmetry A(CP) (B+ -> J/psi pi(+)) = - 0: 09 +/- 0: 08(stat) +/- 0: 03(syst).
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Measurement of the Electron Charge Asymmetry in p(p)over-bar -> W plus X -> e nu plus X Events at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:21, s. 211801-:101, s. 211801-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a measurement of the electron charge asymmetry in p (p) over bar -> W + X -> e nu + X events at a center of mass energy of 1.96 TeV using 0.75 fb(-1) of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The asymmetry is measured as a function of the electron transverse momentum and pseudorapidity in the interval (-3.2, 3.2) and is compared with expectations from next-to-leading order calculations in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. These measurements will allow more accurate determinations of the proton parton distribution functions.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Measurement of the Polarization of the Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) States in pp Collisions at s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:18, s. 182004-:101, s. 182004-
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- We present a study of the polarization of the Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) states using a 1.3 fb(-1) data sample collected by the D0 experiment in 2002-2006 during run II of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We measure the polarization parameter alpha=(sigma(T)-2 sigma(L))/(sigma(T)+2 sigma(L)), where sigma(T) and sigma(L) are the transversely and longitudinally polarized components of the production cross section, as a function of the transverse momentum (p(T)(Upsilon)) for the Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S). Significant p(T)(Upsilon)-dependent longitudinal polarization is observed for the Upsilon(1S). A comparison with theoretical models is presented.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Precise Measurement of the Top-Quark Mass from lepton plus jets Events
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:18, s. 182001-:101, s. 182001-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We measure the mass of the top quark using top-quark pair candidate events in the lepton+jets channel from data corresponding to 1 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. We use a likelihood technique that reduces the jet energy scale uncertainty by combining an in situ jet energy calibration with the independent constraint on the jet energy scale (JES) from the calibration derived using photon+jets and dijet samples. We find the mass of the top quark to be 171.5 +/- 1.8(stat.+JES)+/- 1.1(syst.) GeV.
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- Åsman, Barbro, et al.
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Search for Anomalous Wtb Couplings in Single Top Quark Production
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:22, s. 221801-:101, s. 221801-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In 0.9 fb(-1) of pp collisions, the D0 Collaboration presented evidence for single top quark production in events with an isolated lepton, missing transverse momentum, and two to four jets. We examine these data to study the Lorentz structure of the Wtb coupling. The standard model predicts a left-handed vector coupling at the Wtb vertex. The most general lowest dimension, CP-conserving Lagrangian admits right-handed vector and left- or right-handed tensor couplings as well. We find that the data prefer the left-handed vector coupling and set upper limits on the anomalous couplings. These are the first direct constraints on a general Wtb interaction and the first direct limits on left- and right-handed tensor couplings.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Search for long-lived particles decaying into electron or photon pairs with the D0 detector
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:11, s. 111802-:101, s. 111802-
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- In this Letter we report on a search for long-lived particles that decay into final states with two electrons or photons. Such long-lived particles arise in a variety of theoretical models, such as hidden valleys and supersymmetry with gauge-mediated breaking. By precisely reconstructing the direction of the electromagnetic shower we are able to probe much longer lifetimes than previously explored. We see no evidence of the existence of such long-lived particles and interpret this search as a quasi model-independent limit on their production cross section, as well as a limit on a long-lived fourth generation quark.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Search for Neutral Higgs Bosons in Multi-b-Jet Events in pp Collisions at s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 101:22, s. 221802-:101, s. 221802-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Data recorded by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider are analyzed to search for neutral Higgs bosons produced in association with b quarks. This production mode can be enhanced in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). The search is performed in the three b quark channel using multijet triggered events corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1 fb(-1). No statistically significant excess of events with respect to the predicted background is observed and limits are set in the MSSM parameter space.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Search for scalar leptoquarks and T-odd quarks in the acoplanar jet topology using 2.5 fb(-1) of p(p)over-bar collision data at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 668:5, s. 357-363
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A search for new physics in the acoplanar jet topology has been performed in 2.5 fb(-1) of data from p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV, recorded by the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The numbers of events with exactly two acoplanar jets and missing transverse energy are in good agreement with the Standard Model expectations. The result of this search has been used to set a lower mass limit of 205 GeV at the 95% C.L. on the mass of a scalar leptoquark when this particle decays exclusively into a quark and a neutrino. In the framework of the Little Higgs model with T-parity, limits have also been obtained on the T-odd quark mass as a function of the T-odd photon mass.
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- Åsman, B., et al.
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Search for t(t)over-bar resonances in the lepton plus jets final state in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 668:2, s. 98-104
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present a search for a narrow-width heavy resonance decaying into top quark pairs (X -> t (t) over bar) in p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV using approximately 0.9 fb(-1) of data collected with the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. This analysis considers t (t) over bar candidate events in the lepton plus jets channel with at least one identified b jet and uses the t (t) over bar invariant mass distribution to search for evidence of resonant production. We find no evidence for a narrow resonance X decaying to t (t) over bar. Therefore, we set upper limits on sigma x center dot B(X -> t (t) over bar) for different hypothesized resonance masses using a Bayesian approach. For a Topcolor-assisted technicolor model, the existence of a leptophobic Z' boson with mass M-Z' < 700 GeV and width Gamma(Z') = 0.012M(Z') can be excluded at the 95% C.L.
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- Åsman, Barbro, et al.
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ZZ -> l(+)l(-)nu(nu)overbar production in p(p)overbar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV
- 2008
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In: Physical Review D. Particles and fields. - 0556-2821 .- 1089-4918. ; 78:7, s. 072002-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We describe a search for Z boson pair production in p(p)overbar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.7 fb(-1). Using the final state decay ZZ ->center dot(+)center dot(-)nu(nu)overbar (where center dot=e or mu) we find a signal with a 2.6 standard deviations significance (2.0 expected) corresponding to a cross section of sigma(p(p)overbar -> ZZ+X)=2.01 +/- 0.93(stat)+/- 0.29(sys) pb.
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