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Improved Direct Measurement of Leptonic Coupling Asymmetries with Polarized Z Bosons

Abstract

We present final measurements of the Z boson-lepton coupling asymmetry parameters A(e), A(mu), and A(tau) with the complete sample of polarized Z bosons collected by the SLD detector at the SLAC Linear Collider. From the left-right production and decay polar angle asymmetries in leptonic Z decays we measure A(e) = 0.1544+/-0.0060, A(mu) = 0.142+/-0.015, and A(tau) = 0.136+/-0.015. Combined with our left-right asymmetry measured from hadronic decays, we find A(e) = 0.1516+/-0.0021. Assuming lepton universality, we obtain a combined effective weak mixing angle of sin (2)theta(eff)(W) = 0.230 98+/-0.000 26.

Authors

Abe K; Abe K; Abe T; Adam I; Akimoto H; Aston D; Baird KG; Baltay C; Band HR; Barklow TL

Journal

Physical Review Letters, Vol. 86, No. 7, pp. 1162–1166

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)

Publication Date

February 12, 2001

DOI

10.1103/physrevlett.86.1162

ISSN

0031-9007

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