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A combined analysis of the hadronic and leptonic decays of the Z0

Abstract

We report on a measurement of the mass of the Z0 boson, its total width, and its partial decay widths into hadrons and leptons. On the basis of 25 801 hadronic decays and 1999 decays into electrons, muons or taus, selected over eleven energy points between 88.28 GeV and 95.04 GeV, we obtain from a combined fit to hadrons and leptons a mass of Mz=91.154±0.021 (exp)±0.030 (LEP) GeV, and a total width of Γz=2.536±0.045 GeV. The errors on Mz have been separated into the experimental error and the uncertainty due to the LEP beam energy. The measured leptonic partial widths are Γee=81.2±2.6 MeV, Γμμ=82.6± 5.8 MeV, and Γττ=85.7±7.1 MeV, consistent with lepton universality. From a fit assuming lepton universality we obtain Γℓ+ ℓ− = 81.9±2.0 MeV. The hadronic partial width is Γhad=1838±46 MeV. From the measured total and partial widths a model independent value for the invisible width is calculated to be Γinv=453±44 MeV. The errors quoted include both the statistical and the systematic uncertainties.

Authors

Collaboration O; Akrawy MZ; Alexander G; Allison J; Allport PP; Anderson KJ; Armitage JC; Arnison GTJ; Ashton P; Azuelos G

Journal

Physics Letters B, Vol. 240, No. 3-4, pp. 497–512

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

April 26, 1990

DOI

10.1016/0370-2693(90)91137-z

ISSN

0370-2693
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