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Author(s): |
The SLD Collaboration |
Presenting author:
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Tracy Usher |
Corresponding author's
e-mail: |
usher@slac.stanford.edu |
Title of the
presentation: |
Measurement of A_b and A_c
with Leptons from Semileptonic Decay with the SLD |
Link to the full
paper: |
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Session of 1st preference: |
5-Test of the Standard
Model |
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Abstract |
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The parity violation
parameters A_b and A_c of the Z->bbbar and
Z->ccbar couplings have been measured directly, using
the polar angle dependence of the Z0 pole polarized
cross sections. Bottom and charmed hadrons were tagged
via semileptonic decays. Both the electron and muon
analyses take advantage of new multivariate techniques
to increase analyzing power. Based on the 1993-98 SLD
sample of 550,000 Z0 decays produced with highly
polarized electron beams we measure A_b = 0.919 +/-
0.030_{stat} +/- 0.024_{syst}, A_c = 0.583 +/-
0.055_{stat} +/- 0.055_{syst}. |
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