PDF and QCD Effects in the Precision Measurement of the W Boson Mass at CDF.

PDF and QCD Effects in the Precision Measurement of the W Boson Mass at CDF.
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Total Pages: 150
Release: 2011
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A sample of W → ev (W → [mu][nu]) and Z0 → e+e- (Z0 → [mu]+[mu]-) events recorded by the CDF detector for p$\bar{p}$ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV are used to evaluate the systematic uncertainty in the determination of the W boson mass arising from uncertainties in the parton distribution functions and higher-order QCD effects. The systematic contribution of PDFs is determined to be 10 MeV/c2 for MSTW2008 NLO and 12 MeV/c2 for CTEQ6.6. The total systematic contribution arising from higher-order QCD effects in 9 MeV/c2. The Z0 events are used to extract improved estimates of the phenomenological parameters in the BLNY model that describes low transverse momentum.

PDF and QCD Eects in the Precision Measurement of the W Boson Mass at CDF.

PDF and QCD Eects in the Precision Measurement of the W Boson Mass at CDF.
Author: D. P. Beecher
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Release: 2011
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A sample of W \rightarrow ev (W \rightarrow \mu v) and Z 0 \rightarrow e +e - (Z 0 \rightarrow \mu +\mu -) events recorded by the CDF detector for pp- collisions at \sqrt(s-hat) = 1:96 TeV with a total integrated luminosity of 2.3 fb -1 are used to evaluate the systematic uncertainty in the determination of the W boson mass arising from uncertainties in the parton distribution functions and higher-order QCD effects. The systematic contribution of PDFs is determined to be 10 MeV for MSTW2008 NLO and 12 MeV for CTEQ6.6. The total systematic contribution arising from higher-order QCD eects in 9 MeV. The unfolded Z0 transverse momentum distribution is presented, and estimates of parameters in a phenomenological model describing low transverse momentum Z 0 events are extracted.

The Black Book of Quantum Chromodynamics

The Black Book of Quantum Chromodynamics
Author: John Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 760
Release: 2018
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199652740

This title provides an in-depth introduction to the particle physics of current and future experiments at particle accelerators. The text provides the reader with an overview of practically all aspects of the strong interaction necessary to understand and appreciate modern particle phenomenology at the energy frontier.

W Boson Mass Measurement at CDF.

W Boson Mass Measurement at CDF.
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Total Pages: 10
Release: 2017
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This is the closeout report for the grant for experimental research at the energy frontier in high energy physics. The report describes the precise measurement of the W boson mass at the CDF experiment at Fermilab, with an uncertainty of ≈ 12 MeV, using the full dataset of ≈ 9 fb-1 collected by the experiment up to the shutdown of the Tevatron in 2011. In this analysis, the statistical and most of the experimental systematic uncertainties have been reduced by a factor of two compared to the previous measurement with 2.2 fb-1 of CDF data. This research has been the culmination of the PI's track record of producing world-leading measurements of the W boson mass from the Tevatron. The PI performed the first and only measurement to date of the W boson mass using high-rapidity leptons using the D0 endcap calorimeters in Run 1. He has led this measurement in Run 2 at CDF, publishing two world-leading measurements in 2007 and 2012 with total uncertainties of 48 MeV and 19 MeV respectively. The analysis of the final dataset is currently under internal review in CDF. Upon approval of the internal review, the result will be available for public release.

60 Years Of Cern Experiments And Discoveries

60 Years Of Cern Experiments And Discoveries
Author: Herwig Schopper
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2015-07-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814644161

The book is a compilation of the most important experimental results achieved during the past 60 years at CERN - from the mid-1950s to the latest discovery of the Higgs particle. Covering the results from the early accelerators at CERN to those most recent at the LHC, the contents provide an excellent review of the achievements of this outstanding laboratory. Not only presented is the impressive scientific progress achieved during the past six decades, but also demonstrated is the special way in which successful international collaboration exists at CERN.

Precise Measurement of the $W$-boson Mass with the CDF II Detector

Precise Measurement of the $W$-boson Mass with the CDF II Detector
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Release: 2012
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We have measured the W-boson mass M{sub W} using data corresponding to 2.2 fb−1 of integrated luminosity collected in p{bar p} collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. Samples consisting of 470 126 W → e? candidates and 624 708 W →?? candidates yield the measurement M{sub W} = 80 387 ± 12{sub stat} ± 15{sub syst} = 80 387 ± 19 MeV/c2. This is the most precise measurement of the W-boson mass to date and significantly exceeds the precision of all previous measurements combined.