Title Experimental studies of unbiased gluon jets from $e^{+}e^{-}$ annihilations using the jet boost algorithmExperimental studies of unbiased gluon jets from $e^{+}e^{-}$ annihilations using the jet boost algorithm Author Abbiendi, G. De Roeck, A. de Wolf, E.A. [et al.] Faculty/Department Faculty of Sciences. Physics Research group Elementary Particle Physics Publication type article Publication 2004Lancaster, Pa, 2004 Subject Physics Source (journal) Physical review : D : particles and fields. - Lancaster, Pa, 1970 - 2003 Volume/pages 69(2004):3, 23 p. ISSN 0556-2821 1550-7998 ISI 000220001600005 Carrier E-only publicatie Target language English (eng) Full text (Publishers DOI) Affiliation University of Antwerp Abstract We present the first experimental results based on the jet boost algorithm, a technique to select unbiased samples of gluon jets in e(+)e(-) annihilations, i.e. gluon jets free of biases introduced by event selection or jet finding criteria. Our results are derived from hadronic Z(0) decays observed with the OPAL detector at the LEP e(+)e(-) collider at CERN. First, we test the boost algorithm through studies with HERWIG Monte Carlo events and find that it provides accurate measurements of the charged particle multiplicity distributions of unbiased gluon jets for jet energies larger than about 5 GeV, and of the jet particle energy spectra (fragmentation functions) for jet energies larger than about 14 GeV. Second, we apply the boost algorithm to our data to derive unbiased measurements of the gluon jet multiplicity distribution for energies between about 5 and 18 GeV, and of the gluon jet fragmentation function at 14 and 18 GeV. In conjunction with our earlier results at 40 GeV, we then test QCD calculations for the energy evolution of the distributions, specifically the mean and first two nontrivial normalized factorial moments of the multiplicity distribution, and the fragmentation function. The theoretical results are found to be in global agreement with the data, although the factorial moments are not well described for jet energies below about 14 GeV. Full text (open access) https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/aab9e1/8020.pdf E-info http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000220001600005&DestLinkType=RelatedRecords&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000220001600005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000220001600005&DestLinkType=CitingArticles&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=ef845e08c439e550330acc77c7d2d848 Handle