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Measurement of the **b** jet cross section in events with a Z boson in collisions at =1.96 TeV
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CDF Collaboration
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Abstract
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A measurement of the inclusive bottom jet cross section is presented for events containing a Z boson in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV using the Collider Detector at Fermilab. Z bosons are identified in their electron and muon decay modes, and b jets with ET>20 GeV and |η|<1.5 are identified by reconstructing a secondary decay vertex. The measurement is based on an integrated luminosity of about 330 pb-1. A cross section times branching ratio of σ(Z+b jets)×B(Z→ℓ+ℓ-)=0.93±0.36 pb is found, where B(Z→ℓ+ℓ-) is the branching ratio of the Z boson or γ* into a single flavor dilepton pair (e or μ) in the mass range between 66 and 116 GeV/c2. The ratio of b jets to the total number of jets of any flavor in the Z sample, within the same kinematic range as the b jets, is 2.36±0.92%. Here, the uncertainties are the quadratic sum of statistical and systematic uncertainties. Predictions made with next-to-leading order QCD agree, within experimental and theoretical uncertainties, with these measurements. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Physical review : D : particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology / American Physical Society. - Ridge, N.Y., 2004 - 2015
Physical review : D : particles and fields. - Lancaster, Pa, 1970 - 2003
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Publication
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Ridge, N.Y.
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American Physical Society
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2006
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ISSN
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1550-7998
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1550-2368
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Volume/pages
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74
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(2006)
, p. 032008,1-032008,12
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ISI
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000240239300019
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