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Measurement of the ratio and precise extraction of the cross section
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Institution/Organisation
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CDF Collaboration
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Abstract
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| We report a measurement of the ratio of the tt̅ to Z/γ* production cross sections in √s=1.96 TeV pp̅ collisions using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 4.6 fb-1, collected by the CDF II detector. The tt̅ cross section ratio is measured using two complementary methods, a b-jet tagging measurement and a topological approach. By multiplying the ratios by the well-known theoretical Z/γ*→ll cross section predicted by the standard model, the extracted tt̅ cross sections are effectively insensitive to the uncertainty on luminosity. A best linear unbiased estimate is used to combine both measurements with the result σtt̅ =7.70±0.52 pb, for a top-quark mass of 172.5 GeV/c2. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Physical review letters. - New York, N.Y., 1958, currens
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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American Physical Society
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2010
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ISSN
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0031-9007
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1079-7114
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DOI
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10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.105.012001
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Volume/pages
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105
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(2010)
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Article Reference
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012001
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ISI
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000279273300001
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Medium
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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