Test of the four-fermion contact interaction in e(+)e(-) collisions at 130-140 GeV

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作者
Alexander, G
Allison, J
Altekamp, N
Ametewee, K
Anderson, KJ
Anderson, S
Arcelli, S
Asai, S
Axen, D
Azuelos, G
Ball, AH
Barberio, E
Barlow, RJ
Bartoldus, R
Batley, JR
Bechtluft, J
Beeston, C
Behnke, T
Bell, AN
Bell, KW
Bella, G
Bentvelsen, S
Berlich, P
Bethke, S
Biebel, O
Blobel, V
Bloodworth, IJ
Bloomer, JE
Bobinski, M
Bock, P
Bosch, HM
Boutemeur, M
Bouwens, BT
Braibant, S
Brown, RM
Burckhart, HJ
Burgard, C
Burgin, R
Capiluppi, P
Carnegie, RK
Carter, AA
Carter, JR
Chang, CY
Charlesworth, C
Charlton, DG
Chrisman, D
Chu, SL
Clarke, PEL
Cohen, I
Conboy, JE
机构
[1] UNIV MONTREAL, NUCL PHYS LAB, MONTREAL, PQ H3C 3J7, CANADA
[2] UNIV OREGON, DEPT PHYS, EUGENE, OR 97403 USA
[3] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[4] CEA, DAPNIA, SPP, CE SACLAY, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[5] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, IL-32000 HAIFA, ISRAEL
[6] UNIV TOKYO, INT CTR ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[7] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[8] KOBE UNIV, KOBE 657, JAPAN
[9] BRUNEL UNIV, UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH, MIDDX, ENGLAND
[10] INST MIKROBIOL & WEINFORSCH, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, IL-76100 REHOVOT, ISRAEL
[11] UNIV HAMBURG, DESY, INST EXPT PHYS 2, D-22607 HAMBURG, GERMANY
[12] UNIV VICTORIA, DEPT PHYS, VICTORIA, BC V8W 3P6, CANADA
[13] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PHYS, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 1Z1, CANADA
[14] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT PHYS, EDMONTON, AB T6G 2J1, CANADA
[15] DUKE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, DURHAM, NC 27708 USA
[16] PARTICLE & NUCL PHYS RES INST, H-1525 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
[17] INST NUCL RES, H-4001 DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
[18] UNIV MUNICH, SEKT PHYS, D-85748 GARCHING, GERMANY
[19] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, SCH PHYS & SPACE RES, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
[20] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[21] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[22] UNIV BONN, INST PHYS, D-53115 BONN, GERMANY
[23] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE, DEPT PHYS, RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA
[24] CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
[25] CARLETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, OTTAWA CARLETON INST PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[26] CARLETON UNIV, CTR RES PARTICLE PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[27] CERN, EUROPEAN ORG PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[28] UNIV CHICAGO, ENRICO FERMI INST, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[29] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT PHYS, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[30] UNIV FREIBURG, FAK PHYS, D-79104 FREIBURG, GERMANY
[31] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST PHYS, D-69120 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[32] INDIANA UNIV, DEPT PHYS, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405 USA
[33] UNIV LONDON QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL, LONDON E1 4NS, ENGLAND
[34] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[35] UCL, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
[36] UNIV MANCHESTER, DEPT PHYS, SCHUSTER LAB, MANCHESTER M13 9PL, LANCS, ENGLAND
[37] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
[38] LAJOS KOSSUTH UNIV, DEPT EXPT PHYS, DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
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10.1016/0370-2693(96)01156-2
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The differential cross-sections for e(+)e(-) --> e(+)e(-), e(+)e(-) --> mu(+)mu(-) and e(+)e(-) --> tau(+)tau(-), and the total cross-section for e(+)e(-) --> <q(q)over bar> at centre-of-mass energies of 130-140 GeV were studied using about 5 pb(-1) of data collected with the OPAL detector at LEP in October and November 1995. The results are in agreement with the Standard Model predictions. Four-fermion contact interaction models were fitted to the data and lower limits were obtained on the energy scale Lambda at the 95% confidence level.
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页码:432 / 442
页数:11
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