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A measurement of the QCD colour factors and a limit on the light gluino.

The ALEPH collaboration Barate, R. ; Buskulic, D. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Z.Phys.C 76 (1997) 1-14, 1997.

Inspire Record 440051 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34162

Using data collected from 1992 to 1995 with the ALEPH detector at LEP, a measurement of the colour factor ratios CA/CF and TF /CF and the strong coupling constant αs = CFαs(MZ)/(2π) has been performed by fitting theoretical predictions simultaneously to the measured differential two-jet rate and angular distributions in four-jet events. The result is found to be in excellent agreement with QCD, {fx4-1} Fixing CA/CF and TF/CF to the QCD values permits a determination of αs(MZ) and ηf, the number of active flavours. With this measurement the existence of a gluino with mass below 6.3 GeV/c2 is excluded at 95% confidence level.

3 data tables

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Fit A: using all kinematical distributions. NC, CF, and TF are the color factors for SU(3) group, NF is the number of the active flavors.

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Fit B: using all kinematical distributions, but QCD magnitudes for color factors are used: FA(DEF=NC/CF)) = 2.25 and TF/CF = 0.375. NC, CF, and TF are the color factors for SU(3) group, NF is the number of the active flavors.

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Fit C: the QCD magnitudes for color factors and NF = 5 are used.

rivet Analysis
Inclusive pi+-, K+- and (p, anti-p) differential cross-sections at the Z resonance

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; Casper, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; et al.

Z.Phys.C 66 (1995) 355-366, 1995.

Inspire Record 382179 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48315

Inclusive π±, K± and\((p,\bar p)\) differential cross-sections in hadronic decays of the Z have been measured as a function ofz=Phadron/Pbeam, the scaled momentum. The results are based on approximately 520 000 events measured by the ALEPH detector at LEP during 1992. Charged particles are identified by their rate of ionization energy loss in the ALEPH Time Projection Chamber. The position, ξ*, of the peak in the ln(1/z) distribution is determined, and the evolution of the peak position with centre-of-mass energy is compared with the prediction of QCD.

3 data tables

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Test of the flavor independence of alpha-s

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; Casper, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 355 (1995) 381-393, 1995.

Inspire Record 393416 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48177

Using about 950000 hadronic events collected during 1991 and 1992 with the ALEPH detector, the ratios r b = α s b α s udsc and r uds = α s uds α s cb have been measured in order to test the flavour independence of the strong coupling constant α s . The analysis is based on event-shape variables using the full hadronic sample, two b -quark samples enriched by lepton tagging and lifetime tagging, and a light-quark sample enriched by lifetime antitagging. The combined results are r b = 1.002±0.023 and r uds = 0.971 ± 0.023.

1 data table

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Measurement of alpha-s from scaling violations in fragmentation functions in e+ e- annihilation

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; Casper, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 357 (1995) 487-499, 1995.

Inspire Record 398195 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47843

A study of scaling violations in fragmentation functions performed by the ALEPH collaboration at LEP is presented. Data samples enriched in uds, c, b and gluon jets, respectively, together with measurements of the longitudinal and transverse inclusive cross sections are used to extract the fragmentation function for the gluon and for each flavour. The measurements are compared to data from experiments at energies between 22 GeV and 91 GeV and scaling violations consistent with QCD predictions are observed. From this, a measurement of the strong coupling constant α s ( Mz ) = 0.126 ±0.009 is obtained.

4 data tables

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Four-fermion production in e+ e- collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 130-GeV and 136-GeV.

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 388 (1996) 419-430, 1996.

Inspire Record 421550 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47766

Four-fermion events have been selected in a data sample of 5.8 pb −1 collected with the aleph detector at centre-of-mass energies of 130 and 136 GeV. The final states ℓ + ℓ − q q , ℓ + ℓ − ℓ + ℓ − , ν ν q q , and ν ν ℓ + ℓ − have been examined. Five events are observed in the data, in agreement with the Standard Model predictions of 6.67±0.38 events from four-fermion processes and 0.14 −0.05 +0.19 from background processes.

1 data table

Table 1

The statistical and systematic uncertainties have been combined in quadrature in the background expectations.

rivet Analysis
Measurement of Lambda polarization from Z decays

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 374 (1996) 319-330, 1996.

Inspire Record 415745 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47830

The polarization of Λ baryons from Z decays is studied with the Aleph apparatus. Evidence of longitudinal polarization of s quarks from Z decay is observed for the first time. The measured longitudinal Λ polarization is P L Λ = −0.32 ± 0.07 for z = p p beam > 0.3 . This agrees with the prediction of −0.39 ± 0.08 from the standard model and the constituent quark model, where the error is due to uncertainties in the mechanism for Λ production. The observed Λ polarization is diluted with respect to the primary s quark polarization by Λ baryons without a primary s quark. Measurements of the Λ forward-backward asymmetry and of the correlation between back-to-back Λ Λ pairs are used to check this dilution. In addition the transverse Λ polarization is measured. An indication of transverse polarization, more than two standard deviations away from zero, is found along the normal to the plane defined by the thrust axis and the Λ direction.

3 data tables

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rivet Analysis
Inclusive production of neutral pions in hadronic Z decays.

The ALEPH collaboration Barate, R. ; Buskulic, D. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Z.Phys.C 74 (1997) 451-461, 1997.

Inspire Record 427131 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47655

A measurement of the inclusive production of π0 mesons in hadronic Z decays is presented and compared to Monte Carlo model predictions. The analysis is based on approximately 2 million hadronic events recorded with the ALEPH detector at LEP at a centre-of-mass energy of ⊡s = 91.2 GeV. Neutral pions are reconstructed using photons measured in the electromagnetic calorimeter and photons from conversion pairs. The inclusive π0 momentum spectrum is measured in the range 0.025 < xp = p/pbeam < 1. In this range the number of π0 per hadronic Z is found to be 4.80 ± 0.07(stat) ± 0.31(sys). The differential inclusive π0 cross section is also measured as a function of transverse momentum with respect to the event plane (pTin and pTout).

4 data tables

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PI0 multiplicity and cross sections for events with two converted photons.

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PI0 multiplicity and cross sections for events with only one converted photon. Final data point for full x range uses jetset 7.4 monte carlo extrapolation prediction.

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PI0 cross sections as a function of the transverse momentum PTOUT relative to the plane defined by the sphericity tensor.

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Determination of sin**2 theta(w)(eff) using jet charge measurements in hadronic Z decays

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Z.Phys.C 71 (1996) 357-378, 1996.

Inspire Record 416137 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47832

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1 data table

Table 1

The first sytematic error is due to the experimental uncertainties, whilst the second is due to the uncertainties in the quark charge separations.

Measurement of hadron and lepton pair production from e+ e- annihilation at center-of-mass energies of 130-GeV and 136-GeV

The ALEPH collaboration Buskulic, D. ; De Bonis, I. ; Decamp, D. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 378 (1996) 373-384, 1996.

Inspire Record 421552 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47801

Hadronic and leptonic cross-sections and forward-backward asymmetries are measured using 5.7 pb −1 of data taken with the ALEPH detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies of 130 and 136 GeV. The results agree with Standard Model expectations. The measurement of hadronic cross-sections far away from the Z resonance improves the determination of the interference between photon and Z exchange. Constraints on models with extra Z bosons are presented.

12 data tables

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Data with loose SPRIME cut.

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Data with tight SPRIME cut.

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Data with loose SPRIME cut.