A Comparison of b and (u d s) quark jets to gluon jets

The OPAL collaboration Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; Altekamp, N. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 69 (1996) 543-560, 1996.
Inspire Record 399990 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48094

Symmetric three-jet events are selected from hadronic Z0 decays such that the two lower energy jets are each produced at an angle of about 150° with respect to the highest energy jet. In some cases, a displaced secondary vertex is reconstructed in one of the two lower energy jets, which permits the other lower energy jet to be identified as a gluon jet through anti-tagging. In other cases, the highest energy jet is tagged as a b jet or as a light quark (uds) jet using secondary vertex or track impact parameter and momentum information. Comparing the two lower energy jets of the events with a tag in the highest energy jet to the anti-tagged gluon jets yields a direct comparison of b, uds and gluon jets, which are produced with the same energy of about 24 GeV and under the same conditions. We observe b jets and gluon jets to have similar properties as measured by the angular distribution of particle energy around the jet directions and by the fragmentation functions. In contrast, gluon jets are found to be significantly broader and to have a markedly softer fragmentation function than uds jets. For the k⊥ jet finder with ycut=0.02, we find $${«ngle n^{⤪ ch.}»ngle {⤪ gluon}⩈er «ngle n^{⤪ ch.}»ngle {⤪ b} {⤪ quark}}=1.089pm 0.024 ({⤪ stat.})pm0.024 ({⤪ syst.})$$ $${«ngle n^{⤪ ch.}»ngle {⤪ gluon}⩈er «ngle n^{⤪ ch.}»ngle {⤪ uds} {⤪ quark}}=1.390pm 0.038 ({⤪ stat.})pm0.032 ({⤪ syst.})$$ as the ratios of the mean charged particle multiplicity in the gluon jets compared to the b and uds jets. Results are also reported using the cone jet finder.

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Two method of jet's reconstruction: 'kt' and 'cone' (see text).

Two method of jet's reconstruction: 'kt' and 'cone' (see text). QUARK meansUQ or DQ or SQ.


A Model independent measurement of quark and gluon jet properties and differences

The OPAL collaboration Akers, R. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 68 (1995) 179-202, 1995.
Inspire Record 396179 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47862

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THETA is the angle between hadron and jet's axis. CONST is the parameter used in jet's definition (see text).

CONST is the parameter used in jet's definition (see text).

CONST is the parameter used in jet's definition (see text).


Measurement of the multiplicity of charm quark pairs from gluons in hadronic Z0 decays

The OPAL collaboration Akers, R. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 353 (1995) 595-605, 1995.
Inspire Record 395451 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48158

We have measured the multiplicity of charm quark pairs arising from gluon splitting in a sample of about 3.5 million hadronic Z 0 decays. By selecting a 3-jet event topology and tagging charmed hadrons in the lowest energy jet using leptons, we established a signature of heavy quark pair production from gluons. The average number of gluons splitting into a c c pair per hadronic event was measured to be n g→c c =(2.27±0.28±0.41) × 10 −2 .

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Axis error includes +- 8.4/8.4 contribution (Total generator error for the electron channel due to the uncertainties in parameters of Peterson model of fragmentation, LAMBDA_QCD, ALPHA_S, Lund fragmentation parameters and lepton decay model).


A Determination of alpha-s (M (Z0)) at LEP using resummed QCD calculations

The OPAL collaboration Acton, P.D. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 59 (1993) 1-20, 1993.
Inspire Record 354188 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14427

The strong coupling constant, αs, has been determined in hadronic decays of theZ0 resonance, using measurements of seven observables relating to global event shapes, energy correlatio

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Data corrected for finite acceptance and resolution of the detector and for intial state photon radiation. No corrections for hadronic effects are applied.. Errors include statistical and systematic uncertainties, added in quadrature.

Data corrected for finite acceptance and resolution of the detector and for intial state photon radiation. No corrections for hadronic effects are applied.. Errors include statistical and systematic uncertainties, added in quadrature.

Data corrected for finite acceptance and resolution of the detector and for intial state photon radiation. No corrections for hadronic effects are applied.. Errors include statistical and systematic uncertainties, added in quadrature.

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A Study of differences between quark and gluon jets using vertex tagging of quark jets

The OPAL collaboration Acton, P.D. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 58 (1993) 387-404, 1993.
Inspire Record 352789 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48418

Quark and gluon jets with equal energies are identified in three-jet hadronicZ0 events, using reconstructed secondary vertices from heavy quark decay in conjunction with energy orderi

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A Global determination of alpha-s (M(z0)) at LEP

The OPAL collaboration Acton, P.D. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 55 (1992) 1-24, 1992.
Inspire Record 333079 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14606

The value of the strong coupling constant,$$\alpha _s (M_{Z^0 } )$$, is determined from a study of 15 d

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Differential jet mass distribution for the heavier jet using method T. The data are corrected for the finite acceptance and resolution of the detector and for initial state photon radiation.

Differential jet mass distribution for the jet mass difference using methodT. The data are corrected for the finite acceptance and resolution of the detec tor and for initial state photon radiation.

Differential jet mass distribution for the heavier jet using method M. The data are corrected for the finite acceptance and resolution of the detector and for initial state photon radiation.

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Properties of multi - hadronic events with a final state photon at s**(1/2) = M (Z0)

The OPAL collaboration Acton, P.D. ; Alexander, G. ; Allison, John ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 54 (1992) 193-210, 1992.
Inspire Record 322027 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14650

The properties of final state photons in multihadronic decays of theZ0 and those of the recoiling hadronic system are discussed and compared with theoretical expectations. The yield of two and three jet events with final state photons is found to be in good agreement with the expectation from a matrix element calculation ofO(ααs. Uncertainties in the interpretation of the theoretical calculation do not yet permit a final assessment of events with just one reconstructed jet. Comparing the rates of two jet events with a photon to those of three jet events in the inclusive multihadronic sample, the strong coupling constant in second order is determined asαs\((M_{Z^0 } )\)=0.122±0.010, taking into account only the statistical and experimental systematic errors. It is found that an abelian model of the strong interaction does not describe the data. The comparison of the total yield and the jet rates with QCD shower programs shows better agreement with the ARIADNE model than with the JETSET model. Both programs are found to describe well the photon properties and the properties of the residual hadronic event.

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