An Improved determination of the electroweak mixing angle from muon-neutrino electron scattering

The CHARM-II collaboration Geiregat, D. ; Vilain, P. ; Wilquet, G. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 259 (1991) 499-507, 1991.
Inspire Record 314000 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.18515

We are reporting an improved determination of the electroweak mixing angle sin 2 Θ w from the ratio of ν μ e to ν μ e scattering cross sections. The CHARM II detector was exposed to neutrino and antineutrino wide band beams at the 450 GeV CERN SPS. Including new data collected in 1989 we have obtained 1316 ± 56 ν μ e and 1453 ± 62 ν μ e events. From the ratio of the visible cross sections we determined sin 2 Θ 0 =0.239 ± 0.009(stat) ± 0.007(syst) without radiative corrections and g V e g A e =0.047 ± 0.046 . Combining this last result with recent results on g A e at LEP we obtain g V e = −0.023 ± 0.023.

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Systematic error presented includes error from flux normalization 'F'=1.030+- 0.022, no detaled description of the other sources and of the combination pr ocedure.. 'F'.

Without radiative corrections, systematic error combined in quadrature fromconponents listed under SYSTEMATICS.

With radiative corrections as defined by Marciano-Sirlin scheme, see Phys.Rev.D22(1980)2695, Phys.Rev.Lett.46(1981)163, Phys.Rev.D29(1984)945, Phys.Rev.D31(1985)213E, Nucl.Phys.B217(1983)84. CENTRAL VALUE IS FOR M(TOP)=100 GEV, M(HIGGS)=100 GEV.

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Experimental Limits on the Strength of Weak Neutral Currents in Lepton Pair Production at {PETRA} Energies

The JADE collaboration Bartel, W. ; Cords, D. ; Dittmann, P. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 99 (1981) 281-286, 1981.
Inspire Record 156813 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27121

The processes e + e − → e + e − and μ + μ − have been studied at PETRA using the JADE detector. The data, which were collected at s -values of up to 1300 GeV 2 have been analysed in terms of an electro-weak extension of QED to obtain values for the weak vector and axial vector couplings in the lepton sector. The values obtained agree with the predictions of the standard Salam-Weinberg model and the data are further analysed in terms of this model to obtain the limits 0.10 < sin 2 ϑ w < 0.40 (68% CL). The mass of the neutral weak gauge boson is deduced to be greater than 51 GeV/ c 2 .

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