Determination of A-b(FB) using jet charge measurements in Z decays

An improved measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in Z →b b ̄ decays is presented, based on a sample of 4.1 million hadronic Z decays collected by ALEPH between 1991 and 1995. Data are analysed as a function of polar angle of the event axis and b purity. The event tagging efficiency and mean b -jet hemisphere charge are measured directly from data. From the measured forward-backward jet charge asymmetry, the b quark asymmetry at s =m Z is determined to be: A b FB =0.1017±0.0038(stat.)±0.0032(syst.). In the context of the Standard Model this corresponds to a value of the effective weak mixing angle of sin 2 θ W eff =0.23109±0.00096.

electron positron: colliding beams
electron positron: annihilation
Z0: electroproduction
Z0: hadronic decay
bottom: pair production
angular distribution: asymmetry
charge: asymmetry
particle identification: bottom
efficiency
jet: charge

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