Measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry in p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions
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Abstract
We present a measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry using the W → ev decay channel. We use data collected the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) from p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV. The data were collected up to February 2006 (Run II) and represent an integrated luminosity of 1 fb -1. The experimental measurement of W production charge asymmetry is compared to higher order QCD predictions generated using MRST2006 and CTEQ6 parton distribution functions (PDF). The asymmetry provides new input on the momentum fraction dependence of the u and d quark parton distribution functions (PDF) within the proton over the fraction of proton's momentum range from 0.002 < x < 0.8 corresponding to -3.0 < y W < 3.0 at Q 2 ~ M W 2.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 932868
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-THESIS-2008-15
TRN: US0803673
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ASYMMETRY; D QUARKS; DECAY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FERMILAB COLLIDER DETECTOR; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; LUMINOSITY; PRODUCTION; PROTONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; Experiment-HEP
Citation Formats
Han, Bo-Young. Measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry in p$\bar{p}$ collisions. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web. doi:10.2172/932868.
Han, Bo-Young. Measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry in p$\bar{p}$ collisions. United States. doi:10.2172/932868.
Han, Bo-Young. Tue .
"Measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry in p$\bar{p}$ collisions". United States. doi:10.2172/932868. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/932868.
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title = {Measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry in p$\bar{p}$ collisions},
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abstractNote = {We present a measurement of the W boson production charge asymmetry using the W → ev decay channel. We use data collected the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) from p$\bar{p}$ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV. The data were collected up to February 2006 (Run II) and represent an integrated luminosity of 1 fb-1. The experimental measurement of W production charge asymmetry is compared to higher order QCD predictions generated using MRST2006 and CTEQ6 parton distribution functions (PDF). The asymmetry provides new input on the momentum fraction dependence of the u and d quark parton distribution functions (PDF) within the proton over the fraction of proton's momentum range from 0.002 < x < 0.8 corresponding to -3.0 < yW < 3.0 at Q2 ~ MW2.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
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