Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z0 decays

Koya Abe; Kenji Abe; T. Abe; I. Adam; H. Akimoto; D. Aston; K. G. Baird; C. Baltay; H. R. Band; T. L. Barklow; J. M. Bauer; G. Bellodi; R. Berger; G. Blaylock; J. R. Bogart; G. R. Bower; J. E. Brau; M. Breidenbach; W. M. Bugg; D. Burke; T. H. Burnett; P. N. Burrows; A. Calcaterra; R. Cassell; A. Chou; H. O. Cohn; J. A. Coller; M. R. Convery; V. Cook; R. F. Cowan; G. Crawford; C. J.S. Damerell; M. Daoudi; N. de Groot; R. de Sangro; D. N. Dong; M. Doser; R. Dubois; I. Erofeeva; V. Eschenburg; E. Etzion; S. Fahey; D. Falciai; J. P. Fernandez; K. Flood; R. Frey; E. L. Hart; K. Hasuko; S. S. Hertzbach; M. E. Huffer; X. Huynh; M. Iwasaki; D. J. Jackson; P. Jacques; J. A. Jaros; Z. Y. Jiang; A. S. Johnson; J. R. Johnson; R. Kajikawa; M. Kalelkar; H. J. Kang; R. R. Kofler; R. S. Kroeger; M. Langston; D. W.G. Leith; V. Lia; C. Lin; G. Mancinelli; S. Manly; G. Mantovani; T. W. Markiewicz; T. Maruyama; A. K. McKemey; R. Messner; K. C. Moffeit; T. B. Moore; M. Morii; D. Muller; V. Murzin; S. Narita; U. Nauenberg; H. Neal; G. Nesom; N. Oishi; D. Onoprienko; L. S. Osborne; R. S. Panvini; C. H. Park; I. Peruzzi; M. Piccolo; L. Piemontese; R. J. Plano; R. Prepost; C. Y. Prescott; B. N. Ratcliff; J. Reidy; P. L. Reinertsen; L. S. Rochester; P. C. Rowson; J. J. Russell; O. H. Saxton; T. Schalk; B. A. Schumm; J. Schwiening; V. V. Serbo; G. Shapiro; N. B. Sinev; J. A. Snyder; H. Staengle; A. Stahl; P. Stamer; H. Steiner; D. Su; F. Suekane; A. Sugiyama; S. Suzuki; M. Swartz; F. E. Taylor; J. Thom; E. Torrence; T. Usher; J. Va'vra; R. Verdier; D. L. Wagner; A. P. Waite; S. Walston; A. W. Weidemann; E. R. Weiss; J. S. Whitaker; S. H. Williams; S. Willocq; R. J. Wilson; W. J. Wisniewski; J. L. Wittlin; M. Woods; T. R. Wright; R. K. Yamamoto; J. Yashima; S. J. Yellin; C. C. Young; H. Yuta

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7

Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z⁰ decays

Koya Abe, Kenji Abe, T. Abe, I. Adam, H. Akimoto, D. Aston, K. G. Baird, C. Baltay, H. R. Band, T. L. Barklow, J. M. Bauer, G. Bellodi, R. Berger, G. Blaylock, J. R. Bogart, G. R. Bower, J. E. Brau, M. Breidenbach, W. M. Bugg, D. BurkeT. H. Burnett, P. N. Burrows, A. Calcaterra, R. Cassell, A. Chou, H. O. Cohn, J. A. Coller, M. R. Convery, V. Cook, R. F. Cowan, G. Crawford, C. J.S. Damerell, M. Daoudi, N. de Groot, R. de Sangro, D. N. Dong, M. Doser, R. Dubois, I. Erofeeva, V. Eschenburg, E. Etzion, S. Fahey, D. Falciai, J. P. Fernandez, K. Flood, R. Frey, E. L. Hart, K. Hasuko, S. S. Hertzbach, M. E. Huffer, X. Huynh, M. Iwasaki, D. J. Jackson, P. Jacques, J. A. Jaros, Z. Y. Jiang, A. S. Johnson, J. R. Johnson, R. Kajikawa, M. Kalelkar, H. J. Kang, R. R. Kofler, R. S. Kroeger, M. Langston, D. W.G. Leith, V. Lia, C. Lin, G. Mancinelli, S. Manly, G. Mantovani, T. W. Markiewicz, T. Maruyama, A. K. McKemey, R. Messner, K. C. Moffeit, T. B. Moore, M. Morii, D. Muller, V. Murzin, S. Narita, U. Nauenberg, H. Neal, G. Nesom, N. Oishi, D. Onoprienko, L. S. Osborne, R. S. Panvini, C. H. Park, I. Peruzzi, M. Piccolo, L. Piemontese, R. J. Plano, R. Prepost, C. Y. Prescott, B. N. Ratcliff, J. Reidy, P. L. Reinertsen, L. S. Rochester, P. C. Rowson, J. J. Russell, O. H. Saxton, T. Schalk, B. A. Schumm, J. Schwiening, V. V. Serbo, G. Shapiro, N. B. Sinev, J. A. Snyder, H. Staengle, A. Stahl, P. Stamer, H. Steiner, D. Su, F. Suekane, A. Sugiyama, S. Suzuki, M. Swartz, F. E. Taylor, J. Thom, E. Torrence, T. Usher, J. Va'vra, R. Verdier, D. L. Wagner, A. P. Waite, S. Walston, A. W. Weidemann, E. R. Weiss, J. S. Whitaker, S. H. Williams, S. Willocq, R. J. Wilson, W. J. Wisniewski, J. L. Wittlin, M. Woods, T. R. Wright, R. K. Yamamoto, J. Yashima, S. J. Yellin, C. C. Young, H. Yuta

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We have measured gluon splitting into bottom quarks, g → bb̄, in hadronic Z⁰ decays collected by SLD between 1996 and 1998. The analysis was performed by looking for secondary bottom production in 4-jet events of any primary flavor. 4-jet events were identified, and in each event a topological vertex-mass technique was applied to the two jets closest in angle in order to identify them as b or b̄ jets. The upgraded CCD-based vertex detector gives very high B-tagging efficiency, especially for B hadrons with the low energies typical of this process. We measured the rate of g → bb̄ production per hadronic event, g_bb̄, to be (2.44 ± 0.59(stat.) ± 0.34(syst.)) × 10^-3.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-69
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	507
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7
Publication status	Published - 2001 May 17

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Abe, K., Abe, K., Abe, T., Adam, I., Akimoto, H., Aston, D., Baird, K. G., Baltay, C., Band, H. R., Barklow, T. L., Bauer, J. M., Bellodi, G., Berger, R., Blaylock, G., Bogart, J. R., Bower, G. R., Brau, J. E., Breidenbach, M., Bugg, W. M., ... Yuta, H. (2001). Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z⁰ decays. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 507(1-4), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7

Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z⁰ decays. / Abe, Koya; Abe, Kenji; Abe, T.; Adam, I.; Akimoto, H.; Aston, D.; Baird, K. G.; Baltay, C.; Band, H. R.; Barklow, T. L.; Bauer, J. M.; Bellodi, G.; Berger, R.; Blaylock, G.; Bogart, J. R.; Bower, G. R.; Brau, J. E.; Breidenbach, M.; Bugg, W. M.; Burke, D.; Burnett, T. H.; Burrows, P. N.; Calcaterra, A.; Cassell, R.; Chou, A.; Cohn, H. O.; Coller, J. A.; Convery, M. R.; Cook, V.; Cowan, R. F.; Crawford, G.; Damerell, C. J.S.; Daoudi, M.; de Groot, N.; de Sangro, R.; Dong, D. N.; Doser, M.; Dubois, R.; Erofeeva, I.; Eschenburg, V.; Etzion, E.; Fahey, S.; Falciai, D.; Fernandez, J. P.; Flood, K.; Frey, R.; Hart, E. L.; Hasuko, K.; Hertzbach, S. S.; Huffer, M. E.; Huynh, X.; Iwasaki, M.; Jackson, D. J.; Jacques, P.; Jaros, J. A.; Jiang, Z. Y.; Johnson, A. S.; Johnson, J. R.; Kajikawa, R.; Kalelkar, M.; Kang, H. J.; Kofler, R. R.; Kroeger, R. S.; Langston, M.; Leith, D. W.G.; Lia, V.; Lin, C.; Mancinelli, G.; Manly, S.; Mantovani, G.; Markiewicz, T. W.; Maruyama, T.; McKemey, A. K.; Messner, R.; Moffeit, K. C.; Moore, T. B.; Morii, M.; Muller, D.; Murzin, V.; Narita, S.; Nauenberg, U.; Neal, H.; Nesom, G.; Oishi, N.; Onoprienko, D.; Osborne, L. S.; Panvini, R. S.; Park, C. H.; Peruzzi, I.; Piccolo, M.; Piemontese, L.; Plano, R. J.; Prepost, R.; Prescott, C. Y.; Ratcliff, B. N.; Reidy, J.; Reinertsen, P. L.; Rochester, L. S.; Rowson, P. C.; Russell, J. J.; Saxton, O. H.; Schalk, T.; Schumm, B. A.; Schwiening, J.; Serbo, V. V.; Shapiro, G.; Sinev, N. B.; Snyder, J. A.; Staengle, H.; Stahl, A.; Stamer, P.; Steiner, H.; Su, D.; Suekane, F.; Sugiyama, A.; Suzuki, S.; Swartz, M.; Taylor, F. E.; Thom, J.; Torrence, E.; Usher, T.; Va'vra, J.; Verdier, R.; Wagner, D. L.; Waite, A. P.; Walston, S.; Weidemann, A. W.; Weiss, E. R.; Whitaker, J. S.; Williams, S. H.; Willocq, S.; Wilson, R. J.; Wisniewski, W. J.; Wittlin, J. L.; Woods, M.; Wright, T. R.; Yamamoto, R. K.; Yashima, J.; Yellin, S. J.; Young, C. C.; Yuta, H.

In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 507, No. 1-4, 17.05.2001, p. 61-69.

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Abe, K, Abe, K, Abe, T, Adam, I, Akimoto, H, Aston, D, Baird, KG, Baltay, C, Band, HR, Barklow, TL, Bauer, JM, Bellodi, G, Berger, R, Blaylock, G, Bogart, JR, Bower, GR, Brau, JE, Breidenbach, M, Bugg, WM, Burke, D, Burnett, TH, Burrows, PN, Calcaterra, A, Cassell, R, Chou, A, Cohn, HO, Coller, JA, Convery, MR, Cook, V, Cowan, RF, Crawford, G, Damerell, CJS, Daoudi, M, de Groot, N, de Sangro, R, Dong, DN, Doser, M, Dubois, R, Erofeeva, I, Eschenburg, V, Etzion, E, Fahey, S, Falciai, D, Fernandez, JP, Flood, K, Frey, R, Hart, EL, Hasuko, K, Hertzbach, SS, Huffer, ME, Huynh, X, Iwasaki, M, Jackson, DJ, Jacques, P, Jaros, JA, Jiang, ZY, Johnson, AS, Johnson, JR, Kajikawa, R, Kalelkar, M, Kang, HJ, Kofler, RR, Kroeger, RS, Langston, M, Leith, DWG, Lia, V, Lin, C, Mancinelli, G, Manly, S, Mantovani, G, Markiewicz, TW, Maruyama, T, McKemey, AK, Messner, R, Moffeit, KC, Moore, TB, Morii, M, Muller, D, Murzin, V, Narita, S, Nauenberg, U, Neal, H, Nesom, G, Oishi, N, Onoprienko, D, Osborne, LS, Panvini, RS, Park, CH, Peruzzi, I, Piccolo, M, Piemontese, L, Plano, RJ, Prepost, R, Prescott, CY, Ratcliff, BN, Reidy, J, Reinertsen, PL, Rochester, LS, Rowson, PC, Russell, JJ, Saxton, OH, Schalk, T, Schumm, BA, Schwiening, J, Serbo, VV, Shapiro, G, Sinev, NB, Snyder, JA, Staengle, H, Stahl, A, Stamer, P, Steiner, H, Su, D, Suekane, F, Sugiyama, A, Suzuki, S, Swartz, M, Taylor, FE, Thom, J, Torrence, E, Usher, T, Va'vra, J, Verdier, R, Wagner, DL, Waite, AP, Walston, S, Weidemann, AW, Weiss, ER, Whitaker, JS, Williams, SH, Willocq, S, Wilson, RJ, Wisniewski, WJ, Wittlin, JL, Woods, M, Wright, TR, Yamamoto, RK, Yashima, J, Yellin, SJ, Young, CC & Yuta, H 2001, 'Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z⁰ decays', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 507, no. 1-4, pp. 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7

Abe, Koya ; Abe, Kenji ; Abe, T. ; Adam, I. ; Akimoto, H. ; Aston, D. ; Baird, K. G. ; Baltay, C. ; Band, H. R. ; Barklow, T. L. ; Bauer, J. M. ; Bellodi, G. ; Berger, R. ; Blaylock, G. ; Bogart, J. R. ; Bower, G. R. ; Brau, J. E. ; Breidenbach, M. ; Bugg, W. M. ; Burke, D. ; Burnett, T. H. ; Burrows, P. N. ; Calcaterra, A. ; Cassell, R. ; Chou, A. ; Cohn, H. O. ; Coller, J. A. ; Convery, M. R. ; Cook, V. ; Cowan, R. F. ; Crawford, G. ; Damerell, C. J.S. ; Daoudi, M. ; de Groot, N. ; de Sangro, R. ; Dong, D. N. ; Doser, M. ; Dubois, R. ; Erofeeva, I. ; Eschenburg, V. ; Etzion, E. ; Fahey, S. ; Falciai, D. ; Fernandez, J. P. ; Flood, K. ; Frey, R. ; Hart, E. L. ; Hasuko, K. ; Hertzbach, S. S. ; Huffer, M. E. ; Huynh, X. ; Iwasaki, M. ; Jackson, D. J. ; Jacques, P. ; Jaros, J. A. ; Jiang, Z. Y. ; Johnson, A. S. ; Johnson, J. R. ; Kajikawa, R. ; Kalelkar, M. ; Kang, H. J. ; Kofler, R. R. ; Kroeger, R. S. ; Langston, M. ; Leith, D. W.G. ; Lia, V. ; Lin, C. ; Mancinelli, G. ; Manly, S. ; Mantovani, G. ; Markiewicz, T. W. ; Maruyama, T. ; McKemey, A. K. ; Messner, R. ; Moffeit, K. C. ; Moore, T. B. ; Morii, M. ; Muller, D. ; Murzin, V. ; Narita, S. ; Nauenberg, U. ; Neal, H. ; Nesom, G. ; Oishi, N. ; Onoprienko, D. ; Osborne, L. S. ; Panvini, R. S. ; Park, C. H. ; Peruzzi, I. ; Piccolo, M. ; Piemontese, L. ; Plano, R. J. ; Prepost, R. ; Prescott, C. Y. ; Ratcliff, B. N. ; Reidy, J. ; Reinertsen, P. L. ; Rochester, L. S. ; Rowson, P. C. ; Russell, J. J. ; Saxton, O. H. ; Schalk, T. ; Schumm, B. A. ; Schwiening, J. ; Serbo, V. V. ; Shapiro, G. ; Sinev, N. B. ; Snyder, J. A. ; Staengle, H. ; Stahl, A. ; Stamer, P. ; Steiner, H. ; Su, D. ; Suekane, F. ; Sugiyama, A. ; Suzuki, S. ; Swartz, M. ; Taylor, F. E. ; Thom, J. ; Torrence, E. ; Usher, T. ; Va'vra, J. ; Verdier, R. ; Wagner, D. L. ; Waite, A. P. ; Walston, S. ; Weidemann, A. W. ; Weiss, E. R. ; Whitaker, J. S. ; Williams, S. H. ; Willocq, S. ; Wilson, R. J. ; Wisniewski, W. J. ; Wittlin, J. L. ; Woods, M. ; Wright, T. R. ; Yamamoto, R. K. ; Yashima, J. ; Yellin, S. J. ; Young, C. C. ; Yuta, H. / Improved measurement of the probability for gluon splitting into bb̄ in Z⁰ decays. In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2001 ; Vol. 507, No. 1-4. pp. 61-69.

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AU - Aston, D.

AU - Baird, K. G.

AU - Baltay, C.

AU - Band, H. R.

AU - Barklow, T. L.

AU - Bauer, J. M.

AU - Bellodi, G.

AU - Berger, R.

AU - Blaylock, G.

AU - Bogart, J. R.

AU - Bower, G. R.

AU - Brau, J. E.

AU - Breidenbach, M.

AU - Bugg, W. M.

AU - Burke, D.

AU - Burnett, T. H.

AU - Burrows, P. N.

AU - Calcaterra, A.

AU - Cassell, R.

AU - Chou, A.

AU - Cohn, H. O.

AU - Coller, J. A.

AU - Convery, M. R.

AU - Cook, V.

AU - Cowan, R. F.

AU - Crawford, G.

AU - Damerell, C. J.S.

AU - Daoudi, M.

AU - de Groot, N.

AU - de Sangro, R.

AU - Dong, D. N.

AU - Doser, M.

AU - Dubois, R.

AU - Erofeeva, I.

AU - Eschenburg, V.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Fahey, S.

AU - Falciai, D.

AU - Fernandez, J. P.

AU - Flood, K.

AU - Frey, R.

AU - Hart, E. L.

AU - Hasuko, K.

AU - Hertzbach, S. S.

AU - Huffer, M. E.

AU - Huynh, X.

AU - Iwasaki, M.

AU - Jackson, D. J.

AU - Jacques, P.

AU - Jaros, J. A.

AU - Jiang, Z. Y.

AU - Johnson, A. S.

AU - Johnson, J. R.

AU - Kajikawa, R.

AU - Kalelkar, M.

AU - Kang, H. J.

AU - Kofler, R. R.

AU - Kroeger, R. S.

AU - Langston, M.

AU - Leith, D. W.G.

AU - Lia, V.

AU - Lin, C.

AU - Mancinelli, G.

AU - Manly, S.

AU - Mantovani, G.

AU - Markiewicz, T. W.

AU - Maruyama, T.

AU - McKemey, A. K.

AU - Messner, R.

AU - Moffeit, K. C.

AU - Moore, T. B.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Muller, D.

AU - Murzin, V.

AU - Narita, S.

AU - Nauenberg, U.

AU - Neal, H.

AU - Nesom, G.

AU - Oishi, N.

AU - Onoprienko, D.

AU - Osborne, L. S.

AU - Panvini, R. S.

AU - Park, C. H.

AU - Peruzzi, I.

AU - Piccolo, M.

AU - Piemontese, L.

AU - Plano, R. J.

AU - Prepost, R.

AU - Prescott, C. Y.

AU - Ratcliff, B. N.

AU - Reidy, J.

AU - Reinertsen, P. L.

AU - Rochester, L. S.

AU - Rowson, P. C.

AU - Russell, J. J.

AU - Saxton, O. H.

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AU - Schwiening, J.

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AU - Shapiro, G.

AU - Sinev, N. B.

AU - Snyder, J. A.

AU - Staengle, H.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Stamer, P.

AU - Steiner, H.

AU - Su, D.

AU - Suekane, F.

AU - Sugiyama, A.

AU - Suzuki, S.

AU - Swartz, M.

AU - Taylor, F. E.

AU - Thom, J.

AU - Torrence, E.

AU - Usher, T.

AU - Va'vra, J.

AU - Verdier, R.

AU - Wagner, D. L.

AU - Waite, A. P.

AU - Walston, S.

AU - Weidemann, A. W.

AU - Weiss, E. R.

AU - Whitaker, J. S.

AU - Williams, S. H.

AU - Willocq, S.

AU - Wilson, R. J.

AU - Wisniewski, W. J.

AU - Wittlin, J. L.

AU - Woods, M.

AU - Wright, T. R.

AU - Yamamoto, R. K.

AU - Yashima, J.

AU - Yellin, S. J.

AU - Young, C. C.

AU - Yuta, H.

N1 - Funding Information: We thank Mike Seymour for helpful conversations. We thank the personnel of the SLAC accelerator department and the technical staffs of our collaborating institutions for their outstanding efforts on our behalf. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare of Italy, the Japan–US Cooperative Research Project on High Energy Physics, and the Korea Research Foundation.

PY - 2001/5/17

Y1 - 2001/5/17

N2 - We have measured gluon splitting into bottom quarks, g → bb̄, in hadronic Z0 decays collected by SLD between 1996 and 1998. The analysis was performed by looking for secondary bottom production in 4-jet events of any primary flavor. 4-jet events were identified, and in each event a topological vertex-mass technique was applied to the two jets closest in angle in order to identify them as b or b̄ jets. The upgraded CCD-based vertex detector gives very high B-tagging efficiency, especially for B hadrons with the low energies typical of this process. We measured the rate of g → bb̄ production per hadronic event, gbb̄, to be (2.44 ± 0.59(stat.) ± 0.34(syst.)) × 10-3.

AB - We have measured gluon splitting into bottom quarks, g → bb̄, in hadronic Z0 decays collected by SLD between 1996 and 1998. The analysis was performed by looking for secondary bottom production in 4-jet events of any primary flavor. 4-jet events were identified, and in each event a topological vertex-mass technique was applied to the two jets closest in angle in order to identify them as b or b̄ jets. The upgraded CCD-based vertex detector gives very high B-tagging efficiency, especially for B hadrons with the low energies typical of this process. We measured the rate of g → bb̄ production per hadronic event, gbb̄, to be (2.44 ± 0.59(stat.) ± 0.34(syst.)) × 10-3.

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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7

DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00367-7

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0035902167

VL - 507

SP - 61

EP - 69

JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

SN - 0370-2693

IS - 1-4