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Observation of W [right arrow] [mu][nu] decays in proton-antiproton collisions at [square root]s = 1.8 TeV

Westhusing, Thomas Kevin

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Title
Observation of W [right arrow] [mu][nu] decays in proton-antiproton collisions at [square root]s = 1.8 TeV
Author(s)
Westhusing, Thomas Kevin
Issue Date
1989
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Holloway, L.E.
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • muon decay
  • proton-antiproton collisions
  • neutrino decay
  • W intermediate vector boson
  • pp collisions
  • Fermilab Tevatron collider
Language
en
Abstract
The production and subsequent decay to muon and neutrino of the W intermediate vector boson has been observed in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. Details of the CDF detector are given and event selection criteria are developed. A cross section times branching ratio, based on a sample of three W --+ J-lV candidate events extracted from 27.2 ± 4.1 nb-1 of data taken in the 1987 collider run, is calculated to be which is consistent with current theoretical predictions.
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1989 Thomas Kevin Westhusing

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