W+W- production cross section and W branching fractions in e+e- collisions at 189 GeV

G. Abbiendi; K. Ackerstaff; C. Ainsley; P. F. Åkesson; G. Alexander; J. Allison; K. J. Anderson; S. Arcelli; S. Asai; S. F. Ashby; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; I. Bailey; A. H. Ball; E. Barberio; R. J. Barlow; S. Baumann; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; A. Bellerive; G. Benelli; S. Bentvelsen; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; I. J. Bloodworth; O. Boeriu; P. Bock; J. Böhme; D. Bonacorsi; M. Boutemeur; S. Braibant; P. Bright-Thomas; L. Brigliadori; R. M. Brown; H. J. Burckhart; J. Cammin; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; D. G. Charlton; P. E.L. Clarke; E. Clay; I. Cohen; O. C. Cooke; J. Couchman; C. Couyoumtzelis; R. L. Coxe; A. Csilling; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavalle; S. Dallison; A. de Roeck; E. de Wolf; P. Dervan; K. Desch; B. Dienes; M. S. Dixit; M. Donkers; J. Dubbert; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; F. Fabbri; M. Fanti; L. Feld; P. Ferrari; F. Fiedler; I. Fleck; M. Ford; A. Frey; A. Fürtjes; D. I. Futyan; P. Gagnon; J. W. Gary; G. Gaycken; C. Geich-Gimbel; G. Giacomelli; P. Giacomelli; D. Glenzinski; J. Goldberg; C. Grandi; K. Graham; E. Gross; J. Grunhaus; M. Gruwé; P. O. Günther; C. Hajdu; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; M. Hapke; K. Harder; A. Harel; M. Harin-Dirac; A. Hauke; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; R. Hawkings; R. J. Hemingway; C. Hensel; G. Herten; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; A. Hocker; K. Hoffman; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; D. Horváth; K. R. Hossain; R. Howard; P. Hüntemeyer; P. Igo-Kemenes; K. Ishii; F. R. Jacob; A. Jawahery; H. Jeremie; C. R. Jones; P. Jovanovic; T. R. Junk; N. Kanaya; J. Kanzaki; G. Karapetian; D. Karlen; V. Kartvelishvili; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; D. H. Kim; K. Klein; A. Klier; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; M. Kobel; T. P. Kokott; S. Komamiya; R. V. Kowalewski; T. Kress; P. Krieger; J. von Krogh; T. Kuhl; M. Kupper; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; H. Landsman; D. Lanske; I. Lawson; J. G. Layter; A. Leins; D. Lellouch; J. Letts; L. Levinson; R. Liebisch; J. Lillich; B. List; C. Littlewood; A. W. Lloyd; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; G. D. Long; M. J. Losty; J. Lu; J. Ludwig; A. Macchiolo; A. Macpherson; W. Mader; S. Marcellini; T. E. Marchant; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; G. Martinez; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; W. J. McDonald; J. McKenna; T. J. McMahon; R. A. McPherson; F. Meijers; P. Mendez-Lorenzo; W. Menges; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; S. Mihara; G. Mikenberg; D. J. Miller; W. Mohr; A. Montanari; T. Mori; K. Nagai; I. Nakamura; H. A. Neal; R. Nisius; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; A. Oh; A. Okpara; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; G. Pásztor; J. R. Pater; G. N. Patrick; J. Patt; P. Pfeifenschneider; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; B. Poli; J. Polok; O. Pooth; M. Przybycién; A. Quadt; C. Rembser; P. Renkel; H. Rick; N. Rodning; J. M. Roney; S. Rosati; K. Roscoe; A. M. Rossi; Y. Rozen; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; K. Sachs; T. Saeki; O. Sahr; E. K.G. Sarkisyan; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; P. Scharff-Hansen; M. Schröder; M. Schumacher; C. Schwick; W. G. Scott; R. Seuster; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; G. P. Siroli; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; S. Söldner-Rembold; S. Spagnolo; M. Sproston; A. Stahl; K. Stephens; K. Stoll; D. Strom; R. Ströhmer; L. Stumpf; B. Surrow; S. D. Talbot; S. Tarem; R. J. Taylor; R. Teuscher; M. Thiergen; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; E. Torrence; S. Towers; D. Toya; T. Trefzger; I. Trigger; Z. Trócsányi; E. Tsur; M. F. Turner-Watson; I. Ueda; B. Vachon; P. Vannerem; M. Verzocchi; H. Voss; J. Vossebeld; D. Waller; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; P. S. Wells; T. Wengler; N. Wermes; D. Wetterling; J. S. White; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; T. R. Wyatt; S. Yamashita; V. Zacek; D. Zer-Zion

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6

W⁺W^- production cross section and W branching fractions in e⁺e^- collisions at 189 GeV

G. Abbiendi, K. Ackerstaff, C. Ainsley, P. F. Åkesson, G. Alexander, J. Allison, K. J. Anderson, S. Arcelli, S. Asai, S. F. Ashby, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, I. Bailey, A. H. Ball, E. Barberio, R. J. Barlow, S. Baumann, T. Behnke, K. W. Bell, G. BellaA. Bellerive, G. Benelli, S. Bentvelsen, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, I. J. Bloodworth, O. Boeriu, P. Bock, J. Böhme, D. Bonacorsi, M. Boutemeur, S. Braibant, P. Bright-Thomas, L. Brigliadori, R. M. Brown, H. J. Burckhart, J. Cammin, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, D. G. Charlton, P. E.L. Clarke, E. Clay, I. Cohen, O. C. Cooke, J. Couchman, C. Couyoumtzelis, R. L. Coxe, A. Csilling, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavalle, S. Dallison, A. de Roeck, E. de Wolf, P. Dervan, K. Desch, B. Dienes, M. S. Dixit, M. Donkers, J. Dubbert, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, F. Fabbri, M. Fanti, L. Feld, P. Ferrari, F. Fiedler, I. Fleck, M. Ford, A. Frey, A. Fürtjes, D. I. Futyan, P. Gagnon, J. W. Gary, G. Gaycken, C. Geich-Gimbel, G. Giacomelli, P. Giacomelli, D. Glenzinski, J. Goldberg, C. Grandi, K. Graham, E. Gross, J. Grunhaus, M. Gruwé, P. O. Günther, C. Hajdu, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, M. Hapke, K. Harder, A. Harel, M. Harin-Dirac, A. Hauke, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, R. Hawkings, R. J. Hemingway, C. Hensel, G. Herten, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, A. Hocker, K. Hoffman, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, D. Horváth, K. R. Hossain, R. Howard, P. Hüntemeyer, P. Igo-Kemenes, K. Ishii, F. R. Jacob, A. Jawahery, H. Jeremie, C. R. Jones, P. Jovanovic, T. R. Junk, N. Kanaya, J. Kanzaki, G. Karapetian, D. Karlen, V. Kartvelishvili, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, D. H. Kim, K. Klein, A. Klier, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, M. Kobel, T. P. Kokott, S. Komamiya, R. V. Kowalewski, T. Kress, P. Krieger, J. von Krogh, T. Kuhl, M. Kupper, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, H. Landsman, D. Lanske, I. Lawson, J. G. Layter, A. Leins, D. Lellouch, J. Letts, L. Levinson, R. Liebisch, J. Lillich, B. List, C. Littlewood, A. W. Lloyd, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, G. D. Long, M. J. Losty, J. Lu, J. Ludwig, A. Macchiolo, A. Macpherson, W. Mader, S. Marcellini, T. E. Marchant, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, G. Martinez, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, W. J. McDonald, J. McKenna, T. J. McMahon, R. A. McPherson, F. Meijers, P. Mendez-Lorenzo, W. Menges, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, S. Mihara, G. Mikenberg, D. J. Miller, W. Mohr, A. Montanari, T. Mori, K. Nagai, I. Nakamura, H. A. Neal, R. Nisius, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, A. Oh, A. Okpara, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, G. Pásztor, J. R. Pater, G. N. Patrick, J. Patt, P. Pfeifenschneider, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, B. Poli, J. Polok, O. Pooth, M. Przybycién, A. Quadt, C. Rembser, P. Renkel, H. Rick, N. Rodning, J. M. Roney, S. Rosati, K. Roscoe, A. M. Rossi, Y. Rozen, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, K. Sachs, T. Saeki, O. Sahr, E. K.G. Sarkisyan, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, P. Scharff-Hansen, M. Schröder, M. Schumacher, C. Schwick, W. G. Scott, R. Seuster, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, G. P. Siroli, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, S. Söldner-Rembold, S. Spagnolo, M. Sproston, A. Stahl, K. Stephens, K. Stoll, D. Strom, R. Ströhmer, L. Stumpf, B. Surrow, S. D. Talbot, S. Tarem, R. J. Taylor, R. Teuscher, M. Thiergen, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, E. Torrence, S. Towers, D. Toya, T. Trefzger, I. Trigger, Z. Trócsányi, E. Tsur, M. F. Turner-Watson, I. Ueda, B. Vachon, P. Vannerem, M. Verzocchi, H. Voss, J. Vossebeld, D. Waller, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, P. S. Wells, T. Wengler, N. Wermes, D. Wetterling, J. S. White, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, T. R. Wyatt, S. Yamashita, V. Zacek, D. Zer-Zion

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From a data sample of 183 pb^-1 recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP, 3068 W-pair candidate events are selected. Assuming Standard Model W boson decay branching fractions, the W-pair production cross section is measured to be δww = 16.30 ± 0.34(stat.) ± 0.18(syst.) pb. When combined with previous OPAL measurements, the W boson branching fraction to hadrons is determined to be 68.32 ±0.61(stat.) ±0.28(syst.)% assuming lepton universality. These results are consistent with Standard Model expectations. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	249-265
Number of pages	17
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	493
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6
State	Published - Nov 16 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Abbiendi, G., Ackerstaff, K., Ainsley, C., Åkesson, P. F., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Anderson, K. J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S. F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Ball, A. H., Barberio, E., Barlow, R. J., Baumann, S., Behnke, T., Bell, K. W., ... Zer-Zion, D. (2000). W⁺W^- production cross section and W branching fractions in e⁺e^- collisions at 189 GeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 493(3-4), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6

Abbiendi, G, Ackerstaff, K, Ainsley, C, Åkesson, PF, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Anderson, KJ, Arcelli, S, Asai, S, Ashby, SF, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Bailey, I, Ball, AH, Barberio, E, Barlow, RJ, Baumann, S, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bella, G, Bellerive, A, Benelli, G, Bentvelsen, S, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Bloodworth, IJ, Boeriu, O, Bock, P, Böhme, J, Bonacorsi, D, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Bright-Thomas, P, Brigliadori, L, Brown, RM, Burckhart, HJ, Cammin, J, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Clarke, PEL, Clay, E, Cohen, I, Cooke, OC, Couchman, J, Couyoumtzelis, C, Coxe, RL, Csilling, A, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavalle, GM, Dallison, S, de Roeck, A, de Wolf, E, Dervan, P, Desch, K, Dienes, B, Dixit, MS, Donkers, M, Dubbert, J, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Estabrooks, PG, Etzion, E, Fabbri, F, Fanti, M, Feld, L, Ferrari, P, Fiedler, F, Fleck, I, Ford, M, Frey, A, Fürtjes, A, Futyan, DI, Gagnon, P, Gary, JW, Gaycken, G, Geich-Gimbel, C, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, P, Glenzinski, D, Goldberg, J, Grandi, C, Graham, K, Gross, E, Grunhaus, J, Gruwé, M, Günther, PO, Hajdu, C, Hanson, GG, Hansroul, M, Hapke, M, Harder, K, Harel, A, Harin-Dirac, M, Hauke, A, Hauschild, M, Hawkes, CM, Hawkings, R, Hemingway, RJ, Hensel, C, Herten, G, Heuer, RD, Hill, JC, Hocker, A, Hoffman, K, Homer, RJ, Honma, AK, Horváth, D, Hossain, KR, Howard, R, Hüntemeyer, P, Igo-Kemenes, P, Ishii, K, Jacob, FR, Jawahery, A, Jeremie, H, Jones, CR, Jovanovic, P, Junk, TR, Kanaya, N, Kanzaki, J, Karapetian, G, Karlen, D, Kartvelishvili, V, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, RK, Kellogg, RG, Kennedy, BW, Kim, DH, Klein, K, Klier, A, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Kobel, M, Kokott, TP, Komamiya, S, Kowalewski, RV, Kress, T, Krieger, P, von Krogh, J, Kuhl, T, Kupper, M, Kyberd, P, Lafferty, GD, Landsman, H, Lanske, D, Lawson, I, Layter, JG, Leins, A, Lellouch, D, Letts, J, Levinson, L, Liebisch, R, Lillich, J, List, B, Littlewood, C, Lloyd, AW, Lloyd, SL, Loebinger, FK, Long, GD, Losty, MJ, Lu, J, Ludwig, J, Macchiolo, A, Macpherson, A, Mader, W, Marcellini, S, Marchant, TE, Martin, AJ, Martin, JP, Martinez, G, Mashimo, T, Mättig, P, McDonald, WJ, McKenna, J, McMahon, TJ, McPherson, RA, Meijers, F, Mendez-Lorenzo, P, Menges, W, Merritt, FS, Mes, H, Michelini, A, Mihara, S, Mikenberg, G, Miller, DJ, Mohr, W, Montanari, A, Mori, T, Nagai, K, Nakamura, I, Neal, HA, Nisius, R, O'Neale, SW, Oakham, FG, Odorici, F, Ogren, HO, Oh, A, Okpara, A, Oreglia, MJ, Orito, S, Pásztor, G, Pater, JR, Patrick, GN, Patt, J, Pfeifenschneider, P, Pilcher, JE, Pinfold, J, Plane, DE, Poli, B, Polok, J, Pooth, O, Przybycién, M, Quadt, A, Rembser, C, Renkel, P, Rick, H, Rodning, N, Roney, JM, Rosati, S, Roscoe, K, Rossi, AM, Rozen, Y, Runge, K, Runolfsson, O, Rust, DR, Sachs, K, Saeki, T, Sahr, O, Sarkisyan, EKG, Sbarra, C, Schaile, AD, Schaile, O, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schröder, M, Schumacher, M, Schwick, C, Scott, WG, Seuster, R, Shears, TG, Shen, BC, Shepherd-Themistocleous, CH, Sherwood, P, Siroli, GP, Skuja, A, Smith, AM, Snow, GA, Sobie, R, Söldner-Rembold, S, Spagnolo, S, Sproston, M, Stahl, A, Stephens, K, Stoll, K, Strom, D, Ströhmer, R, Stumpf, L, Surrow, B, Talbot, SD, Tarem, S, Taylor, RJ, Teuscher, R, Thiergen, M, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Torrence, E, Towers, S, Toya, D, Trefzger, T, Trigger, I, Trócsányi, Z, Tsur, E, Turner-Watson, MF, Ueda, I, Vachon, B, Vannerem, P, Verzocchi, M, Voss, H, Vossebeld, J, Waller, D, Ward, CP, Ward, DR, Watkins, PM, Watson, AT, Watson, NK, Wells, PS, Wengler, T, Wermes, N, Wetterling, D, White, JS, Wilson, GW, Wilson, JA, Wyatt, TR, Yamashita, S, Zacek, V & Zer-Zion, D 2000, 'W⁺W^- production cross section and W branching fractions in e⁺e^- collisions at 189 GeV', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 493, no. 3-4, pp. 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6

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D.} and O. Schaile and P. Scharff-Hansen and M. Schr{\"o}der and M. Schumacher and C. Schwick and Scott, {W. G.} and R. Seuster and Shears, {T. G.} and Shen, {B. C.} and Shepherd-Themistocleous, {C. H.} and P. Sherwood and Siroli, {G. P.} and A. Skuja and Smith, {A. M.} and Snow, {G. A.} and R. Sobie and S. S{\"o}ldner-Rembold and S. Spagnolo and M. Sproston and A. Stahl and K. Stephens and K. Stoll and D. Strom and R. Str{\"o}hmer and L. Stumpf and B. Surrow and Talbot, {S. D.} and S. Tarem and Taylor, {R. J.} and R. Teuscher and M. Thiergen and J. Thomas and Thomson, {M. A.} and E. Torrence and S. Towers and D. Toya and T. Trefzger and I. Trigger and Z. Tr{\'o}cs{\'a}nyi and E. Tsur and Turner-Watson, {M. F.} and I. Ueda and B. Vachon and P. Vannerem and M. Verzocchi and H. Voss and J. Vossebeld and D. Waller and Ward, {C. P.} and Ward, {D. R.} and Watkins, {P. M.} and Watson, {A. T.} and Watson, {N. K.} and Wells, {P. S.} and T. Wengler and N. Wermes and D. Wetterling and White, {J. S.} and Wilson, {G. W.} and Wilson, {J. A.} and Wyatt, {T. R.} and S. Yamashita and V. Zacek and D. Zer-Zion",

note = "Funding Information: Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science Research Program, ",

year = "2000",

month = nov,

day = "16",

doi = "10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "493",

pages = "249--265",

journal = "Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics",

issn = "0370-2693",

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T1 - W+W- production cross section and W branching fractions in e+e- collisions at 189 GeV

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AU - Ackerstaff, K.

AU - Ainsley, C.

AU - Åkesson, P. F.

AU - Alexander, G.

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AU - Barberio, E.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

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AU - Bentvelsen, S.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Boeriu, O.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Böhme, J.

AU - Bonacorsi, D.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

AU - Braibant, S.

AU - Bright-Thomas, P.

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AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Cammin, J.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

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AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Clay, E.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Cooke, O. C.

AU - Couchman, J.

AU - Couyoumtzelis, C.

AU - Coxe, R. L.

AU - Csilling, A.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

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AU - Ford, M.

AU - Frey, A.

AU - Fürtjes, A.

AU - Futyan, D. I.

AU - Gagnon, P.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gaycken, G.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Glenzinski, D.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Grandi, C.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Grunhaus, J.

AU - Gruwé, M.

AU - Günther, P. O.

AU - Hajdu, C.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - Hapke, M.

AU - Harder, K.

AU - Harel, A.

AU - Harin-Dirac, M.

AU - Hauke, A.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Hawkings, R.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Hensel, C.

AU - Herten, G.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hocker, A.

AU - Hoffman, K.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Horváth, D.

AU - Hossain, K. R.

AU - Howard, R.

AU - Hüntemeyer, P.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Ishii, K.

AU - Jacob, F. R.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jones, C. R.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Junk, T. R.

AU - Kanaya, N.

AU - Kanzaki, J.

AU - Karapetian, G.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kartvelishvili, V.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - Kim, D. H.

AU - Klein, K.

AU - Klier, A.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kobel, M.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kowalewski, R. V.

AU - Kress, T.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kuhl, T.

AU - Kupper, M.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Landsman, H.

AU - Lanske, D.

AU - Lawson, I.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Leins, A.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Liebisch, R.

AU - Lillich, J.

AU - List, B.

AU - Littlewood, C.

AU - Lloyd, A. W.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Long, G. D.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Lu, J.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Macchiolo, A.

AU - Macpherson, A.

AU - Mader, W.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Marchant, T. E.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Martinez, G.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - McDonald, W. J.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McPherson, R. A.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Mendez-Lorenzo, P.

AU - Menges, W.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Mihara, S.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Nagai, K.

AU - Nakamura, I.

AU - Neal, H. A.

AU - Nisius, R.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Oh, A.

AU - Okpara, A.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pásztor, G.

AU - Pater, J. R.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Patt, J.

AU - Pfeifenschneider, P.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Polok, J.

AU - Pooth, O.

AU - Przybycién, M.

AU - Quadt, A.

AU - Rembser, C.

AU - Renkel, P.

AU - Rick, H.

AU - Rodning, N.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Rosati, S.

AU - Roscoe, K.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Sachs, K.

AU - Saeki, T.

AU - Sahr, O.

AU - Sarkisyan, E. K.G.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schröder, M.

AU - Schumacher, M.

AU - Schwick, C.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Seuster, R.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Spagnolo, S.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Stoll, K.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Ströhmer, R.

AU - Stumpf, L.

AU - Surrow, B.

AU - Talbot, S. D.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Taylor, R. J.

AU - Teuscher, R.

AU - Thiergen, M.

AU - Thomas, J.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Torrence, E.

AU - Towers, S.

AU - Toya, D.

AU - Trefzger, T.

AU - Trigger, I.

AU - Trócsányi, Z.

AU - Tsur, E.

AU - Turner-Watson, M. F.

AU - Ueda, I.

AU - Vachon, B.

AU - Vannerem, P.

AU - Verzocchi, M.

AU - Voss, H.

AU - Vossebeld, J.

AU - Waller, D.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wengler, T.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Wetterling, D.

AU - White, J. S.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yamashita, S.

AU - Zacek, V.

AU - Zer-Zion, D.

N1 - Funding Information: Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science Research Program,

PY - 2000/11/16

Y1 - 2000/11/16

N2 - From a data sample of 183 pb-1 recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP, 3068 W-pair candidate events are selected. Assuming Standard Model W boson decay branching fractions, the W-pair production cross section is measured to be δww = 16.30 ± 0.34(stat.) ± 0.18(syst.) pb. When combined with previous OPAL measurements, the W boson branching fraction to hadrons is determined to be 68.32 ±0.61(stat.) ±0.28(syst.)% assuming lepton universality. These results are consistent with Standard Model expectations. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

AB - From a data sample of 183 pb-1 recorded at a center-of-mass energy of √s = 189 GeV with the OPAL detector at LEP, 3068 W-pair candidate events are selected. Assuming Standard Model W boson decay branching fractions, the W-pair production cross section is measured to be δww = 16.30 ± 0.34(stat.) ± 0.18(syst.) pb. When combined with previous OPAL measurements, the W boson branching fraction to hadrons is determined to be 68.32 ±0.61(stat.) ±0.28(syst.)% assuming lepton universality. These results are consistent with Standard Model expectations. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

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DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01085-6

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SN - 0370-2693

VL - 493

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EP - 265

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

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

IS - 3-4

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W⁺W^- production cross section and W branching fractions in e⁺e^- collisions at 189 GeV

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