The cross-section for e+e− -> hadrons in the vicinity of the Z boson peak has been measured with the ALEPH detector at the CERN Large Electron Positron collider, LEP. Measurements of the Z mass, M_Z= (91.174 +/- 0.070) GeV, the Z width Gamma_Z=(2.68 +/- 0.15) GeV, and of the peak hadronic cross-section, Sigma_hadpeak=(29.3 +/- 1.2) nb, are presented. With the constraints of the standard electroweak model, the number of light neutrino species is found to be Nnu=3.27+/- 0.30. this results rules out of the possibility of a fourth type of light neutrino at 98% CL.

D., D., B., D., J. P., L., M. N., M., J. M., C., M., D., et al. (1989). Determination of the Number of Light Neutrino Species. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 231(4), 519-529 [10.1016/0370-2693(89)90704-1].

Determination of the Number of Light Neutrino Species

CIOCCI, MARIA AGNESE;BOTTIGLI, UBALDO;MARROCCHESI, PIER SIMONE;
1989-01-01

Abstract

The cross-section for e+e− -> hadrons in the vicinity of the Z boson peak has been measured with the ALEPH detector at the CERN Large Electron Positron collider, LEP. Measurements of the Z mass, M_Z= (91.174 +/- 0.070) GeV, the Z width Gamma_Z=(2.68 +/- 0.15) GeV, and of the peak hadronic cross-section, Sigma_hadpeak=(29.3 +/- 1.2) nb, are presented. With the constraints of the standard electroweak model, the number of light neutrino species is found to be Nnu=3.27+/- 0.30. this results rules out of the possibility of a fourth type of light neutrino at 98% CL.
1989
D., D., B., D., J. P., L., M. N., M., J. M., C., M., D., et al. (1989). Determination of the Number of Light Neutrino Species. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 231(4), 519-529 [10.1016/0370-2693(89)90704-1].
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