We measure the polarization of W bosons from top-quark (t) decays into final states with a charged lepton and jets, t (t) over bar -> W(+)bW(-)(b) over bar -> lvbq (q) over bar (1)(b) over bar, using the full Run II data set collected by the CDF II detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.7 fb(-1). A model-independent method simultaneously determines the fraction of longitudinal (f(0)) and right-handed (f(+)) W bosons to yield f(0) = 0.726 +/- 0.066(stat) +/- 0.067(syst) and f(+) = -0.045 +/- 0.044(stat) +/- 0.058(syst) with a correlation coefficient of -0.69. Additional results are presented under various standard model assumptions. No significant discrepancies with the standard model are observed.

T., A., S., A., D., A., A., A., A., A., J., A., et al. (2013). Measurement of W-boson polarization in top-quark decay using the full CDF Run II data set. PHYSICAL REVIEW. D. PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, 87(3) [10.1103/PhysRevD.87.031104].

Measurement of W-boson polarization in top-quark decay using the full CDF Run II data set

BARRIA, PATRIZIA;GAROSI, PAOLA;MAESTRO, PAOLO;RUFFINI, FABRIZIO;
2013-01-01

Abstract

We measure the polarization of W bosons from top-quark (t) decays into final states with a charged lepton and jets, t (t) over bar -> W(+)bW(-)(b) over bar -> lvbq (q) over bar (1)(b) over bar, using the full Run II data set collected by the CDF II detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.7 fb(-1). A model-independent method simultaneously determines the fraction of longitudinal (f(0)) and right-handed (f(+)) W bosons to yield f(0) = 0.726 +/- 0.066(stat) +/- 0.067(syst) and f(+) = -0.045 +/- 0.044(stat) +/- 0.058(syst) with a correlation coefficient of -0.69. Additional results are presented under various standard model assumptions. No significant discrepancies with the standard model are observed.
2013
T., A., S., A., D., A., A., A., A., A., J., A., et al. (2013). Measurement of W-boson polarization in top-quark decay using the full CDF Run II data set. PHYSICAL REVIEW. D. PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, 87(3) [10.1103/PhysRevD.87.031104].
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