Measurement of the W and Top Mass at the Tevatron
Measurement of the W and Top Mass at the Tevatron

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The measurements of the mass of the W boson (M{sub W}) and of the top quark (M{sub t}) are important for three reasons: (i) these masses represent fundamental parameters of the Standard Model; (ii) they determine the coupling between the top quark and the Higgs boson, the coupling being proportional to M{sub t}2/M{sub W}2; and (iii) radiative corrections relate the masses of the W, top quark and the Higgs boson: an accurate measurement of M{sub W} and M{sub t} would provide a constraint on the Higgs mass (M{sub H}). We present here the measurements obtained by the CDF and D0 collaborations corresponding to the so-called Run I of data-taking (1992-95, (almost equal to) 100 pb−1 each) at the Tevatron (p{bar p} collisions, (square root)s = 1.8 TeV). In addition we report on the improvements expected for these measurements in the current run (so-called Run IIa) which, having just started (March 2001), is expected to collect about 2 fb−1 by the year 2004.

Top Mass Measurements at the Tevatron
Top Mass Measurements at the Tevatron

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Published: 2012

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First observed in 1995, the top quark is the third-generation up-type quark of the standard model of particle physics (SM). The CDF and D0 collaborations have analyzed many t{bar t} events produced by the Tevatron collider, studying many properties of the top quark. Among these, the mass of the top quark is a fundamental parameter of the SM, since its value constrains the mass of the yet to be observed Higgs boson. The analyzed events were used to measure the mass of the top quark m{sub t} ≃ 173.2 GeV/c2 with an uncertainty of less than 1 GeV/c2. We report on the latest top mass measurements at the Tevatron, using up to 6 fb−1 of data for each experiment.

Top and Electroweak Measurements at the Tevatron
Top and Electroweak Measurements at the Tevatron

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In this report, we summarize the latest results of the top-quark mass and electroweak measurements from the Tevatron. Since the world combination of top-quark mass measurements was done, CDF and D0 experiments improved the precision of several results. Some of them reach the relative precition below 1% for a single measurement. From the electroweak results, we report on the WW and WZ production cross section, measurements of the weak mixing angle and indirect measurements of W boson mass. The Tevatron results of the weak mixing angle are still the most precise ones of hadron colliders.

Top Quark Mass Measurement at the Tevatron
Top Quark Mass Measurement at the Tevatron

Author: Joao Guimaraes da Costa

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Published: 2004

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The authors report on the latest experimental measurements of the top quark mass by the CDF and D0 Collaborations at the Fermilab Tevatron. They present a new top mass measurement using the t{bar t} events collected by the D0 Collaboration in Run I between 1994 and 1996. This result is combined with previous measurements to yield a new world top mass average. They also describe several preliminary results using up to 193 pb{sup -1} of t{bar t} events produced in {bar p}p collisions at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV during the Run II of the Tevatron.

Measurements of the Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron
Measurements of the Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron

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Published: 2012

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The mass of the top quark (m{sub top}) is a fundamental parameter of the standard model (SM). Currently, its most precise measurements are performed by the CDF and D0 collaborations at the Fermilab Tevatron p{bar p} collider at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 1.96 TeV. We review the most recent of those measurements, performed on data samples of up to 8.7 fb−1 of integrated luminosity. The Tevatron combination using up to 5.8 fb−1 of data results in a preliminary world average top quark mass of m{sub top} = 173.2 ± 0.9 GeV. This corresponds to a relative precision of about 0.54%. We conclude with an outlook of anticipated precision the final measurement of m{sub top} at the Tevatron.

Measurements of Neutrino Mass
Measurements of Neutrino Mass

Author: F. Ferroni

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13: 1607504502

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This volume offers a valuable insight into various aspects of the ongoing work directed at measuring neutrino mass. It took twenty years to refute the assertions of Bethe and Peierls that neutrinos were not observable, but it has since been realised that much can be learnt from these particles. The moral is, as Fiorini argues here, that the study of neutrinos was and remains demanding but rewarding. Subjects addressed in this volume include; clarifying the meaning of the Klapdor-Kleingrothaus results, probing the Majorana nature of neutrinos, observing lepton number violating effects for the first time, studying the end point of the spectrum in the search for neutrino masses and speculating whether it is possible to measure neutrino masses in cosmology. Lectures are enriched with rich historical overviews and valuable introductory material. Attention is also given to theoretical topics such as the evolution of the concept of mass in particle physics, a status report on neutrino oscillations and current discussion on neutrino masses. The reader is further reminded that neutrino masses may also have some bearing on the very origin of the matter among us, and have many deep links with other important lines of current physics research.

Measurement of the Top Quark Mass in the Dilepton Final State Using the Matrix Element Method
Measurement of the Top Quark Mass in the Dilepton Final State Using the Matrix Element Method

Author: Alexander Grohsjean

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 364214070X

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The main pacemakers of scienti?c research are curiosity, ingenuity, and a pinch of persistence. Equipped with these characteristics a young researcher will be s- cessful in pushing scienti?c discoveries. And there is still a lot to discover and to understand. In the course of understanding the origin and structure of matter it is now known that all matter is made up of six types of quarks. Each of these carry a different mass. But neither are the particular mass values understood nor is it known why elementary particles carry mass at all. One could perhaps accept some small generic mass value for every quark, but nature has decided differently. Two quarks are extremely light, three more have a somewhat typical mass value, but one quark is extremely massive. It is the top quark, the heaviest quark and even the heaviest elementary particle that we know, carrying a mass as large as the mass of three iron nuclei. Even though there exists no explanation of why different particle types carry certain masses, the internal consistency of the currently best theory—the standard model of particle physics—yields a relation between the masses of the top quark, the so-called W boson, and the yet unobserved Higgs particle. Therefore, when one assumes validity of the model, it is even possible to take precise measurements of the top quark mass to predict the mass of the Higgs (and potentially other yet unobserved) particles.

Top Quark Mass Measurements at the Tevatron
Top Quark Mass Measurements at the Tevatron

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We present recent measurements of the mass of the top quark performed at the Tevatron $p\bar{p}$ collider at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. These measurements use the full Run II data samples corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 9.3 fb$^{-1}$. We also report the first world combination of the measurements from the Large Hadron Collider and Tevatron experiments resulting in a top mass of 173.34 {\pm} 0.76 GeV with a relative precision of 0.44\%.

Precision Standard Model Measurements at the Tevatron
Precision Standard Model Measurements at the Tevatron

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Published: 2007

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The CDF and D0 collaborations at the Tevatron have produced exquisite precision measurements on high-P{sub T} physics with their large datasets of p{bar p} collisions. The top quark is being studied in great detail, and a precision of 1.1% in the measurement of its mass has been achieved. The large datasets of W and Z boson decays have allowed the most precise measurement of the W mass to date, and detailed studies of production and decay asymmetries; moreover, associated production of pairs of vector bosons have been observed and measured. The precise knowledge of top and W masses are providing decisive new input for the allowed mass range of a standard model Higgs boson, as well as for the parameter space of benchmark scenarios in supersymmetric theories.