Measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry in top quark-antiquark production in p(p)over-bar collisions using the lepton plus jets channel
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present a measurement of the forward–backward asymmetry in top quark–antiquark production using the full Tevatron Run II data set collected by the D0 experiment at Fermilab. The measurement is performed in
lepton
+
jets
final states using a new kinematic fitting algorithm for events with four or more jets and a new partial reconstruction algorithm for events with only three jets. Corrected for detector acceptance and resolution effects, the asymmetry is evaluated to be
A
FB
=
(
10.6
±
3.0
)
%
. Results are consistent with the standard model predictions which range from 5.0% to 8.8%. We also present the dependence of the asymmetry on the invariant mass of the top quark–antiquark system and the difference in rapidities of the top quark and antiquark.
lepton
+
jets
final states using a new kinematic fitting algorithm for events with four or more jets and a new partial reconstruction algorithm for events with only three jets. Corrected for detector acceptance and resolution effects, the asymmetry is evaluated to be
A
FB
=
(
10.6
±
3.0
)
%
. Results are consistent with the standard model predictions which range from 5.0% to 8.8%. We also present the dependence of the asymmetry on the invariant mass of the top quark–antiquark system and the difference in rapidities of the top quark and antiquark.
Date Issued
2014-10-29
Date Acceptance
2014-10-01
Citation
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2014, 90 (7)
ISSN
1550-2368
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume
90
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2014 American Physical Society.
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Identifier
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Grant Number
PP/D004284/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
CHARGE ASYMMETRY
RUN-II
IDENTIFICATION
PHYSICS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
072011
Date Publish Online
2014-10-29