Measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV using lepton + jets events with lifetime b-tagging

Authors

V. M. Abazov, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, DubnaFollow
B. Abbott, University of Oklahoma
M. Abolins, Michigan State UniversityFollow
B. S. Acharya, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
M. Adams, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
T. Adams, Florida State UniversityFollow
M. Agelou, CEA SaclayFollow
J. L. Agram, Institut de Recherches SubatomiquesFollow
Abaz Kryemadhi, Messiah UniversityFollow
M. Ahsan, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-20-2005

Abstract

We present a measurement of the top quark pair (tt̄) production cross section (σtt̄) in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV using 230 pb-1 of data collected by the DØ experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We select events with one charged lepton (electron or muon), missing transverse energy, and jets in the final state. We employ lifetime-based b-jet identification techniques to further enhance the tt̄ purity of the selected sample. For a top quark mass of 175 GeV, we measure σtt̄=8.6-1.5+1.6(stat.+syst.) ±0.6(lumi.) pb, in agreement with the standard model expectation.

Recommended Citation

Abazov, V. M.; Abbott, B.; Abolins, M.; Acharya, B. S.; Adams, M.; Adams, T.; Agelou, M.; Agram, J. L.; Kryemadhi, Abaz; and Ahsan, M., "Measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV using lepton + jets events with lifetime b-tagging" (2005). Educator Scholarship & Departmental Newsletters. 188.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/mps_ed/188