How to Measure the Mass of the W
| dc.creator | Austern, Matthew H. | |
| dc.creator | Cahn, Robert N. | |
| dc.date | 1993-04-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:56:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:56:02Z | |
| dc.description | We perform a numerical calculation of the total cross section $σ(e^+e^- \rightarrow W^+W^-)$ as a function of energy, taking into account the finite width of the $W$ and the most important radiative corrections. We present these results, in tabular form, for several values of $M_W$. Using these results, we investigate running strategies for integrated luminosities that might be available at LEP~200 and estimate the accuracy to which it will be possible to determine the mass of the $W$ by measuring this cross section near threshold. With an integrated luminosity of $100\ {\rm pb}^{-1}$ it should be possible to achieve a precision of $100\ {\rm MeV}$, and with an integrated luminosity of $500\ {\rm pb}^{-1}$, a precision of $60\ {\rm MeV}$. | |
| dc.description | 16 pages (8 figures, appended at end), LBL-33780 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9304317 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9304317 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/44790 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | How to Measure the Mass of the W | |
| dc.type | text |