Improved Direct Measurement of the Parity-Violation Parameter Ab Using a Mass Tag and Momentum-Weighted Track Charge
Abstract
We present an improved direct measurement of the parity-violation parameter Ab in the Z boson-b quark coupling using a self-calibrating track-charge technique applied to a sample enriched in Z -> b b-bar events via the topological reconstruction of the B hadron mass. Manipulation of the SLC electron-beam polarization permits the measurement of Ab to be made independently of other Z-pole coupling parameters. From the 1996-98 sample of 400,000 hadronic Z decays, produced with an average beam polarization of 73.4%, we find Ab = 0.906 +/- 0.022(stat.) +/- 0.023(syst.).
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