%0 Journal Article %1 Summers1996 %A Summers, David J. %D 1996 %K mass transverse w %T Transverse mass as a means of measuring the W width at the Tevatron %U http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9608332 %X At the Tevatron the transverse mass is used to separate on mass shell from off mass shell W production; and the rate of off mass shell W production gives a measure of the W width. We look at alternative variables to see if the separation of on and off mass shell W's can be improved, and hence give a better measure of the W width. We find that the transverse mass is very close to the optimal variable for separating on from off mass shell W decay, and hence there is little to be gained by using other, more complicated, variables. This happens because if the transverse mass is above the W mass, the W is guaranteed to be produced off mass shell.

@article{Summers1996, abstract = { At the Tevatron the transverse mass is used to separate on mass shell from off mass shell W production; and the rate of off mass shell W production gives a measure of the W width. We look at alternative variables to see if the separation of on and off mass shell W's can be improved, and hence give a better measure of the W width. We find that the transverse mass is very close to the optimal variable for separating on from off mass shell W decay, and hence there is little to be gained by using other, more complicated, variables. This happens because if the transverse mass is above the W mass, the W is guaranteed to be produced off mass shell. }, added-at = {2011-06-26T23:36:20.000+0200}, author = {Summers, David J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26dd596cda3fb708281abb1f1ce719bef/wc}, description = {[hep-ph/9608332] Transverse mass as a means of measuring the W width at the Tevatron}, interhash = {287929c3c5f693651a8a2110e19e3a39}, intrahash = {6dd596cda3fb708281abb1f1ce719bef}, keywords = {mass transverse w}, note = {cite arxiv:hep-ph/9608332 Comment: 13 pages, plain LaTeX, uses epsf.sty. 6 postscript figures. 1 added reference, no change to the text}, timestamp = {2011-06-26T23:36:20.000+0200}, title = {Transverse mass as a means of measuring the W width at the Tevatron}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9608332}, year = 1996 }