A determination of the number of light neutrino families performed by measuring the cross section of single photon production in e(+)e(-) collision near the Z resonance is reported. From an integrated luminosity of 100 pb(-1), collected during the years 1991-94, we have observed 2091 single photon candidates with an energy above 1 GeV in the polar angular region 45 degrees < theta(gamma) < 135 degrees. From a maximum likelihood fit to the single photon cross section, the Z decay width into invisible particles is measured to be Gamma(inv) = 498 +/- 12(stat) +/- 12(sys)MeV. Using the Standard Model couplings of neutrinos to the Z, the number of light neutrino species is determined to be N-v = 2.98 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.07(sys). (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Determination of the number of light neutrino species from single photon production at LEP / Acciarri, M., Adriani, O., Aguilar Benitez, M., Ahlen, S., Alcaraz, J., Alemanni, G., Allaby, J., Aloisio, A., Alviggi, M., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Andreev, V.P., Angelescu, T., Anselmo, F., Arefiev, A., Azemoon, T., Aziz, T., Bagnaia, P., Baksay, L., Ball, R.C., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 431:(1998), pp. 199-208. [10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00519-X]

Determination of the number of light neutrino species from single photon production at LEP

ALOISIO, ALBERTO;ALVIGGI, MARIAGRAZIA;CHIEFARI, GIOVANNI;L. Lista;MEROLA, LEONARDO;NAPOLITANO, MARCO;PATRICELLI, SERGIO;SCIACCA, CRISOSTOMO;
1998

Abstract

A determination of the number of light neutrino families performed by measuring the cross section of single photon production in e(+)e(-) collision near the Z resonance is reported. From an integrated luminosity of 100 pb(-1), collected during the years 1991-94, we have observed 2091 single photon candidates with an energy above 1 GeV in the polar angular region 45 degrees < theta(gamma) < 135 degrees. From a maximum likelihood fit to the single photon cross section, the Z decay width into invisible particles is measured to be Gamma(inv) = 498 +/- 12(stat) +/- 12(sys)MeV. Using the Standard Model couplings of neutrinos to the Z, the number of light neutrino species is determined to be N-v = 2.98 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.07(sys). (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
1998
Determination of the number of light neutrino species from single photon production at LEP / Acciarri, M., Adriani, O., Aguilar Benitez, M., Ahlen, S., Alcaraz, J., Alemanni, G., Allaby, J., Aloisio, A., Alviggi, M., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Andreev, V.P., Angelescu, T., Anselmo, F., Arefiev, A., Azemoon, T., Aziz, T., Bagnaia, P., Baksay, L., Ball, R.C., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 431:(1998), pp. 199-208. [10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00519-X]
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