Abstract
Four-fermion final states q (q) over bare(+)e(-) and q (q) over bar mu(+)mu(-) from neutral-current interactions in e(+)e(-) collisions are studied in the OPAL detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies from 183 GeV to 209 GeV. The data analysed correspond to a total integrated luminosity of about 650 pb(-1) recorded from 1997 to 2000. Corresponding to the acceptance of the OPAL detector, a signal definition is applied requiring both leptons to have a scattering angle satisfying /costheta/ <0.95. Further requirements are made on the invariant masses of the fermion pairs. The extracted cross-sections for the processes e(+)e(-) --> q (q) over bare(+)e(-) and e(+)e(-) --> q (q) over bar mu(+)mu(-) are consistent with the expectations from the Standard Model. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-273 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 544 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Sept 2002 |