Z(->ee/mumu) + jets with b-tagging


Measurement of the Inclusive Cross Section Ratio of Z+b/Z+j

Conference note can be found here ( ps , pdf ).

Contact persons: Suyong Choi (suyong@fnal.gov), Kazu Hanagaki (kazu@fnal.gov), Qizhong Li (qzli@fnal.gov), Yildirim Mutaf (mutafy@fnal.gov)

Introduction:

Heavy flavor production in association with the Z boson is the main background for Higgs production associated with Z boson. Observing the Z+b events and measureing the inclusive cross section ratio of Z+b/Z+j is a interest of many theorists and experimental physicists.
This analysis is done separately in Z->ee channel and in Z->mumu channel, then combining these two analyses we obtain the inclusive cross section ratio of Z+b/Z+j.

Data Sample and Event Selection

The analysis is based on the data collected from April 2002 to September 2003. The integrated luminosity used in the analysis is 184 pb-1 for dielectron channel and 152 pb-1 for dimuon channel.

Event Selection Criteria:

b-tag:
A taggable jet is a jet associated with at least one track.
A tagged jet satisfies:

Plots:


eta distribution for taggable jets
( .eps version)



pT distribution for taggable jets
(.eps version)


ee and mumu combined b-jet pT
(.eps version)


2D Decay Length Significance
(.eps version)


a Z(->mumu) + b_jet event
(.eps version)

Results:

Combining ee and mumu channel, we measured the ratio of Z+b/Z+j to be 0.024+-0.007.

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