# Extraction of the width of the W boson from measurements of $\sigma(p\vec{p} \rightarrow W + X) X B(W \rightarrow e\nu)$ and $\sigma(p\vec{p} \rightarrow Z + X) X B(Z \rightarrow ee)$ and their ratio

Abstract : We report on measurements of inclusive cross sections times branching fractions into electrons for W and Z bosons produced in ppbar collisions at sqrts=1.8 TeV.From an integrated luminosity of 84.5 inverse pb recorded in 1994--1995 using the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, we determine sigma(ppbar->W+X)B(W->e nu) = 2310 +- 10(stat) +- 50(syst) +- 100(lum) pb and sigma(ppbar->Z+X)B(Z->e e) = 221 +- 3(stat) +- 4(syst) +- 10(lum) pb. From these, we derive their Ratio R = 10.43 +- 0.15(stat) +- 0.20(syst) +- 0.10(NLO), B(W->e nu) = 0.1066 +- 0.0015(stat) +- 0.0021(syst) +- 0.0011(theory)+- 0.0011(NLO), and Gamma_W = 2.130 +- 0.030(stat) +- 0.041(syst) +- 0.022(theory) +- 0.021(NLO) GeV. We use the latter to set a 95% confidence level upper limit on the partial decay width of the W boson into non-standard model final states, Gamma_W^{inv}, of 0.168 GeV. Combining these results with those from the 1992--1993 data gives R = 10.54 +- 0.24, Gamma_W = 2.107 +- 0.054 GeV, and a 95% C.L. upper limit on Gamma_W^{inv} of 0.132 GeV. Using a sample with a luminosity of 505 inverse nb taken at sqrts=630 GeV, we measure sigma(ppbar->W+X)B(W->e nu) = 658 +- 67 pb.
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B. Abbott, M. Abolins, V. Abramov, B.S. Acharya, I. Adam, et al.. Extraction of the width of the W boson from measurements of $\sigma(p\vec{p} \rightarrow W + X) X B(W \rightarrow e\nu)$ and $\sigma(p\vec{p} \rightarrow Z + X) X B(Z \rightarrow ee)$ and their ratio. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2000, 61, pp.072001. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.61.072001⟩. ⟨in2p3-00004665⟩

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