Measurement of the cross-section for b-jets produced in association with a Z boson at sqrt(s)=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

G. Aad, Mogens Dam, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, John Renner Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Sascha Mehlhase, Troels Christian Petersen, Stefania Xella

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Abstract

A measurement is presented of the inclusive cross-section for b-jet production in association with a Z boson in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s=7 TeV. The analysis uses the data sample collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2010, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 36 pb-1. The event selection requires a Z boson decaying into high pT electrons or muons, and at least one b-jet, identified by its displaced vertex, with transverse momentum pT>25 GeV and rapidity |y|<2.1. After subtraction of background processes, the yield is extracted from the vertex mass distribution of the candidate b-jets. The ratio of this cross-section to the inclusive Z cross-section (the average number of b-jets per Z event) is also measured. Both results are found to be in good agreement with perturbative QCD predictions at next-to-leading order.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftPhysics Letters B
Vol/bind706
Udgave nummer4-5
Sider (fra-til)295-313
Antal sider18
ISSN0370-2693
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 5 jan. 2012

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