Search for the top quark in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.8 TeV

Abachi, S. ; Narasimham, V. S. ; et., al (1994) Search for the top quark in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.8 TeV Physical Review Letters, 72 (14). pp. 2138-2142. ISSN 0031-9007

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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v72/i14/p2138_1

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.2138

Abstract

We have searched for evidence of top quark production in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.8 TeV using the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. For an integrated luminosity of 15 pb-1, we report results of a search for tt̅ pairs in the decay modes tt̅→eμ+jets,ee+jets,e+jets, and μ+jets. From analyses of these modes we obtain a lower limit on the top quark mass of 131 GeV/c2 at the 95% confidence level, assuming standard model branching fractions and a predicted cross section for tt̅ production. We discuss the properties of an event for which expected backgrounds are small.

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