We measure the polarization of W bosons from top-quark (t) decays into final states with a charged lepton and jets, tt¯→W+bW−b¯→ℓνbqq¯′b¯, using the full Run II data set collected by the CDF II detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.7  fb−1. A model-independent method simultaneously determines the fraction of longitudinal (f0) and right-handed (f+) W bosons to yield f0=0.726±0.066(stat)±0.067(syst) and f+=−0.045±0.044(stat)±0.058(syst) with a correlation coefficient of −0.69. Additional results are presented under various standard model assumptions. No significant discrepancies with the standard model are observed.

Measurement of W-boson polarization in top-quark decay using the full CDF Run II data set

CAUZ, Diego;DRIUTTI, Anna;PAULETTA, Giovanni;SANTI, Lorenzo Gianni;
2013-01-01

Abstract

We measure the polarization of W bosons from top-quark (t) decays into final states with a charged lepton and jets, tt¯→W+bW−b¯→ℓνbqq¯′b¯, using the full Run II data set collected by the CDF II detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.7  fb−1. A model-independent method simultaneously determines the fraction of longitudinal (f0) and right-handed (f+) W bosons to yield f0=0.726±0.066(stat)±0.067(syst) and f+=−0.045±0.044(stat)±0.058(syst) with a correlation coefficient of −0.69. Additional results are presented under various standard model assumptions. No significant discrepancies with the standard model are observed.
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