Measurement ofRbUsing a Vertex Mass Tag

Abstract
We report a new measurement of Rb=ΓZ0bb¯/ΓZ0hadrons using a double tag technique, where the b hemisphere selection is based on the reconstructed mass of the B hadron decay vertex. The measurement was performed using a sample of 130×103 hadronic Z0 events, collected with the SLD detector at SLC. The method utilizes the 3D vertexing abilities of the CCD pixel vertex detector and the small stable SLC beams to obtain a high b-tagging efficiency and purity. We obtain Rb=0.2142±0.0034(stat)±0.0015(syst)±0.0002(Rc).
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