@article{c657c59e756b4b3d9ee2128e686daa33,
title = "Measurements of the b{\=b} production cross section and forward-backward asymmetry at centre-of-mass energies above the Z pole at LEP",
abstract = "The measurements of R(b) = σ(e+e- → b{\=b})/σ(e+e- → q{\=q}) and of the b quark forward-backward charge asymmetry, A(fb/b), at centre-of-mass energies above the Z pole are described. The measurement of R(b) is performed at √s- between 130 and 189 GeV using a b-tagging method that exploits the relatively large decay length of b-hadrons. The measurement of A(fb/b) is performed using the large statistics event sample collected at √s = 189 GeV with a lepton-tag analysis based on the selection of prompt muons and electrons. The results at √s = 189 GeV are R(b) = 0.163 ± 0.013(stat.) ± 0.005 (syst.), A(fb/b) = 0.61 ± 0.18 (stat.) ± 0.09 (syst.).",
author = "{L3 Collaboration} and M. Acciarri and P. Achard and O. Adriani and M. Aguilar-Benitez and J. Alcaraz and G. Alemanni and J. Allaby and A. Aloisio and Alviggi, {M. G.} and G. Ambrosi and H. Anderhub and Andreev, {V. P.} and T. Angelescu and F. Anselmo and A. Arefiev and T. Azemoon and T. Aziz and P. Bagnaia and A. Bajo and L. Baksay and A. Balandras and Baldew, {S. V.} and S. Banerjee and Sw Banerjee and A. Barczyk and R. Barillere and L. Barone and P. Bartalini and M. Basile and R. Battiston and A. Bay and F. Becattini and U. Becker and F. Behner and L. Bellucci and R. Berbeco and J. Berdugo and P. Berges and B. Bertucci and Betev, {B. L.} and S. Bhattacharya and M. Biasini and A. Biland and Blaising, {J. J.} and Blyth, {S. C.} and Bobbink, {G. J.} and A. Bohm and L. Boldizsar and B. Borgia and Chang, {Y. H.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.",
year = "2000",
month = jul,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00676-6",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
volume = "485",
pages = "71--84",
journal = "Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics",
issn = "0370-2693",
number = "1-3",
}