Measurement of the t(t)over bar production cross section in p(p)over bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV using lepton plus jets events with semileptonic B decays to muons
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We present a measurement of the tt production cross section using 194 pb-1 of CDF II data using events with a high transverse momentum electron or muon, three or more jets, and missing transverse energy. The measurement assumes 100% tWb branching fraction. Events consistent with tt decay are found by identifying jets containing heavy-flavor semileptonic decays to muons. The dominant backgrounds are evaluated directly from the data. Based on 20 candidate events and an expected background of 9.51.1 events, we measure a production cross section of 5.33.3-1.0+1.3 pb, in agreement with the standard model. 2005 The American Physical Society.
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Acosta, D., Adelman, J., Affolder, T., Akimoto, T., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., ... Zucchelli, S.
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