Extraction of αs from radiative Υ(1S) decays

Nora Brambilla, Xavier Garcia I Tormo, Joan Soto, Antonio Vairo

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Abstract

We improve on a recent determination of αs from Γ(Υ(1S) →γX)/Γ(Υ(1S)→X) with CLEO data by taking into account color octet contributions and avoiding any model dependence in the extraction. We obtain αs(MΥ(1S))=0.184-0.014+0.015, which corresponds to αs(MZ)=0.119-0.005+0.006.

Original languageEnglish
Article number074014
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume75
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Apr 2007
Externally publishedYes

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