Model-independent measurement of $\mathbf{t}$-channel single top quark production in $\mathbf{p}\bar{\mathbf{p}}$ collisions at $\sqrt{\mathbf{s}}=1.96$ TeV

Abstract

We present a model-independent measurement of $t$-channel electroweak production of single top quarks in $\ppbar$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96\mathrm{TeV}$. Using $5.4\mathrm{f}{\mathrm{b}}^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, and selecting events containing an isolated electron or muon, missing transverse energy and one or two jets originating from the fragmentation of $b$ quarks, we measure a cross section $σ({\ppbar}{\rargap}tqb+X) = 2.90 \pm 0.59\;\rm (stat+syst)\; pb$ for a top quark mass of $172.5\mathrm{GeV}$. The probability of the background to fluctuate and produce a signal as large as the one observed is $1.6\times 10^{-8}$, corresponding to a significance of 5.5 standard deviations.

8 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Lett. B

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