W Charge Asymmetry Measurement in CDF Run 2

Abstract

We present the status of the forward-backward charge asymmetry measurement for W boson production using early Run 2 data collected with the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF). Tracking for forward electrons is a critical component of this measurement, and we describe a new technique which combines the position and energy measurements from the calorimeter with position measurements in the silicon detector to provide tracking and charge determination for electron candidates. The performance of this algorithm is described and the sensitivity for the W charge asymmetry measurement with Run 2 data is quantified.

8 pages, 7 figures, conference proceedings, X Mexican School of Particles and Fields Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 corrected

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