A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours

R. Akers; G. Alexander; J. Allison; K. J. Anderson; S. Arcelli; A. Astbury; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; J. T.M. Baines; A. H. Ball; J. Banks; R. J. Barlow; S. Barnett; R. Bartoldus; J. R. Batley; G. Beaudoin; A. Beck; G. A. Beck; J. Becker; C. Beeston; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; P. Bentkowski; P. Berlich; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; I. J. Bloodworth; P. Bock; B. Boden; H. M. Bosch; M. Boutemeur; H. Breuker; P. Bright-Thomas; R. M. Brown; A. Buijs; H. J. Burckhart; C. Burgard; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; D. G. Charlton; S. L. Chu; P. E.L. Clarke; J. C. Clayton; I. Cohen; J. E. Conboy; M. Cooper; M. Coupland; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavalle; S. De Jong; L. A. del Pozo; H. Deng; A. Dieckmann; M. Dittmar; M. S. Dixit; E. do Couto e Silva; J. E. Duboscq; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; D. J.P. Dumas; P. A. Elcombe; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; H. G. Evans; F. Fabbri; B. Fabbro; M. Fierro; M. Fincke-Keeler; H. M. Fischer; D. G. Fong; M. Foucher; A. Gaidot; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; N. I. Geddes; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; G. Giacomelli; R. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; J. D. Gillies; J. Goldberg; D. M. Gingrich; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; C. Grandi; F. C. Grant; J. Hagemann; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; C. K. Hargrove; P. F. Harrison; J. Hart; P. M. Hattersley; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; E. Heflin; R. J. Hemingway; G. Herten; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; T. Hilse; D. A. Hinshaw; J. D. Hobbs; P. R. Hobson; D. Hochman; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; R. E. Hughes-Jones; R. Humbert; P. Igo-Kemenes; H. Ihssen; D. C. Imrie; A. C. Janissen; A. Jawahery; P. W. Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; M. Jones; R. W.L. Jones; P. Jovanovic; C. Jui; D. Karlen; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; J. King; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; D. S. Koetke; T. P. Kokott; S. Komamiya; J. F. Kral; R. Kowalewski; J. von Krogh; J. Kroll; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; H. Lafoux; R. Lahmann; J. Lauber; J. G. Layter; P. Leblanc; A. M. Lee; E. Lefebvre; M. H. Lehto; D. Lellouch; C. Leroy; J. Letts; L. Levinson; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; J. M. Lorah; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; X. C. Lou; J. Ludwig; A. Luig; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; C. Markus; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; U. Maur; J. McKenna; T. J. McMahon; J. R. McNutt; F. Meijers; D. Menszner; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; R. P. Middleton; G. Mikenberg; J. Mildenberger; D. J. Miller; R. Mir; W. Mohr; C. Moisan; A. Montanari; M. Mori; U. Müller; B. Nellen; H. H. Nguyen; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; C. J. Oram; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; J. P. Pansart; B. Panzer-Steindel; P. Paschievici; G. N. Patrick; N. Paz-Jaoshvili; M. J. Pearce; P. Pfister; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. Pitman; D. E. Plane; P. Poffenberger; B. Poli; T. W. Pritchard; H. Przysiezniak; G. Quast; M. W. Redmond; D. L. Rees; G. E. Richard; M. Rison; S. A. Robins; D. Robinson; A. Rollnik; J. M. Roney; E. Ros; S. Rossberg; A. M. Rossi; M. Rosvick; P. Routenburg; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; M. Sasaki; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; W. Schappert; F. Scharf; P. Scharff-Hansen; P. Schenk; B. Schmitt; H. von der Schmitt; M. Schröder; C. Schwick; J. Schwiening; W. G. Scott; M. Settles; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; G. P. Siroli; A. Skillman; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; A. Stahl; C. Stegmann; K. Stephens; J. Steuerer; R. Ströhmer; D. Strom; H. Takeda; T. Takeshita; S. Tarem; M. Tecchio; P. Teixeira-Dias; N. Tesch; M. A. Thomson; E. Torrente-Lujan; S. Towers; G. Transtromer; N. J. Tresilian; T. Tsukamoto; M. F. Turner; D. Van den plas; R. Van Kooten; G. J. VanDDalen; G. Vasseur; A. Wagner; D. L. Wagner; C. Wahl; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; M. Weber; P. Weber; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; M. A. Whalley; B. Wilkens; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; V. H. Winterer; T. Wlodek; G. Wolf; S. Wotton; T. R. Wyatt; R. Yaari; A. Yeaman; G. Yukutieli; M. Yurko; W. Zeuner; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1007/BF01560038

A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours

R. Akers^*, G. Alexander, J. Allison, K. J. Anderson, S. Arcelli, A. Astbury, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, J. T.M. Baines, A. H. Ball, J. Banks, R. J. Barlow, S. Barnett, R. Bartoldus, J. R. Batley, G. Beaudoin, A. Beck, G. A. Beck, J. Becker, C. BeestonT. Behnke, K. W. Bell, G. Bella, P. Bentkowski, P. Berlich, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, I. J. Bloodworth, P. Bock, B. Boden, H. M. Bosch, M. Boutemeur, H. Breuker, P. Bright-Thomas, R. M. Brown, A. Buijs, H. J. Burckhart, C. Burgard, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, D. G. Charlton, S. L. Chu, P. E.L. Clarke, J. C. Clayton, I. Cohen, J. E. Conboy, M. Cooper, M. Coupland, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavalle, S. De Jong, L. A. del Pozo, H. Deng, A. Dieckmann, M. Dittmar, M. S. Dixit, E. do Couto e Silva, J. E. Duboscq, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, D. J.P. Dumas, P. A. Elcombe, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, H. G. Evans, F. Fabbri, B. Fabbro, M. Fierro, M. Fincke-Keeler, H. M. Fischer, D. G. Fong, M. Foucher, A. Gaidot, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, N. I. Geddes, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, G. Giacomelli, R. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, J. D. Gillies, J. Goldberg, D. M. Gingrich, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, C. Grandi, F. C. Grant, J. Hagemann, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, C. K. Hargrove, P. F. Harrison, J. Hart, P. M. Hattersley, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, E. Heflin, R. J. Hemingway, G. Herten, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, T. Hilse, D. A. Hinshaw, J. D. Hobbs, P. R. Hobson, D. Hochman, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, R. E. Hughes-Jones, R. Humbert, P. Igo-Kemenes, H. Ihssen, D. C. Imrie, A. C. Janissen, A. Jawahery, P. W. Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, M. Jones, R. W.L. Jones, P. Jovanovic, C. Jui, D. Karlen, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, J. King, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, D. S. Koetke, T. P. Kokott, S. Komamiya, J. F. Kral, R. Kowalewski, J. von Krogh, J. Kroll, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, H. Lafoux, R. Lahmann, J. Lauber, J. G. Layter, P. Leblanc, A. M. Lee, E. Lefebvre, M. H. Lehto, D. Lellouch, C. Leroy, J. Letts, L. Levinson, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, J. M. Lorah, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, X. C. Lou, J. Ludwig, A. Luig, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, C. Markus, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, U. Maur, J. McKenna, T. J. McMahon, J. R. McNutt, F. Meijers, D. Menszner, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, R. P. Middleton, G. Mikenberg, J. Mildenberger, D. J. Miller, R. Mir, W. Mohr, C. Moisan, A. Montanari, M. Mori, U. Müller, B. Nellen, H. H. Nguyen, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, C. J. Oram, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, J. P. Pansart, B. Panzer-Steindel, P. Paschievici, G. N. Patrick, N. Paz-Jaoshvili, M. J. Pearce, P. Pfister, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. Pitman, D. E. Plane, P. Poffenberger, B. Poli, T. W. Pritchard, H. Przysiezniak, G. Quast, M. W. Redmond, D. L. Rees, G. E. Richard, M. Rison, S. A. Robins, D. Robinson, A. Rollnik, J. M. Roney, E. Ros, S. Rossberg, A. M. Rossi, M. Rosvick, P. Routenburg, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, M. Sasaki, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, W. Schappert, F. Scharf, P. Scharff-Hansen, P. Schenk, B. Schmitt, H. von der Schmitt, M. Schröder, C. Schwick, J. Schwiening, W. G. Scott, M. Settles, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, G. P. Siroli, A. Skillman, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, A. Stahl, C. Stegmann, K. Stephens, J. Steuerer, R. Ströhmer, D. Strom, H. Takeda, T. Takeshita, S. Tarem, M. Tecchio, P. Teixeira-Dias, N. Tesch, M. A. Thomson, E. Torrente-Lujan, S. Towers, G. Transtromer, N. J. Tresilian, T. Tsukamoto, M. F. Turner, D. Van den plas, R. Van Kooten, G. J. VanDDalen, G. Vasseur, A. Wagner, D. L. Wagner, C. Wahl, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, M. Weber, P. Weber, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, M. A. Whalley, B. Wilkens, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, V. H. Winterer, T. Wlodek, G. Wolf, S. Wotton, T. R. Wyatt, R. Yaari, A. Yeaman, G. Yukutieli, M. Yurko, W. Zeuner, G. T. Zorn

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We report on a measurement of the ratio of the strong coupling constants {Mathematical expression} for various data samples with different quark flavour compositions obtained from e⁺e^- annihilation at LEP. We select events with muons, electrons, and D^*± mesons from charm and bottom decays, events with highly energetic K_s⁰ mesons originating predominantly from strange quarks, and events with highly energetic stable charged particles from a combination of up, down and strange quarks. From the jet production rates in these events we obtain from these samples the relative value of α_s for the individual quark flavours as {Mathematical expression} with quadratically combined statistical and systematic errors. We also compare the α_s values for quarks of diffrent weak isospin, charge and generation. No evidence for a dependence of α_s on any of these quark properties is observed. Finally, combining all samples and determining the α_s^f/α_s^incl ratio for each flavour, we do not find any dependence of the strong coupling constant on flavour.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	397-420
Number of pages	24
Journal	Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields
Volume	60
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560038
Publication status	Published - 1993 Sep
Externally published	Yes

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Akers, R., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Anderson, K. J., Arcelli, S., Astbury, A., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Baines, J. T. M., Ball, A. H., Banks, J., Barlow, R. J., Barnett, S., Bartoldus, R., Batley, J. R., Beaudoin, G., Beck, A., Beck, G. A., Becker, J., ... Zorn, G. T. (1993). A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours. Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, 60(3), 397-420. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560038

Akers, R, Alexander, G, Allison, J, Anderson, KJ, Arcelli, S, Astbury, A, Axen, D, Azuelos, G, Baines, JTM, Ball, AH, Banks, J, Barlow, RJ, Barnett, S, Bartoldus, R, Batley, JR, Beaudoin, G, Beck, A, Beck, GA, Becker, J, Beeston, C, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bella, G, Bentkowski, P, Berlich, P, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Bloodworth, IJ, Bock, P, Boden, B, Bosch, HM, Boutemeur, M, Breuker, H, Bright-Thomas, P, Brown, RM, Buijs, A, Burckhart, HJ, Burgard, C, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Chu, SL, Clarke, PEL, Clayton, JC, Cohen, I, Conboy, JE, Cooper, M, Coupland, M, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavalle, GM, De Jong, S, del Pozo, LA, Deng, H, Dieckmann, A, Dittmar, M, Dixit, MS, do Couto e Silva, E, Duboscq, JE, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Dumas, DJP, Elcombe, PA, Estabrooks, PG, Etzion, E, Evans, HG, Fabbri, F, Fabbro, B, Fierro, M, Fincke-Keeler, M, Fischer, HM, Fong, DG, Foucher, M, Gaidot, A, Gary, JW, Gascon, J, Geddes, NI, Geich-Gimbel, C, Gensler, SW, Gentit, FX, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Gibson, V, Gibson, WR, Gillies, JD, Goldberg, J, Gingrich, DM, Goodrick, MJ, Gorn, W, Grandi, C, Grant, FC, Hagemann, J, Hanson, GG, Hansroul, M, Hargrove, CK, Harrison, PF, Hart, J, Hattersley, PM, Hauschild, M, Hawkes, CM, Heflin, E, Hemingway, RJ, Herten, G, Heuer, RD, Hill, JC, Hillier, SJ, Hilse, T, Hinshaw, DA, Hobbs, JD, Hobson, PR, Hochman, D, Homer, RJ, Honma, AK, Hughes-Jones, RE, Humbert, R, Igo-Kemenes, P, Ihssen, H, Imrie, DC, Janissen, AC, Jawahery, A, Jeffreys, PW, Jeremie, H, Jimack, M, Jones, M, Jones, RWL, Jovanovic, P, Jui, C, Karlen, D, Kawagoe, K, Kawamoto, T, Keeler, RK, Kellogg, RG, Kennedy, BW, King, J, Kluth, S, Kobayashi, T, Koetke, DS, Kokott, TP, Komamiya, S, Kral, JF, Kowalewski, R, von Krogh, J, Kroll, J, Kyberd, P, Lafferty, GD, Lafoux, H, Lahmann, R, Lauber, J, Layter, JG, Leblanc, P, Lee, AM, Lefebvre, E, Lehto, MH, Lellouch, D, Leroy, C, Letts, J, Levinson, L, Lloyd, SL, Loebinger, FK, Lorah, JM, Lorazo, B, Losty, MJ, Lou, XC, Ludwig, J, Luig, A, Mannelli, M, Marcellini, S, Markus, C, Martin, AJ, Martin, JP, Mashimo, T, Mättig, P, Maur, U, McKenna, J, McMahon, TJ, McNutt, JR, Meijers, F, Menszner, D, Merritt, FS, Mes, H, Michelini, A, Middleton, RP, Mikenberg, G, Mildenberger, J, Miller, DJ, Mir, R, Mohr, W, Moisan, C, Montanari, A, Mori, M, Müller, U, Nellen, B, Nguyen, HH, O'Neale, SW, Oakham, FG, Odorici, F, Ogren, HO, Oram, CJ, Oreglia, MJ, Orito, S, Pansart, JP, Panzer-Steindel, B, Paschievici, P, Patrick, GN, Paz-Jaoshvili, N, Pearce, MJ, Pfister, P, Pilcher, JE, Pinfold, J, Pitman, D, Plane, DE, Poffenberger, P, Poli, B, Pritchard, TW, Przysiezniak, H, Quast, G, Redmond, MW, Rees, DL, Richard, GE, Rison, M, Robins, SA, Robinson, D, Rollnik, A, Roney, JM, Ros, E, Rossberg, S, Rossi, AM, Rosvick, M, Routenburg, P, Runge, K, Runolfsson, O, Rust, DR, Sasaki, M, Sbarra, C, Schaile, AD, Schaile, O, Schappert, W, Scharf, F, Scharff-Hansen, P, Schenk, P, Schmitt, B, von der Schmitt, H, Schröder, M, Schwick, C, Schwiening, J, Scott, WG, Settles, M, Shears, TG, Shen, BC, Shepherd-Themistocleous, CH, Sherwood, P, Siroli, GP, Skillman, A, Skuja, A, Smith, AM, Smith, TJ, Snow, GA, Sobie, R, Springer, RW, Sproston, M, Stahl, A, Stegmann, C, Stephens, K, Steuerer, J, Ströhmer, R, Strom, D, Takeda, H, Takeshita, T, Tarem, S, Tecchio, M, Teixeira-Dias, P, Tesch, N, Thomson, MA, Torrente-Lujan, E, Towers, S, Transtromer, G, Tresilian, NJ, Tsukamoto, T, Turner, MF, Van den plas, D, Van Kooten, R, VanDDalen, GJ, Vasseur, G, Wagner, A, Wagner, DL, Wahl, C, Ward, CP, Ward, DR, Watkins, PM, Watson, AT, Watson, NK, Weber, M, Weber, P, Wells, PS, Wermes, N, Whalley, MA, Wilkens, B, Wilson, GW, Wilson, JA, Winterer, VH, Wlodek, T, Wolf, G, Wotton, S, Wyatt, TR, Yaari, R, Yeaman, A, Yukutieli, G, Yurko, M, Zeuner, W & Zorn, GT 1993, 'A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours', Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 397-420. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560038

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Ros and S. Rossberg and Rossi, {A. M.} and M. Rosvick and P. Routenburg and K. Runge and O. Runolfsson and Rust, {D. R.} and M. Sasaki and C. Sbarra and Schaile, {A. D.} and O. Schaile and W. Schappert and F. Scharf and P. Scharff-Hansen and P. Schenk and B. Schmitt and {von der Schmitt}, H. and M. Schr{\"o}der and C. Schwick and J. Schwiening and Scott, {W. G.} and M. Settles and Shears, {T. G.} and Shen, {B. C.} and Shepherd-Themistocleous, {C. H.} and P. Sherwood and Siroli, {G. P.} and A. Skillman and A. Skuja and Smith, {A. M.} and Smith, {T. J.} and Snow, {G. A.} and R. Sobie and Springer, {R. W.} and M. Sproston and A. Stahl and C. Stegmann and K. Stephens and J. Steuerer and R. Str{\"o}hmer and D. Strom and H. Takeda and T. Takeshita and S. Tarem and M. Tecchio and P. Teixeira-Dias and N. Tesch and Thomson, {M. A.} and E. Torrente-Lujan and S. Towers and G. Transtromer and Tresilian, {N. J.} and T. Tsukamoto and Turner, {M. 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year = "1993",

month = sep,

doi = "10.1007/BF01560038",

language = "English",

volume = "60",

pages = "397--420",

journal = "European Physical Journal C",

issn = "1434-6044",

publisher = "Springer New York",

number = "3",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours

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AU - Alexander, G.

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AU - Anderson, K. J.

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AU - Hart, J.

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AU - Herten, G.

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AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hilse, T.

AU - Hinshaw, D. A.

AU - Hobbs, J. D.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Hochman, D.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Hughes-Jones, R. E.

AU - Humbert, R.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Ihssen, H.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Janissen, A. C.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeffreys, P. W.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Jones, M.

AU - Jones, R. W.L.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Jui, C.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - King, J.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Koetke, D. S.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kral, J. F.

AU - Kowalewski, R.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kroll, J.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lafoux, H.

AU - Lahmann, R.

AU - Lauber, J.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Leblanc, P.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lefebvre, E.

AU - Lehto, M. H.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Leroy, C.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Lorah, J. M.

AU - Lorazo, B.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Lou, X. C.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Luig, A.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Markus, C.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - Maur, U.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McNutt, J. R.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menszner, D.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Middleton, R. P.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Mildenberger, J.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mir, R.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Moisan, C.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, M.

AU - Müller, U.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nguyen, H. H.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Oram, C. J.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pansart, J. P.

AU - Panzer-Steindel, B.

AU - Paschievici, P.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Paz-Jaoshvili, N.

AU - Pearce, M. J.

AU - Pfister, P.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Pitman, D.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poffenberger, P.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Pritchard, T. W.

AU - Przysiezniak, H.

AU - Quast, G.

AU - Redmond, M. W.

AU - Rees, D. L.

AU - Richard, G. E.

AU - Rison, M.

AU - Robins, S. A.

AU - Robinson, D.

AU - Rollnik, A.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Ros, E.

AU - Rossberg, S.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rosvick, M.

AU - Routenburg, P.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Schappert, W.

AU - Scharf, F.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schenk, P.

AU - Schmitt, B.

AU - von der Schmitt, H.

AU - Schröder, M.

AU - Schwick, C.

AU - Schwiening, J.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Settles, M.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Skillman, A.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Smith, T. J.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Stegmann, C.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Steuerer, J.

AU - Ströhmer, R.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Takeda, H.

AU - Takeshita, T.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Tecchio, M.

AU - Teixeira-Dias, P.

AU - Tesch, N.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Torrente-Lujan, E.

AU - Towers, S.

AU - Transtromer, G.

AU - Tresilian, N. J.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Turner, M. F.

AU - Van den plas, D.

AU - Van Kooten, R.

AU - VanDDalen, G. J.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Wagner, D. L.

AU - Wahl, C.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Weber, M.

AU - Weber, P.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Whalley, M. A.

AU - Wilkens, B.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Winterer, V. H.

AU - Wlodek, T.

AU - Wolf, G.

AU - Wotton, S.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yaari, R.

AU - Yeaman, A.

AU - Yukutieli, G.

AU - Yurko, M.

AU - Zeuner, W.

AU - Zorn, G. T.

PY - 1993/9

Y1 - 1993/9

N2 - We report on a measurement of the ratio of the strong coupling constants {Mathematical expression} for various data samples with different quark flavour compositions obtained from e+e- annihilation at LEP. We select events with muons, electrons, and D*± mesons from charm and bottom decays, events with highly energetic Ks0 mesons originating predominantly from strange quarks, and events with highly energetic stable charged particles from a combination of up, down and strange quarks. From the jet production rates in these events we obtain from these samples the relative value of αs for the individual quark flavours as {Mathematical expression} with quadratically combined statistical and systematic errors. We also compare the αs values for quarks of diffrent weak isospin, charge and generation. No evidence for a dependence of αs on any of these quark properties is observed. Finally, combining all samples and determining the αsf/αsincl ratio for each flavour, we do not find any dependence of the strong coupling constant on flavour.

AB - We report on a measurement of the ratio of the strong coupling constants {Mathematical expression} for various data samples with different quark flavour compositions obtained from e+e- annihilation at LEP. We select events with muons, electrons, and D*± mesons from charm and bottom decays, events with highly energetic Ks0 mesons originating predominantly from strange quarks, and events with highly energetic stable charged particles from a combination of up, down and strange quarks. From the jet production rates in these events we obtain from these samples the relative value of αs for the individual quark flavours as {Mathematical expression} with quadratically combined statistical and systematic errors. We also compare the αs values for quarks of diffrent weak isospin, charge and generation. No evidence for a dependence of αs on any of these quark properties is observed. Finally, combining all samples and determining the αsf/αsincl ratio for each flavour, we do not find any dependence of the strong coupling constant on flavour.

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DO - 10.1007/BF01560038

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JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

SN - 1434-6044

IS - 3

ER -

A test of the flavour independence of the strong interaction for five flavours

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