I have posted my thesis entitled "Measurement of $b\bar b$ Rapidity
Correlations in $p\bar p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8$ TeV.  The abstract
follows:

"I report the first measurement of $\bb$ rapidity correlations in $p\bar p$
collisions at $\tev$.  Events are selected with a high transverse momentum
muon correlated with a jet, and a second jet associated with a 
secondary decay vertex.  The $\bb$ fraction is determined by 
fitting  the muon momentum transverse to the muon-jet axis and the transverse
decay length of the secondary vertex.  The ratio of forward
to central $\bb$ production is measured to be 
$0.361 \pm 0.033\,({\rm stat})^{+0.015}_{-0.031}\,({\rm syst})$, in good
agreement with the next-to-leading order QCD prediction using the 
$\mrsap$ parton distribution set, $0.338^{+0.014}_{-0.097}$."

Jim Olsen


Posted to /cdf/pub/thesis/cdf4736_thesis.ps
    http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/thesis/cdf4736_thesis.ps

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