A new determination of the QED coupling alpha(M_Z^2) lets the Higgs off the hook

Details A new determination of the QED coupling alpha(M_Z^2) lets the Higgs off the hook A new determination of the QED coupling alpha(M_Z^2) lets the Higgs off the hook

2000-08-09

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0008078v2

Phys.Lett. B492 (2000) 69-73

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

LaTeX, 9 pages, 2 eps figures. Version to be published in Phys. Lett. B. Wording improved. Results unchanged

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01083-2

We use the available data on e+ e- -> hadrons to determine the value of the QED coupling at the Z pole. The inclusion of recent preliminary BES-II data in the analysis is found to reduce the ambiguity in the determination of the coupling, particularly that arising from the use of either exclusive or inclusive data in the energy region \sqrt{s} < 2 GeV, in favour of a larger value of \alpha(M_Z^2)^{-1} = 128.978 +/- 0.027. As a consequence the predicted value of the mass of the (Standard Model) Higgs boson is increased, so that the preferred value is just above the LEP2 bound.

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