Measurement of the average lifeetime of B hadrons at SLD
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The authors present preliminary measurements of the average B hadron lifetime using a sample of 50,000 Z{sup 0} events collected by SLD at the SLC in 1993. Their first technique uses the impact parameter of tracks in jets opposite tagged b jets. They obtain {tau}{sub B}({delta}) = 1.617 {+-} 0.048 {+-} 0.086 ps, and {tau}{sub B}({Sigma}{delta}) = 1.627 {+-} 0.054 {+-} 0.132 ps from single and summed impact parameter distributions. The second technique uses inclusive vertices reconstructed in three dimensions. From the decay length distribution, they extract {tau}{sub B} = 1.577 {+-} 0.032 {+-} 0.046 ps.
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