Measurement of the tau(-)->e(-)(nu)over-bar(e)nu(tau) branching ratio

被引:13
作者
Alexander, G
Allison, J
Altekamp, N
Ametewee, K
Anderson, KJ
Anderson, S
Arcelli, S
Asai, S
Axen, D
Azuelos, G
Ball, AH
Barberio, E
Barlow, RJ
Bartoldus, R
Batley, JR
Beaudoin, G
Bechtluft, J
Beck, GA
Beeston, C
Behnke, T
Bell, AN
Bell, KW
Bella, G
Bentvelsen, S
Berlich, P
Bethke, S
Biebel, O
Bloodworth, IJ
Bloomer, JE
Bock, P
Bosch, HM
Boutemeur, M
Bouwens, BT
Braibant, S
BrightThomas, P
Brown, RM
Burckhart, HJ
Burgard, C
Burgin, R
Capiluppi, P
Carnegie, RK
Carter, AA
Carter, JR
Chang, CY
Charlesworth, C
Charlton, DG
Chrisman, D
Chu, SL
Clarke, PEL
Clowes, SG
机构
[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, SCH PHYS & SPACE RES, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[4] UNIV BONN, INST PHYS, D-53115 BONN, GERMANY
[5] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE, DEPT PHYS, RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA
[6] CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
[7] CARLETON UNIV, OTTAWA CARLETON INST PHYS, DEPT PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[8] CARLETON UNIV, CTR RES PARTICLE PHYS, OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B6, CANADA
[9] CERN, EUROPEAN ORG PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[10] UNIV CHICAGO, ENRICO FERMI INST, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[11] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT PHYS, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[12] UNIV FREIBURG, FAK PHYS, D-79104 FREIBURG, GERMANY
[13] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST PHYS, D-69120 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[14] INDIANA UNIV, DEPT PHYS, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405 USA
[15] UNIV LONDON, QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL, LONDON E1 4NS, ENGLAND
[16] TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[17] UCL, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV MANCHESTER, SCHUSTER LAB, DEPT PHYS, MANCHESTER M13 9PL, LANCS, ENGLAND
[19] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
[20] UNIV MONTREAL, PHYS NUCL LAB, MONTREAL, PQ H3C 3J7, CANADA
[21] UNIV OREGON, DEPT PHYS, EUGENE, OR 97403 USA
[22] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[23] CENS, SPP, DAPNIA, CEA, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[24] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, IL-32000 HAIFA, ISRAEL
[25] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[26] INT CTR ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[27] KOBE UNIV, KOBE 657, JAPAN
[28] BRUNEL UNIV, UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH, MIDDX, ENGLAND
[29] WEIZMANN INST SCI, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, IL-76100 REHOVOT, ISRAEL
[30] UNIV HAMBURG, DESY, INST EXPTL PHYS 2, D-22607 HAMBURG, GERMANY
[31] UNIV VICTORIA, DEPT PHYS, VICTORIA, BC V8W 3P6, CANADA
[32] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PHYS, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 1Z1, CANADA
[33] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT PHYS, EDMONTON, AB T6G 2J1, CANADA
[34] DUKE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, DURHAM, NC 27708 USA
[35] RES INST PARTICLE & NUCL PHYS, H-1525 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
[36] INST NUCL RES, H-4001 DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
[37] TRIUMF, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 2A3, CANADA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(95)01600-7
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The branching ratio of the tau(-) --> e(-)v(e)(-)V(tau) decay mode has been measured with the OPAL detector to be (17.78 +/- 0.10 +/-0.09)% where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. The branching ratio, together with other measurements, has been used to test e - mu and mu - tau universality in the charged current weak interaction.
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页码:163 / 172
页数:10
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