A MEASUREMENT OF THE TAU LIFETIME

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作者
ABREU, P
ADAM, W
ADYE, T
AGASI, E
ALEKSAN, R
ALEKSEEV, GD
ALGERI, A
ALLEN, P
ALMEHED, S
ALVSVAAG, SJ
AMALDI, U
ANASSONTZIS, EG
ANDREAZZA, A
ANTILOGUS, P
APEL, WD
APSIMON, RJ
ARNOUD, Y
ASMAN, B
AUGUSTIN, JE
AUGUSTINUS, A
BAILLON, P
BAMBADE, P
BARAO, F
BARATE, R
BARBIELLINI, G
BARDIN, DY
BARKER, GJ
BARONCELLI, A
BARRING, O
BARRIO, JA
BARTL, W
BATES, MJ
BATTAGLIA, M
BAUBILLIER, M
BECKS, KH
BEESTON, CJ
BEGALLI, M
BEILLIERE, P
BELOKOPYTOV, Y
BELTRAN, P
BENEDIC, D
BENVENUTI, AC
BERGGREN, M
BERTRAND, D
BIANCHI, F
BILENKY, MS
BILLOIR, P
BJARNE, J
BLOCH, D
BLYTH, S
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[1] UNIV PARIS 07, F-75252 PARIS 5, FRANCE
[2] INFN, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[3] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[4] UNIV INSTELLING ANTWERP, DEPT PHYS, B-2610 Antwerp, BELGIUM
[5] UNIV LJUBLJANA, DEPT PHYS, YU-61000 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
[6] UNIV ETAT MONS, FAC SCI, B-7000 MONS, BELGIUM
[7] INFN, I-16146 GENOA, ITALY
[8] UNIV UPPSALA, DEPT RADIAT SCI, S-75121 UPPSALA, SWEDEN
[9] UNIV PADUA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-35131 PADUA, ITALY
[10] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, AMES, IA 50011 USA
[11] UNIV WARSAW, PL-00681 WARSAW, POLAND
[12] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL, AMES LAB, AMES, IA 50011 USA
[13] NIKHEF H, 1009 DB AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[14] DAPNIA, DSM, CTR ETUD SACLAY, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[15] JOINT INST NUCL RES, MOSCOW 101000, RUSSIA
[16] VALENCIA CSIC, IFIC, E-46100 BURJASSOT, SPAIN
[17] UNIV VALENCIA, DFAMN, E-46100 BURJASSOT, SPAIN
[18] UNIV LUND, DEPT PHYS, S-22363 LUND, SWEDEN
[19] UNIV BERGEN, DEPT PHYS, N-5007 BERGEN, NORWAY
[20] UNIV ATHENS, PHYS LAB, GR-10680 ATHENS, GREECE
[21] INFN, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[22] UNIV LYON, IPNL, IN2P3, CNRS, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[23] UNIV PARIS 11, IN2P3, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, CNRS, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[24] UNIV GRENOBLE 1, INST SCI NUCL, F-38026 GRENOBLE, FRANCE
[25] INFN, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[26] UNIV OXFORD, NUCL PHYS LAB, OXFORD OX1 3RH, ENGLAND
[27] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, IST SUPER SANITA, I-00161 ROME, ITALY
[28] UNIV COMPLUTENSE, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN
[29] AUSTRIAN ACAD SCI, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, A-1050 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
[30] UNIV PARIS VI, LPNHE, F-75252 PARIS 05, FRANCE
[31] PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA, DEPT FIS, BR-22453 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
[32] PROTVINO HIGH ENERGY PHYS INST, PROTVINO 142284, RUSSIA
[33] NCSR DEMOKRITOS, INST NUCL PHYS, GR-15310 ATHENS, GREECE
[34] ULP, CTR RECH NUCL, IN2P3, CNRS, F-67037 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
[35] INFN, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[36] VUB, ULB, IIHE, B-1050 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[37] UNIV TURIN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS SPERIMENTALE, I-10125 TURIN, ITALY
[38] INFN, I-10125 TURIN, ITALY
[39] UNIV ROME 2, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[40] UNIV GENOA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-16146 GENOA, ITALY
[41] INFN, I-35131 PADUA, ITALY
[42] UNIV OSLO, DEPT PHYS, N-1000 OSLO 3, NORWAY
[43] UNIV SANTANDER, FAC CIENCIAS, E-39005 SANTANDER, SPAIN
[44] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN 0, DENMARK
[45] INST NUCL STUDIES, PL-00681 WARSAW, POLAND
[46] NATL TECH UNIV ATHENS, DEPT PHYS, GR-15773 ATHENS, GREECE
[47] UNIV AIX MARSEILLE 2, CPP, IN2P3, CNRS, F-13288 MARSEILLE 09, FRANCE
[48] INST NUCL PHYS, HIGH ENERGY PHYS LAB, PL-30055 KRAKOW 30, POLAND
[49] CHARLES UNIV, NUCL CTR MFF, CS-18000 PRAGUE 8, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
[50] UNIV UDINE, IST FIS, I-33100 UDINE, ITALY
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)90409-B
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The tau lepton lifetime is measured using four different methods with the DELPHI detector. Three measurements using one prong decays are combined, accounting for correlations, resulting in tau(tau) = 298 +/- 7 (stat.) +/- 4 (syst.) fs while the decay length distribution of three prong decays gives tau(tau) = 298 +/- 13 (stat.) +/- 5 (syst.) fs. The combined result is tau(tau) = 298 +/- 7 fs. The ratio of the Fermi coupling constant from tau decay relative to that from muon decay is found to be 0.985 +/- 0.013, compatible with lepton universality.
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