MEASUREMENT OF THE POLARIZATION OF TAU LEPTONS PRODUCED IN Z-DECAYS

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DECAMP, D [1 ]
DESCHIZEAUX, B
GOY, C
LEES, JP
MINARD, MN
ALEMANY, R
CRESPO, JM
DELFINO, M
FERNANDEZ, E
GAITAN, V
GARRIDO, L
MIR, LM
PACHECO, A
CATANESI, MG
CREANZA, D
DE PALMA, M
FARILLA, A
IASELLI, G
MAGGI, G
MAGGI, M
NATALI, S
NUZZO, S
QUATTROMINI, M
RANIERI, A
RASO, G
ROMANO, F
RUGGIERI, F
SELVAGGI, G
SILVESTRIS, L
TEMPESTA, P
ZITO, G
GAO, Y
HU, H
HUANG, D
HUANG, X
LIN, J
LOU, J
QIAO, C
RUAN, T
WANG, T
XIE, Y
XU, D
XU, R
ZHANG, J
ZHAO, W
ATWOOD, WB
BAUERDICK, LAT
BIRD, F
BLUCHER, E
BONVICINI, G
机构
[1] CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS PARTICULES LAP, F-74019 ANNECY LE VIEUX, FRANCE
[2] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, LAB FIS ALTA ENERGIES, E-08193 BELLATERRA, BARCELONA, SPAIN
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[4] UNIV BARI, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[5] ACAD SINICA, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[6] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[7] UNIV BLAISE PASCAL, LAB PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE, F-63177 AUBIERE, FRANCE
[8] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[9] NUCL RES CTR DEMOKRITOS NRCD, ATHENS, GREECE
[10] ECOLE POLYTECH, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[11] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, ENGLAND
[12] UNIV FIRENZE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[13] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ FIRENZE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[14] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[15] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[16] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LAB NAZL LNF, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[17] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, LANARK, SCOTLAND
[18] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, D-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[19] IMPERIAL COLL, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[20] UNIV INNSBRUCK, INST EXPT PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[21] UNIV LANCASTER, DEPT PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[22] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, D-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY
[23] CNRS, IN2P3, FAC SCI LUMINY, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[24] WERNER HEISENBERG INST PHYS, MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, D-8000 MUNICH, GERMANY
[25] UNIV PARIS SUD, CNRS, IN2P3, LAB ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[26] UNIV PISA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, INFN, SEZ PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[27] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[28] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT PHYS, SURREY TW20 0EX, ENGLAND
[29] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, PARTICLE PHYS DEPT, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[30] CEN SACLAY, DEPT PHYS PARTICULES ELEMENTAIRES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[31] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, ENGLAND
[32] UNIV SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, D-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[33] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[34] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[35] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
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10.1016/0370-2693(91)90079-6
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The polarization of tau-leptons produced in the reaction e+e- --> tau+tau- at the Z resonance has been measured using the tau-decay modes e-nu-e-nu-tau, mu-nu-mu-nu-tau, pi-nu-tau, rho-nu-tau, and a1-nu-tau. The mean value obtained is P-tau = -0.152 +/- 0.045, indicating that parity is violated in the neutral current process e+e- --> tau+tau-. The result corresponds to a ratio of the neutral current vector and axial vector coupling constants of the tau-lepton g(V-tau)(M(Z)2)/g(A-tau)(M(Z)2) = 0.076 +/- 0.023 and a value of the electroweak mixing parameter sin2 theta-W(M(Z)2) = 0.2302 +/- 0.0058.
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