τ\tau Production and Decay With the Cello Detector at {PETRA}

Collaboration
Feb, 1989

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The reaction e + e − → τ + τ − has been studied at centre of mass energies between 14.0 and 46.8 GeV with the CELLO detector at the PETRA e + e − collider. We present results for the cross section σ τ and the charge asymmetry A τ . The results are in good agreement with the standard model. We have also measured the topological decay rates BR 1 , BR 3 and BR 5 for the inclusive decay of the τ lepton into one, three and five charge particles. The results confirm and improve earlier CELLO measurements at other energies. We find for the combined values at all energies BR 1 = (84.9 ± 0.4 ± 0.3)%, BR 3 = (15.0 ± 0.4 ± 0.3)% and BR 5 = (0.16 ± 0.13 ± 0.04)%.
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: COLLIDING BEAMS
  • COLLIDING BEAMS: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: ANNIHILATION
  • ANNIHILATION: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • TAU: ELECTROPRODUCTION
  • ELECTROPRODUCTION: TAU
  • TAU: PAIR PRODUCTION
  • PAIR PRODUCTION: TAU
  • TAU: SEMILEPTONIC DECAY
  • SEMILEPTONIC DECAY: TAU