The lifetime of the tau lepton has been measured by two independent methods using a silicon microvertex detector installed in the DELPHI detector. The signed impact parameter distribution of the one prong decays yielded a lifetime of ττ = 321 ± 36 (stat.) ± 16 (syst.) fs, while the decay length distribution of three prong decays gave the result ττ = 310 ± 31 (stat.) ± 9 (syst.) fs. The final value of the combined result was ττ = 314 ± 25 fs. The ratio of the Fermi coupling constant from tau decay relative to that from muon decay was found to be 0.95 ± 0.04, compatible with the hypothesis of lepton universality.
A measurement of the lifetime of the tau lepton / Delphi, Collaboration; Abreu, P.; Adam, W.; Canale, Vincenzo. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 267:(1991), pp. 422-430. [10.1016/0370-2693(91)90957-R]
A measurement of the lifetime of the tau lepton
CANALE, VINCENZO
1991
Abstract
The lifetime of the tau lepton has been measured by two independent methods using a silicon microvertex detector installed in the DELPHI detector. The signed impact parameter distribution of the one prong decays yielded a lifetime of ττ = 321 ± 36 (stat.) ± 16 (syst.) fs, while the decay length distribution of three prong decays gave the result ττ = 310 ± 31 (stat.) ± 9 (syst.) fs. The final value of the combined result was ττ = 314 ± 25 fs. The ratio of the Fermi coupling constant from tau decay relative to that from muon decay was found to be 0.95 ± 0.04, compatible with the hypothesis of lepton universality.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
