A measurement of the tau lepton lifetime

M. Battle; J. Ernst; H. Kroha; S. Roberts; K. Sparks; E. H. Thorndike; C. H. Wang; R. Stroynowski; M. Artuso; M. Goldberg; N. Horwitz; R. Kennett; G. C. Moneti; F. Muheim; S. Playfer; Y. Rozen; P. Rubin; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; M. Thulasidas; W. M. Yao; G. Zhu; A. V. Bernes; J. Bartelt; S. E. Csorna; Z. Egyed; V. Jain; T. Letson; M. D. Mestayer; P. Sheldon; D. S. Akerib; B. Barish; M. Chadha; D. F. Cowen; G. Eigen; J. S. Miller; J. Urheim; A. J. Weinstein; D. Acosta; G. Masek; B. Ong; H. Paar; M. Sivertz; A. Bean; J. Gronberg; R. Kutschke; S. Menary; R. J. Morrison; H. Nelson; J. Richman; H. Tajima; D. Schmidt; D. Sperka; M. Witherell; M. Procario; M. Daoudi; W. T. Ford; D. R. Johnson; K. Lingel; M. Lohner; P. Rankin; J. G. Smith; J. P. Alexander; C. Bebek; K. Berkelman; D. Besson; T. E. Browder; D. G. Cassel; E. Cheu; D. M. Coffman; P. S. Drell; R. Ehrlich; R. S. Galik; M. Garcia-Sciveres; B. Geiser; B. Gittelman; S. W. Gray; A. M. Halling; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; K. Honscheid; C. Jones; J. Kandaswamy; N. Katayama; P. C. Kim; D. L. Kreinick; J. D. Lewis; G. S. Ludwig; J. Masui; J. Mevissen; N. B. Mistry; S. Nandi; C. R. Ng; E. Nordberg; C. O'Grady; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; M. Pisharody; D. Riley; M. Sapper; M. Selen; A. Silverman; H. Worden; M. Worris; F. Würthwein; P. Avery; A. Freyberger; J. Rodriguez; R. Stephens; J. Yelton; D. Cinabro; S. Henderson; K. Kinoshita; T. Liu; F. M. Pipkin; M. Saulnier; R. Wilson; J. Wolinski; D. Xiao; H. Yamamoto; A. J. Sadoff; R. Ammar; S. Ball; P. Baringer; D. Coppage; N. Copty; R. Davis; P. Haas; N. Hancock; M. Kelly; N. Kwak; H. Lam; S. Ro; Y. Kubota; M. Lattery; J. K. Nelson; D. Perticone; R. Poling; S. Schrenk; R. Wang; M. S. Alam; I. J. Kim; W. C. Li; B. Nemati; J. J. O'Neill; V. Romero; H. Severini; C. R. Sun; P. N. Wang; M. M. Zoeller; G. Crawford; R. Fulton; K. K. Gan; T. Jensen; H. Kagan; R. Kass; J. Lee; R. Malchow; F. Morrow; M. Sung; C. White; J. Whitmore; P. Wilson; F. Butler; X. Fu; G. Kalbfleisch; M. Lambrecht; P. Skubic; J. Snow; P. L. Wang; D. Bortoletto; D. N. Brown; J. Dominick; R. L. McIlwain; T. Miao; D. H. Miller; M. Modesitt; S. F. Schaffner; E. I. Shibata; I. P.J. Shipsey

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(92)91409-3

A measurement of the tau lepton lifetime

M. Battle, J. Ernst, H. Kroha, S. Roberts, K. Sparks, E. H. Thorndike, C. H. Wang, R. Stroynowski, M. Artuso, M. Goldberg, N. Horwitz, R. Kennett, G. C. Moneti, F. Muheim, S. Playfer, Y. Rozen, P. Rubin, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, M. ThulasidasW. M. Yao, G. Zhu, A. V. Bernes, J. Bartelt, S. E. Csorna, Z. Egyed, V. Jain, T. Letson, M. D. Mestayer, P. Sheldon, D. S. Akerib, B. Barish, M. Chadha, D. F. Cowen, G. Eigen, J. S. Miller, J. Urheim, A. J. Weinstein, D. Acosta, G. Masek, B. Ong, H. Paar, M. Sivertz, A. Bean, J. Gronberg, R. Kutschke, S. Menary, R. J. Morrison, H. Nelson, J. Richman, H. Tajima, D. Schmidt, D. Sperka, M. Witherell, M. Procario, M. Daoudi, W. T. Ford, D. R. Johnson, K. Lingel, M. Lohner, P. Rankin, J. G. Smith, J. P. Alexander, C. Bebek, K. Berkelman, D. Besson, T. E. Browder, D. G. Cassel, E. Cheu, D. M. Coffman, P. S. Drell, R. Ehrlich, R. S. Galik, M. Garcia-Sciveres, B. Geiser, B. Gittelman, S. W. Gray, A. M. Halling, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, K. Honscheid, C. Jones, J. Kandaswamy, N. Katayama, P. C. Kim, D. L. Kreinick, J. D. Lewis, G. S. Ludwig, J. Masui, J. Mevissen, N. B. Mistry, S. Nandi, C. R. Ng, E. Nordberg, C. O'Grady, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, M. Pisharody, D. Riley, M. Sapper, M. Selen, A. Silverman, H. Worden, M. Worris, F. Würthwein, P. Avery, A. Freyberger, J. Rodriguez, R. Stephens, J. Yelton, D. Cinabro, S. Henderson, K. Kinoshita, T. Liu, F. M. Pipkin, M. Saulnier, R. Wilson, J. Wolinski, D. Xiao, H. Yamamoto, A. J. Sadoff, R. Ammar, S. Ball, P. Baringer, D. Coppage, N. Copty, R. Davis, P. Haas, N. Hancock, M. Kelly, N. Kwak, H. Lam, S. Ro, Y. Kubota, M. Lattery, J. K. Nelson, D. Perticone, R. Poling, S. Schrenk, R. Wang, M. S. Alam, I. J. Kim, W. C. Li, B. Nemati, J. J. O'Neill, V. Romero, H. Severini, C. R. Sun, P. N. Wang, M. M. Zoeller, G. Crawford, R. Fulton, K. K. Gan, T. Jensen, H. Kagan, R. Kass, J. Lee, R. Malchow, F. Morrow, M. Sung, C. White, J. Whitmore, P. Wilson, F. Butler, X. Fu, G. Kalbfleisch, M. Lambrecht, P. Skubic, J. Snow, P. L. Wang, D. Bortoletto, D. N. Brown, J. Dominick, R. L. McIlwain, T. Miao, D. H. Miller, M. Modesitt, S. F. Schaffner, E. I. Shibata, I. P.J. Shipsey

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Using τ⁺τ^- pairs in which one τ decays to leptons and the other decays to 3 charged particles we present a high statistics measurement of the τ lepton lifetime. The data used in this analysis were collected with the CLEO detector at CESR and consist of an integrated luminosity of 429 pb^-1 taken at, above, and below the Υ{hooked} (4S). We use the vertex displacements of the 3 charged tracks to determine the τ lifetime and measure it to be (3.04 ± 0.14 ± 0.07) × 10^-13s.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	488-495
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	291
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(92)91409-3
State	Published - Oct 1 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Battle, M., Ernst, J., Kroha, H., Roberts, S., Sparks, K., Thorndike, E. H., Wang, C. H., Stroynowski, R., Artuso, M., Goldberg, M., Horwitz, N., Kennett, R., Moneti, G. C., Muheim, F., Playfer, S., Rozen, Y., Rubin, P., Skwarnicki, T., Stone, S., ... Shipsey, I. P. J. (1992). A measurement of the tau lepton lifetime. Physics Letters B, 291(4), 488-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(92)91409-3

Battle, M, Ernst, J, Kroha, H, Roberts, S, Sparks, K, Thorndike, EH, Wang, CH, Stroynowski, R, Artuso, M, Goldberg, M, Horwitz, N, Kennett, R, Moneti, GC, Muheim, F, Playfer, S, Rozen, Y, Rubin, P, Skwarnicki, T, Stone, S, Thulasidas, M, Yao, WM, Zhu, G, Bernes, AV, Bartelt, J, Csorna, SE, Egyed, Z, Jain, V, Letson, T, Mestayer, MD, Sheldon, P, Akerib, DS, Barish, B, Chadha, M, Cowen, DF, Eigen, G, Miller, JS, Urheim, J, Weinstein, AJ, Acosta, D, Masek, G, Ong, B, Paar, H, Sivertz, M, Bean, A, Gronberg, J, Kutschke, R, Menary, S, Morrison, RJ, Nelson, H, Richman, J, Tajima, H, Schmidt, D, Sperka, D, Witherell, M, Procario, M, Daoudi, M, Ford, WT, Johnson, DR, Lingel, K, Lohner, M, Rankin, P, Smith, JG, Alexander, JP, Bebek, C, Berkelman, K, Besson, D, Browder, TE, Cassel, DG, Cheu, E, Coffman, DM, Drell, PS, Ehrlich, R, Galik, RS, Garcia-Sciveres, M, Geiser, B, Gittelman, B, Gray, SW, Halling, AM, Hartill, DL, Heltsley, BK, Honscheid, K, Jones, C, Kandaswamy, J, Katayama, N, Kim, PC, Kreinick, DL, Lewis, JD, Ludwig, GS, Masui, J, Mevissen, J, Mistry, NB, Nandi, S, Ng, CR, Nordberg, E, O'Grady, C, Patterson, JR, Peterson, D, Pisharody, M, Riley, D, Sapper, M, Selen, M, Silverman, A, Worden, H, Worris, M, Würthwein, F, Avery, P, Freyberger, A, Rodriguez, J, Stephens, R, Yelton, J, Cinabro, D, Henderson, S, Kinoshita, K, Liu, T, Pipkin, FM, Saulnier, M, Wilson, R, Wolinski, J, Xiao, D, Yamamoto, H, Sadoff, AJ, Ammar, R, Ball, S, Baringer, P, Coppage, D, Copty, N, Davis, R, Haas, P, Hancock, N, Kelly, M, Kwak, N, Lam, H, Ro, S, Kubota, Y, Lattery, M, Nelson, JK, Perticone, D, Poling, R, Schrenk, S, Wang, R, Alam, MS, Kim, IJ, Li, WC, Nemati, B, O'Neill, JJ, Romero, V, Severini, H, Sun, CR, Wang, PN, Zoeller, MM, Crawford, G, Fulton, R, Gan, KK, Jensen, T, Kagan, H, Kass, R, Lee, J, Malchow, R, Morrow, F, Sung, M, White, C, Whitmore, J, Wilson, P, Butler, F, Fu, X, Kalbfleisch, G, Lambrecht, M, Skubic, P, Snow, J, Wang, PL, Bortoletto, D, Brown, DN, Dominick, J, McIlwain, RL, Miao, T, Miller, DH, Modesitt, M, Schaffner, SF, Shibata, EI & Shipsey, IPJ 1992, 'A measurement of the tau lepton lifetime', Physics Letters B, vol. 291, no. 4, pp. 488-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(92)91409-3

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AU - Wang, C. H.

AU - Stroynowski, R.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Goldberg, M.

AU - Horwitz, N.

AU - Kennett, R.

AU - Moneti, G. C.

AU - Muheim, F.

AU - Playfer, S.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Rubin, P.

AU - Skwarnicki, T.

AU - Stone, S.

AU - Thulasidas, M.

AU - Yao, W. M.

AU - Zhu, G.

AU - Bernes, A. V.

AU - Bartelt, J.

AU - Csorna, S. E.

AU - Egyed, Z.

AU - Jain, V.

AU - Letson, T.

AU - Mestayer, M. D.

AU - Sheldon, P.

AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Barish, B.

AU - Chadha, M.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Eigen, G.

AU - Miller, J. S.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Weinstein, A. J.

AU - Acosta, D.

AU - Masek, G.

AU - Ong, B.

AU - Paar, H.

AU - Sivertz, M.

AU - Bean, A.

AU - Gronberg, J.

AU - Kutschke, R.

AU - Menary, S.

AU - Morrison, R. J.

AU - Nelson, H.

AU - Richman, J.

AU - Tajima, H.

AU - Schmidt, D.

AU - Sperka, D.

AU - Witherell, M.

AU - Procario, M.

AU - Daoudi, M.

AU - Ford, W. T.

AU - Johnson, D. R.

AU - Lingel, K.

AU - Lohner, M.

AU - Rankin, P.

AU - Smith, J. G.

AU - Alexander, J. P.

AU - Bebek, C.

AU - Berkelman, K.

AU - Besson, D.

AU - Browder, T. E.

AU - Cassel, D. G.

AU - Cheu, E.

AU - Coffman, D. M.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Galik, R. S.

AU - Garcia-Sciveres, M.

AU - Geiser, B.

AU - Gittelman, B.

AU - Gray, S. W.

AU - Halling, A. M.

AU - Hartill, D. L.

AU - Heltsley, B. K.

AU - Honscheid, K.

AU - Jones, C.

AU - Kandaswamy, J.

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AU - Kim, P. C.

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AU - Sapper, M.

AU - Selen, M.

AU - Silverman, A.

AU - Worden, H.

AU - Worris, M.

AU - Würthwein, F.

AU - Avery, P.

AU - Freyberger, A.

AU - Rodriguez, J.

AU - Stephens, R.

AU - Yelton, J.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Henderson, S.

AU - Kinoshita, K.

AU - Liu, T.

AU - Pipkin, F. M.

AU - Saulnier, M.

AU - Wilson, R.

AU - Wolinski, J.

AU - Xiao, D.

AU - Yamamoto, H.

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AU - Ball, S.

AU - Baringer, P.

AU - Coppage, D.

AU - Copty, N.

AU - Davis, R.

AU - Haas, P.

AU - Hancock, N.

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AU - Ro, S.

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AU - Kim, I. J.

AU - Li, W. C.

AU - Nemati, B.

AU - O'Neill, J. J.

AU - Romero, V.

AU - Severini, H.

AU - Sun, C. R.

AU - Wang, P. N.

AU - Zoeller, M. M.

AU - Crawford, G.

AU - Fulton, R.

AU - Gan, K. K.

AU - Jensen, T.

AU - Kagan, H.

AU - Kass, R.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Malchow, R.

AU - Morrow, F.

AU - Sung, M.

AU - White, C.

AU - Whitmore, J.

AU - Wilson, P.

AU - Butler, F.

AU - Fu, X.

AU - Kalbfleisch, G.

AU - Lambrecht, M.

AU - Skubic, P.

AU - Snow, J.

AU - Wang, P. L.

AU - Bortoletto, D.

AU - Brown, D. N.

AU - Dominick, J.

AU - McIlwain, R. L.

AU - Miao, T.

AU - Miller, D. H.

AU - Modesitt, M.

AU - Schaffner, S. F.

AU - Shibata, E. I.

AU - Shipsey, I. P.J.

N1 - Funding Information: We gratefullya cknowledgteh e effort of the CESR staff in providingu s with excellenltu minositya nd runningc onditionsJ.. P.A. and P.S.D. thank the PY 1 programo f the NSF, K.H. thankst heA lexandeyr on Humboldt Stiftung, G.E. thanks the Heisenberg FoundationK,. K.G. thankst heOJI programo f DOE and the SSC Fellowshipp rogramo f TNRLC, and R.P, and P.R. thank the A.P. Sloan Foundationfo r support. This work was supportedb y the National Science Foundationa ndthe US Departmenotf Energy.

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Y1 - 1992/10/1

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