Search for τ-→γμ-: A test of lepton number conservation

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; S. Yang; 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; D. M. Coffman; P. S. Drell; R. Ehrlich; R. S. Galik; M. Garcia-Sciveres; B. Geiser; B. Gittelman; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; K. Honscheid; C. Jones; J. Kandaswamy; N. Katayama; P. C. Kim; D. L. Kreinick; G. S. Ludwig; J. Masui; J. Mevissen; N. B. Mistry; C. R. Ng; E. Nordberg; C. O'Grady; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; D. Riley; M. Sapper; M. Selen; H. Worden; M. Worris; F. Würthwein; P. Avery; A. Freyberger; J. Rodriguez; R. Stephens; J. Yelton; D. Cinabro; S. Henderson; K. Kinoshita; T. Liu; M. Saulnier; R. Wilson; H. Yamamoto; A. J. Sadoff; R. Ammar; S. Ball; P. Baringer; D. Coppage; N. Copty; R. Davis; N. Hancock; M. Kelly; N. Kwak; H. Lam; Y. Kubota; M. Lattery; J. K. Nelson; S. Patton; D. Perticone; R. Poling; V. Savinov; S. Schrenk; R. Wang; M. S. Alam; I. J. Kim; 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; 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; W. R. Ross; 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; M. Battle; J. Ernst; H. Kroha; S. Roberts; K. Sparks; E. H. Thorndike; C. H. Wang; S. Sanghera; T. Skwarnicki; R. Stroynowski; M. Artuso; M. Goldberg; N. Horwitz; R. Kennett; G. C. Moneti; F. Muheim; S. Playfer; Y. Rozen; P. Rubin; S. Stone; M. Thulasidas; W. M. Yao; G. Zhu; A. V. Barnes; J. Bartelt; S. E. Csorna; Z. Egyed; V. Jain; 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

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.138

Search for τ-→γμ-: A test of lepton number conservation

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, S. Yang, M. Daoudi, W. T. Ford, D. R. Johnson, K. Lingel, M. Lohner, P. Rankin, J. G. SmithJ. P. Alexander, C. Bebek, K. Berkelman, D. Besson, T. E. Browder, D. G. Cassel, D. M. Coffman, P. S. Drell, R. Ehrlich, R. S. Galik, M. Garcia-Sciveres, B. Geiser, B. Gittelman, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, K. Honscheid, C. Jones, J. Kandaswamy, N. Katayama, P. C. Kim, D. L. Kreinick, G. S. Ludwig, J. Masui, J. Mevissen, N. B. Mistry, C. R. Ng, E. Nordberg, C. O'Grady, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, D. Riley, M. Sapper, M. Selen, H. Worden, M. Worris, F. Würthwein, P. Avery, A. Freyberger, J. Rodriguez, R. Stephens, J. Yelton, D. Cinabro, S. Henderson, K. Kinoshita, T. Liu, M. Saulnier, R. Wilson, H. Yamamoto, A. J. Sadoff, R. Ammar, S. Ball, P. Baringer, D. Coppage, N. Copty, R. Davis, N. Hancock, M. Kelly, N. Kwak, H. Lam, Y. Kubota, M. Lattery, J. K. Nelson, S. Patton, D. Perticone, R. Poling, V. Savinov, S. Schrenk, R. Wang, M. S. Alam, I. J. Kim, 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, 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, W. R. Ross, 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, M. Battle, J. Ernst, H. Kroha, S. Roberts, K. Sparks, E. H. Thorndike, C. H. Wang, S. Sanghera, T. Skwarnicki, R. Stroynowski, M. Artuso, M. Goldberg, N. Horwitz, R. Kennett, G. C. Moneti, F. Muheim, S. Playfer, Y. Rozen, P. Rubin, S. Stone, M. Thulasidas, W. M. Yao, G. Zhu, A. V. Barnes, J. Bartelt, S. E. Csorna, Z. Egyed, V. Jain, 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

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A search for the lepton mumber violating decay of the τ lepton to the γμ final state has been performed with the CLEO II detector at the Cornell e+e- storage ring CESR. In a data sample that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.55 fb-1, we observe no candidates in the signal region. We thus determine an upper limit of B(τ-→γμ-)<4. 2×10-6 at 90% confidence level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-142
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	70
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.138
State	Published - 1993
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Bean, A., Gronberg, J., Kutschke, R., Menary, S., Morrison, R. J., Nelson, H., Richman, J., Tajima, H., Schmidt, D., Sperka, D., Witherell, M., Procario, M., Yang, S., Daoudi, M., Ford, W. T., Johnson, D. R., Lingel, K., Lohner, M., Rankin, P., ... Sivertz, M. (1993). Search for τ-→γμ-: A test of lepton number conservation. Physical Review Letters, 70(2), 138-142. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.138

Bean, A, Gronberg, J, Kutschke, R, Menary, S, Morrison, RJ, Nelson, H, Richman, J, Tajima, H, Schmidt, D, Sperka, D, Witherell, M, Procario, M, Yang, S, 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, Coffman, DM, Drell, PS, Ehrlich, R, Galik, RS, Garcia-Sciveres, M, Geiser, B, Gittelman, B, Gray, SW, Hartill, DL, Heltsley, BK, Honscheid, K, Jones, C, Kandaswamy, J, Katayama, N, Kim, PC, Kreinick, DL, Ludwig, GS, Masui, J, Mevissen, J, Mistry, NB, Ng, CR, Nordberg, E, O'Grady, C, Patterson, JR, Peterson, D, Riley, D, Sapper, M, Selen, M, Worden, H, Worris, M, Würthwein, F, Avery, P, Freyberger, A, Rodriguez, J, Stephens, R, Yelton, J, Cinabro, D, Henderson, S, Kinoshita, K, Liu, T, Saulnier, M, Wilson, R, Yamamoto, H, Sadoff, AJ, Ammar, R, Ball, S, Baringer, P, Coppage, D, Copty, N, Davis, R, Hancock, N, Kelly, M, Kwak, N, Lam, H, Kubota, Y, Lattery, M, Nelson, JK, Patton, S, Perticone, D, Poling, R, Savinov, V, Schrenk, S, Wang, R, Alam, MS, Kim, IJ, Nemati, B, O'Neill, JJ, Romero, V, Severini, H, Sun, CR, Wang, PN, Zoeller, MM, Crawford, G, Fulton, R, Gan, KK, 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, Ross, WR, 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, Battle, M, Ernst, J, Kroha, H, Roberts, S, Sparks, K, Thorndike, EH, Wang, CH, Sanghera, S, Skwarnicki, T, Stroynowski, R, Artuso, M, Goldberg, M, Horwitz, N, Kennett, R, Moneti, GC, Muheim, F, Playfer, S, Rozen, Y, Rubin, P, Stone, S, Thulasidas, M, Yao, WM, Zhu, G, Barnes, AV, Bartelt, J, Csorna, SE, Egyed, Z, Jain, V, 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 1993, 'Search for τ-→γμ-: A test of lepton number conservation', Physical Review Letters, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 138-142. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.138

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