Simultaneous determinations of τ polarisation and vτ, helicity using the decay τ → a1vτ

A method is presented to extract tau polarisation Pτ and tau neutrino helicity γVA simultaneously using τ leptons produced at the Z⁰ which decay into a1 and vτ. It provides better sensitivity than independent fits to Pτ or γVA separately and in fact can be shown to be optimal. Estimates of sensitivi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Dova, María Teresa, Lacentre, Pablo E., Swain, J. D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/77888
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/77888
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
tau polarisation
tau neutrino helicity γVA
τ leptons
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Sumario:A method is presented to extract tau polarisation Pτ and tau neutrino helicity γVA simultaneously using τ leptons produced at the Z⁰ which decay into a1 and vτ. It provides better sensitivity than independent fits to Pτ or γVA separately and in fact can be shown to be optimal. Estimates of sensitivity from Monte Carlo studies and comments regarding the use of the technique in experiments are also presented. We also discuss how results of tau polarisation determinations using other decay modes may be included.