Measurement of exclusive one-prong and inclusive three-prong branching ratios of the τ lepton

Using the ARGUS detector at thee ⁺ e ^– storage ring DORIS II at DESY, a study ofB ⁰ oscillations has been performed using three different techniques. Besides the standard dilepton method, charge correlations betweenD ^* mesons and one or two leptons have also been investigated. The mixing parameterr is determined to be (20.6±7.0)%.Supported by the German Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie, under contract number 054DO51P     

The physics of the τ lepton

A comprehensive review of the status of τ-lepton physics is presented. We include the knowledge on the properties of the tau, the decay branching fractions and tests of the standard model. Discussions of possible puzzles and an indication of the future possibilities in this field are a lso presented.     

Precise Measurement of τ Mass

Pairs of τ lepton produced near the threshould have been studied in eμ,ee,eπ,μμ,μπ,ππ final states with the data taken by BES detector at BEPC collider in 1992.The obtained τ mass is MeV by fitting data with likelihood method.     

The Implications of the New Measurement of τ Lepton Mass

We discuss the physical implications for the new measurement of τ lepton mass.The Value of τ lifetime is predictcd.     

Measurement of J/ψ leptonic width with the KEDR detector

We report a new precise determination of the leptonic widths of the J/psi meson performed with the KEDR detector at the VEPP-4M e+e-collider.The measured values of the J/psi parameters are: Гee×Гee/Г =0.3323±0.0064(stat.)±0.0048(syst.)keV,Гee×Гμμ/Г = 0.3318±0.0052(stat.)Г0.0063(syst.)keV.Assuming eμ universality and using the table value of the branching ratios the leptonic Г11 = 5.59±0.12 keV width and the total Г = 94.1±2.7 keV widths were obtained.We also discuss in detail a method to calculate radiative corrections at a narrow resonance.     

Measurement of J/ψ leptonic width with the KEDR detector

We report a new precise determination of the leptonic widths of the J/psi meson performed with the KEDR detector at the VEPP-4M e^＋e^- collider. The measured values of the J/psi parameters are： Гee×Гee/P = 0.3323±0.0064 （stat.）±0.0048 （syst.） keV,Гee×Гμμ/Г = 0.3318±0.0052 （stat.） ±0.0063 （syst.） keY. Assuming eμ universality and using the table value of the branching ratios the leptonic Г11 = 5.59 ± 0.12 keV width and the total Г = 94.1±2.7 keV widths were obtained. We also discuss in detail a method to calculate radiative corrections at a narrow resonance.     

Azimuthal distributions in radiative decay of a polarized τ lepton

We investigate various distributions over emitted photon angles, especially over the azimuthal angle, in the one-meson radiative decay of the polarized τ lepton, τ^– → π^–γν_τ. In connection with this, the photon phase space is discussed in more detail because it is nontrivial in the case of a polarized τ lepton. The decay matrix element contains both the inner bremsstrahlung and the resonance (structural) contributions. The azimuthal dependence of some observables are calculated. They are the asymmetry of the differential decay width caused by the τ-lepton polarization, the Stokes parameters of the emitted photon itself, and the correlation parameters describing the influence of τ-lepton polarization on the photon Stokes parameters. A numerical estimation is done in the τ-lepton rest frame for an arbitrary direction of the τ-lepton polarization 3-vector. The vector and axial-vector form factors describing the structure-dependent part of the decay amplitude are determined using the chiral effective theory with resonances (RχT). It is found that the features of the azimuthal distributions allows separating various terms in the spin-dependent contribution. The so-called up–down and right–left asymmetries are also calculated.     

Measurement of Michel Parameter in τ Decay

We have analysed the e⁺e^－ collision data collected with Beijing Spectrometer at the center-of-mass energy 4.03 GeV and selected e⁺e^－→τ^±τ⁺→e^±X⁺v's events, X^± required as μ^±、π^± and ρ^±. From fitting electron energy spectrum in τ→ev's decay, the measurement value of Michel parameter is given as ρ_τ→e=0.705, this result is in good agreement with the prediction of standrd Model.     

The τ lepton as a laboratory for quantum chromodynamics

Decays of the τ lepton provide a clean environment to study hadron dynamics in an energy regime dominated by resonances. Inclusive spectral functions are the basis for quantum chromodynamics (QCD) analyses, providing a most accurate determination of the strong coupling constant and quantitative information on nonperturbative contributions. The τ vector spectral function is used together with e⁺e⁻ data in order to compute vacuum polarization integrals arising in the calculations of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and the running of the electromagnetic coupling constant. To cite this article: M. Davier, A. Höcker, C. R. Physique 3 (2002) 1223–1233.     

Measurement of the Dalitz-decay branching ratio of the π<Superscript>0</Superscript>

The ratio is measured by comparing the production rates of the π⁰ in the two decay channels. The analysis is based on approximately four million hadronic decays of the Z boson recorded by the ALEPH detector in the years 1991 to 1995. The value of is determined to be . A recalculation of the Particle Data Group world average gives rise to a slightly improved error, and moves the world average closer to the theoretical value.     

Determination of α-decay branching ratios for 178, 179Hg

The neutron-deficient nuclides ^{182, 183}Pb were produced at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyv?skyl? by bombarding a ¹⁰⁷Ag target with ⁷⁸Kr ions. The nuclei of interest were separated using the RITU gas-filled separator and their radioactive decays investigated using the GREAT spectrometer. Correlating the $ \alpha$ decays of these Pb isotopes with those of their respective Hg daughters allowed $ \alpha$ -decay branching ratios of $\ensuremath b_\alpha($ ^178Hg) = 89(4)% and $\ensuremath b_\alpha($ ^179Hg) = 75(4)% to be deduced.     

Effective field theory approach to lepton number violating τ decays

We continue our endeavor to investigate lepton number violating(LNV) processes at low energies in the framework of effective field theory(EFT).In this work we study the LNV tau decays τ~+→l~-P_i~+P_j~+,where l=e,μand P_(i,j)~+denote the lowest-lying charged pseudoscalars π~+,K~+.We analyze the dominant contributions in a series of EFTs from high to low energy scales,namely the standard model EFT(SMEFT),the low-energy EFT(LEFT),and the chiral perturbation theory(χPT).The decay branching ratios are expressed in terms of the Wilson coefficients of dimension-five and-seven operators in SMEFT and the hadronic low-energy constants.These Wilson coefficients involve the first and second generations of quarks and all generations of leptons;thus,they cannot be explored in low-energy processes such as nuclear neutrinoless double beta decay or LNV kaon decays.Unfortunately,the current experimental upper bounds on the branching ratios are too weak to set useful constraints on these coefficients.Alternatively,if we assume the new physics scale is larger than 1 TeV,the branching ratios are well below the current experimental bounds.We also estimate the hadronic uncertainties incurred in applying χPT to τ decays by computing one-loop chiral logarithms and attempt to improve the convergence of chiral perturbation by employing dispersion relations in the short-distance part of the decay amplitudes.     

Measurement of the ω, ρ → π0 e + e − branching fractions

The e ⁺ e ^? → ω, ρ → π⁰ e ⁺ e ^? processes have been investigated in the experiments with Spherical Neutral Detector at the VEPP-2M e ⁺ e ^? collider. The measurements provide the probability ?(ω → π⁰ e ⁺ e ^?) = (0.761 ± 0.053 ± 0.064) × 10^?3 of the ω → π⁰ e ⁺ e ^g- conversion decay and the upper limit ?(ρ → π⁰ e ⁺ e ^?) < 1.2 × 10^?5 (at 90% CL) for the ρ → π⁰ e ⁺ e ^? decay. The transition form factor was measured at three values of the 4-momentum transfer squared.     

Determination of the ϒ(1S) leptonic width

Analyzing the data recorded with the MD-1 detector operated at the VEPP-4 storage ring we have determined the (1S) resonance leptonic partial width and mass. We find

Direct measurement of the resonance strengths and branching ratios of low-energy(p, γ) reactions on Mg isotopes

Proton capture reactions on Mg isotopes are significant in the Mg-Al cycle in stellar H-burning.In particular,the resonance strengths and branching ratios of low-energy resonances in Mg(p,y)26 A1 reactions determine the production of ~(26)Al,which is one of the most important long-lived radioactive nuclei in nuclear astrophysics.In this article,we report our first experiment using the intense proton beam of approximately 2 mA provided by the JUNA accelerator ground laboratory and a new technique that can minimize the composition change of targets under intense beam irradiation.The resonance strengths and branching ratios of E=214,304,and 326 keV resonances in the reactions of ~(24)Mg(p,γ)~(26)Al,~(25)Mg(p,γ)~(26)Al,and ~(26)Mg(p,γ)~(27)Al,respectively,were measured with high accuracy.The success of this experiment provides a good calibration for the nuclear astrophysical experiment at the Jinping underground laboratory.     

Search for CP violation in Z0 → τ + τ − and an upper limit on the weak dipole moment of the τ lepton

An improved test of invariance in the reaction e⁺e^? τ ⁺ τ ^? on the Z0 peak is performed using the data sample recorded between 1991 and 1995 with the OPAL detector at LEP. Optimal observables, requiring the reconstruction of the τ flight direction and spin, have been used for different final state topologies. From the non-observation of violation we derive 95% confidence level upper limits on the real and imaginary parts of the weak dipole moment of the τ lepton of |Re(d _τ ^w (m _Z ² | < 5.6 × 10^?18 e cm and |Im(d _τ ^w (m _Z ² ))| < 1.5 × 10^?17 e cm, respectively.