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Title: Measurement of the τ Lepton Polarization and R ( D * ) in the Decay B ¯ D * τ - ν ¯ τ

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Here, we discuss the first measurement of the τ lepton polarization P τ ( D * ) in the decay B ¯ D * τ - ν ¯ τ as well as a new measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions R ( D * ) = B ( B ¯ D * τ - ν ¯ τ ) / B ( B ¯ D * - ν ¯ ) , where - denotes an electron or a muon, and the τ is reconstructed in the modes τ - π - ν τ and τ - ρ - ν τ . We use the full data sample of 772 × 1 0 6 B B ¯ pairs recorded with the Belle detector at the KEKB electron-positron collider. Our findings, P τ ( D * ) = - 0.38 ± 0.51 ( stat ) - 0.16 + 0.21 ( syst ) and R ( D * ) = 0.270 ± 0.035 ( stat ) - 0.025 + 0.028 ( syst ) , are consistent with the theoretical predictions of the standard model.

Research Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Organization:
Belle Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0009973
OSTI ID:
1594359
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1359986
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 118, Issue 21; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 274 works
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