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Title: Preliminary Measurement of B(tau- ---> K- pi0 nu/tau) Using the BaBar Detector

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OSTI ID:878875

A preliminary measurement of the branching fraction {Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} K{sup -}{pi}{sup 0}{nu}{sub {tau}}) is made using 124.4 fb{sup -1} of e{sup +}e{sup -} collision data provided by the PEP-II accelerator, operating primarily at {radical}s = 10.58 GeV, and recorded using the BABAR detector. They measure: {Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} K{sup -} {pi}{sup 0}{nu}{sub {tau}}) = (0.438 {+-} 0.004(stat) {+-} 0.022(syst))%. This result is the world's most precise measurement of this branching fraction to date and is consistent with the world average.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
878875
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11346; TRN: US0602639
Resource Relation:
Conference: Contributed to 8th International Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics (Tau 04), Nara, Japan, 14-17 Sep 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English