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Search for lepton-flavor-violating $${\tau }^{-}\to {{\ell}}^{-}{K}_{s}^{0}$$ decays at Belle and Belle II

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
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We present the results of a search for charged-lepton-flavor violating decays $${\tau }^{-}\to {{\ell}}^{-}{K}_{s}^{0}$$, where ℓ is either an electron or a muon. We combine e+e data samples recorded by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider (428 fb−1) with samples recorded by the Belle experiment at the KEKB collider (980 fb−1) to obtain a sample of 1.3 billion e+e → τ+τ events. We observe 0 and 1 events and set 90% confidence level upper limits of 0.8 × 10−8 and 1.2 × 10−8 on the branching fractions of the decay modes $${\tau }^{-}\to {e}^{-}{K}_{S}^{0}$$ and $${\tau }^{-}\to {\mu }^{-}{K}_{S}^{0}$$, respectively. These are the most stringent upper limits to date.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830; SC0007983; SC0009824; SC0009973; SC0010007; SC0010073; SC0010118; SC0010504; SC0011784; SC0012704; SC0019230; SC0021274; SC0021616; SC0022350; SC0023470
OSTI ID:
3006448
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 2025; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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