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Title: Observation of τπ ν τ e+e and search for τπ ν τ μ+μ

Abstract

We present the first measurements of branching fractions of rare tau-lepton decays, τ → πντ+ (ℓ = e or μ), using a data sample corresponding to 562 fb–1 collected at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e collider. The τ → πντe+e decay is observed for the first time with 7.0σ significance. The partial branching fraction determined by the structure-dependent mechanisms mediated by either a vector or an axial-vector current for the mass region Mπee > 1.05 GeV/c2 is measured to be B(τ → πντe+e)[Mπe+e > 1.05 GeV/c2] = (5.90 ± 0.53 ± 0.85 ± 0.11) × 10–6, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to model dependence. In the full phase space, due to the different detection efficiencies for the structure-dependent mechanisms mediated by axial-vector and vector currents, the branching fraction varies from BA → πντe+e) = (1.46 ± 0.13 ± 0.21) × 10–5 to BV → πντe+e) = (3.01 ± 0.27 ± 0.43) × 10–5, respectively. An upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the τ → πντμ+μ decay, B(τ → πντμ+μ) < 1.14 × 10–5, at the 90% confidencemore » level.« less

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Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Org.:
Belle Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1570499
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1572968; OSTI ID: 1577438; OSTI ID: 1593771
Report Number(s):
BNL-212289-2019-JAAM; PNNL-SA-149804
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; 071101
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; AC05-76RL01830; SC0009973; SC0010504
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. D.
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 100 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Jin, Y., Aihara, H., Epifanov, D., Adachi, I., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aulchenko, V., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bahinipati, S., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Bilka, T., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bonvicini, G., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Campajola, M., Cao, L., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, H. E., Cho, K., Choi, Y., Choudhury, S., Cinabro, D., Cunliffe, S., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Dong, T. V., Dossett, D., Eidelman, S., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Garg, R., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Giri, A., Goldenzweig, P., Golob, B., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hedges, M. T., Hou, W. -S., Huang, K., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Inguglia, G., Ishikawa, A., Iwasaki, M., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kahn, J., Kaliyar, A. B., Karyan, G., Kawasaki, T., Kichimi, H., Kiesling, C., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Križan, P., Kroeger, R., Krokovny, P., Kulasiri, R., Kumar, R., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lalwani, K., Lange, J. S., Lee, J. Y., Lee, S. C., Li, C. H., Li, L. K., Li, Y. B., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Lieret, K., Liptak, Z., Liventsev, D., Lu, P. -C., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Masuda, M., Matsuda, T., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nath, K. J., Natkaniec, Z., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nisar, N. K., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Onuki, Y., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Pardi, S., Park, H., Park, S. -H., Patra, S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Popov, V., Prencipe, E., Purohit, M. V., Rostomyan, A., Russo, G., Sahoo, D., Sakai, Y., Salehi, M., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schueler, J., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seon, O., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shiu, J. -G., Shwartz, B., Simon, F., Singh, J. B., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Stanič, S., Starič, M., Stottler, Z. S., Strube, J. F., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Trabelsi, K., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Urquijo, P., Usov, Y., Van Tonder, R., Varner, G., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wang, B., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, P., Watanuki, S., Won, E., Yang, S. B., Ye, H., Yin, J. H., Yuan, C. Z., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., and Belle Collaboration. Observation of τ–→π–ντe+e– and search for τ–→π–ντμ+μ–. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.071101.
Jin, Y., Aihara, H., Epifanov, D., Adachi, I., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aulchenko, V., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bahinipati, S., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Bilka, T., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bonvicini, G., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Campajola, M., Cao, L., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, H. E., Cho, K., Choi, Y., Choudhury, S., Cinabro, D., Cunliffe, S., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Dong, T. V., Dossett, D., Eidelman, S., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Garg, R., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Giri, A., Goldenzweig, P., Golob, B., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hedges, M. T., Hou, W. -S., Huang, K., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Inguglia, G., Ishikawa, A., Iwasaki, M., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kahn, J., Kaliyar, A. B., Karyan, G., Kawasaki, T., Kichimi, H., Kiesling, C., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Križan, P., Kroeger, R., Krokovny, P., Kulasiri, R., Kumar, R., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lalwani, K., Lange, J. S., Lee, J. Y., Lee, S. C., Li, C. H., Li, L. K., Li, Y. B., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Lieret, K., Liptak, Z., Liventsev, D., Lu, P. -C., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Masuda, M., Matsuda, T., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nath, K. J., Natkaniec, Z., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nisar, N. K., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Onuki, Y., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Pardi, S., Park, H., Park, S. -H., Patra, S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Popov, V., Prencipe, E., Purohit, M. V., Rostomyan, A., Russo, G., Sahoo, D., Sakai, Y., Salehi, M., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schueler, J., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seon, O., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shiu, J. -G., Shwartz, B., Simon, F., Singh, J. B., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Stanič, S., Starič, M., Stottler, Z. S., Strube, J. F., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Trabelsi, K., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Urquijo, P., Usov, Y., Van Tonder, R., Varner, G., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wang, B., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, P., Watanuki, S., Won, E., Yang, S. B., Ye, H., Yin, J. H., Yuan, C. Z., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., & Belle Collaboration. Observation of τ–→π–ντe+e– and search for τ–→π–ντμ+μ–. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.071101
Jin, Y., Aihara, H., Epifanov, D., Adachi, I., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Aulchenko, V., Aushev, T., Ayad, R., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bahinipati, S., Bansal, V., Behera, P., Berger, M., Bhardwaj, V., Bilka, T., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bonvicini, G., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Campajola, M., Cao, L., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Cho, H. E., Cho, K., Choi, Y., Choudhury, S., Cinabro, D., Cunliffe, S., Di Carlo, S., Doležal, Z., Dong, T. V., Dossett, D., Eidelman, S., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Garg, R., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Garmash, A., Giri, A., Goldenzweig, P., Golob, B., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., Hedges, M. T., Hou, W. -S., Huang, K., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Inguglia, G., Ishikawa, A., Iwasaki, M., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jeon, H. B., Jia, S., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kahn, J., Kaliyar, A. B., Karyan, G., Kawasaki, T., Kichimi, H., Kiesling, C., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, K. T., Kim, S. H., Kinoshita, K., Kodyš, P., Korpar, S., Kotchetkov, D., Križan, P., Kroeger, R., Krokovny, P., Kulasiri, R., Kumar, R., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lalwani, K., Lange, J. S., Lee, J. Y., Lee, S. C., Li, C. H., Li, L. K., Li, Y. B., Li Gioi, L., Libby, J., Lieret, K., Liptak, Z., Liventsev, D., Lu, P. -C., Luo, T., MacNaughton, J., Masuda, M., Matsuda, T., Matvienko, D., Merola, M., Miyabayashi, K., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mori, T., Mussa, R., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nath, K. J., Natkaniec, Z., Nayak, M., Niiyama, M., Nisar, N. K., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ono, H., Onuki, Y., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Pardi, S., Park, H., Park, S. -H., Patra, S., Paul, S., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Piilonen, L. E., Popov, V., Prencipe, E., Purohit, M. V., Rostomyan, A., Russo, G., Sahoo, D., Sakai, Y., Salehi, M., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schueler, J., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seon, O., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shiu, J. -G., Shwartz, B., Simon, F., Singh, J. B., Sokolov, A., Solovieva, E., Stanič, S., Starič, M., Stottler, Z. S., Strube, J. F., Sumiyoshi, T., Takizawa, M., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Tenchini, F., Trabelsi, K., Uchida, M., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Urquijo, P., Usov, Y., Van Tonder, R., Varner, G., Vinokurova, A., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wang, B., Wang, C. H., Wang, M. -Z., Wang, P., Watanuki, S., Won, E., Yang, S. B., Ye, H., Yin, J. H., Yuan, C. Z., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhukova, V., and Belle Collaboration. Tue . "Observation of τ–→π–ντe+e– and search for τ–→π–ντμ+μ–". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.071101.
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abstractNote = {We present the first measurements of branching fractions of rare tau-lepton decays, τ– → π–ντℓ+ℓ– (ℓ = e or μ), using a data sample corresponding to 562 fb–1 collected at a center-of-mass energy of 10.58 GeV with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e– collider. The τ– → π–ντe+e– decay is observed for the first time with 7.0σ significance. The partial branching fraction determined by the structure-dependent mechanisms mediated by either a vector or an axial-vector current for the mass region Mπee > 1.05 GeV/c2 is measured to be B(τ– → π–ντe+e–)[Mπ–e+e– > 1.05 GeV/c2] = (5.90 ± 0.53 ± 0.85 ± 0.11) × 10–6, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to model dependence. In the full phase space, due to the different detection efficiencies for the structure-dependent mechanisms mediated by axial-vector and vector currents, the branching fraction varies from BA(τ– → π–ντe+e–) = (1.46 ± 0.13 ± 0.21) × 10–5 to BV(τ– → π–ντe+e–) = (3.01 ± 0.27 ± 0.43) × 10–5, respectively. An upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the τ– → π–ντμ+μ– decay, B(τ– → π–ντμ+μ–) < 1.14 × 10–5, at the 90% confidence level.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.100.071101},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
number = 7,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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