One-prong τ decays into charged kaons

D. Buskulic, D. Casper, I. De Bonis, D. Decamp, P. Ghez, C. Goy, J. P. Lees, M. N. Minard, P. Odier, B. Pietrzyk, F. Ariztizabal, M. Chmeissani, J. M. Crespo, I. Efthymiopoulos, E. Fernandez, M. Fernandez-Bosman, V. Gaitan, Ll Garrido, M. Martinez, T. MattisonS. Ortue, A. Pacheco, C. Padilla, A. Pascual, F. Teubert, D. Creanza, M. de Palma, A. Farilla, G. Iaselli, G. Maggi, N. Marinelli, S. Natali, S. Nuzzo, A. Ranieri, G. Raso, F. Romano, F. Ruggieri, G. Selvaggi, L. Silvestris, P. Tempesta, G. Zito, Y. Chai, D. Huang, X. Huang, J. Lin, T. Wang, Y. Xie, D. Xu, R. Xu, R. Xu, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, W. Zhao, E. Blucher, G. Bonvicini, J. Boudreau, P. Comas, P. Coyle, H. Drevermann, R. W. Forty, G. Ganis, C. Gay, M. Girone, R. Hagelberg, J. Harvey, R. Jacobsen, B. Jost, J. Knobloch, I. Lehraus, M. Maggi, C. Markou, P. Mato, H. Meinhard, A. Minten, R. Miquel, P. Palazzi, J. R. Pater, J. A. Perlas, P. Perrodo, J. F. Pusztaszeri, F. Ranjard, L. Rolandi, J. Rothberg, T. Ruan, M. Saich, D. Schlatter, M. Schmelling, F. Sefkow, W. Tejessy, I. R. Tomalin, R. Veenhof, H. Wachsmuth, S. Wasserbaech, W. Widenmann, T. Wildish, W. Witzeling, J. Wotschack, Z. Ajaltouni, M. Bardadin-Otwinowska, A. Barres

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Abstract

Form a sample of about 75000 τ decays measured in the ALEPH detector, 1-prong charged kaon decays are identified by the dE/dx measurement in the central detector. The resulting branching ratios for the inclusive and exclusive modes are: B(τ → ντK- ≥ 0π0 ≥ 0K0) = (1.60±0.07±0.12)%, B(τ → ντK- = (0.64±0.05±0.05)%, B(τ → ντ-π0 = (0.53±0.05±0.07)% and B(τ → ντK-π0π0) = (0.04±0.03±0.02)%. Exclusive modes are corrected for measured KL0 production. The rate for τ → ντK- agrees well with the prediction based on τ - μ universality. © 1994.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-218
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume332
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 1994

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