A measurement of the τ lepton lifetime

C. Kleinwort; J. Allison; K. Ambrus; R. J. Barlow; W. Bartel; S. Bethke; C. K. Bowdery; S. L. Cartwright; J. Chrin; D. Clarke; A. Dieckmann; I. P. Duerdoth; G. Eckerlin; E. Elsen; R. Felst; A. J. Finch; F. Foster; T. Greenshaw; J. Hagemann; D. Haidt; J. Heintze; G. Heinzelmann; K. H. Hellenbrand; P. Hill; G. Hughes; H. Kado; K. Kawagoe; G. Knies; S. Komamiya; H. Krehbiel; J. v. Krogh; M. Kuhlen; F. K. Loebinger; A. A. Macbeth; N. Magnussen; R. Marshall; T. Mashimo; R. Meinke; R. P. Middleton; P. G. Murphy; B. Naroska; J. M. Nye; J. Olsson; F. Ould-Saada; R. Ramcke; H. Rieseberg; D. Schmidt; H. v.d. Schmidt; L. Smolik; U. Schneekloth; J. A.J. Skard; J. Spitzer; P. Steffen; K. Stephens; H. Takeda; A. Wagner; I. W. Walker; G. Weber; M. Zimmer; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1007/BF01565124

A measurement of the τ lepton lifetime

C. Kleinwort^*, J. Allison, K. Ambrus, R. J. Barlow, W. Bartel, S. Bethke, C. K. Bowdery, S. L. Cartwright, J. Chrin, D. Clarke, A. Dieckmann, I. P. Duerdoth, G. Eckerlin, E. Elsen, R. Felst, A. J. Finch, F. Foster, T. Greenshaw, J. Hagemann, D. HaidtJ. Heintze, G. Heinzelmann, K. H. Hellenbrand, P. Hill, G. Hughes, H. Kado, K. Kawagoe, G. Knies, S. Komamiya, H. Krehbiel, J. v. Krogh, M. Kuhlen, F. K. Loebinger, A. A. Macbeth, N. Magnussen, R. Marshall, T. Mashimo, R. Meinke, R. P. Middleton, P. G. Murphy, B. Naroska, J. M. Nye, J. Olsson, F. Ould-Saada, R. Ramcke, H. Rieseberg, D. Schmidt, H. v.d. Schmidt, L. Smolik, U. Schneekloth, J. A.J. Skard, J. Spitzer, P. Steffen, K. Stephens, H. Takeda, A. Wagner, I. W. Walker, G. Weber, M. Zimmer, G. T. Zorn

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The lifetime of the τ lepton was measured using two different techniques. From the impact parameter distribution of 3132 one prong decays τ_τ = (289±33±26) fs was obtained and from the decay length distribution of 648 three prong decays τ_τ = (309_-34⁺³⁵±11) fs. These results were combined to give a final value of τ_τ = (301±29) fs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-15
Number of pages	9
Journal	Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01565124
Publication status	Published - 1989 Mar
Externally published	Yes

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Kleinwort, C., Allison, J., Ambrus, K., Barlow, R. J., Bartel, W., Bethke, S., Bowdery, C. K., Cartwright, S. L., Chrin, J., Clarke, D., Dieckmann, A., Duerdoth, I. P., Eckerlin, G., Elsen, E., Felst, R., Finch, A. J., Foster, F., Greenshaw, T., Hagemann, J., ... Zorn, G. T. (1989). A measurement of the τ lepton lifetime. Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, 42(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01565124

Kleinwort, C, Allison, J, Ambrus, K, Barlow, RJ, Bartel, W, Bethke, S, Bowdery, CK, Cartwright, SL, Chrin, J, Clarke, D, Dieckmann, A, Duerdoth, IP, Eckerlin, G, Elsen, E, Felst, R, Finch, AJ, Foster, F, Greenshaw, T, Hagemann, J, Haidt, D, Heintze, J, Heinzelmann, G, Hellenbrand, KH, Hill, P, Hughes, G, Kado, H, Kawagoe, K, Knies, G, Komamiya, S, Krehbiel, H, Krogh, JV, Kuhlen, M, Loebinger, FK, Macbeth, AA, Magnussen, N, Marshall, R, Mashimo, T, Meinke, R, Middleton, RP, Murphy, PG, Naroska, B, Nye, JM, Olsson, J, Ould-Saada, F, Ramcke, R, Rieseberg, H, Schmidt, D, Schmidt, HVD, Smolik, L, Schneekloth, U, Skard, JAJ, Spitzer, J, Steffen, P, Stephens, K, Takeda, H, Wagner, A, Walker, IW, Weber, G, Zimmer, M & Zorn, GT 1989, 'A measurement of the τ lepton lifetime', Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01565124

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