Improved measurement of the lifetime of the τ lepton

G. Alexander; J. Allison; N. Altekamp; K. Ametewee; KJ Anderson; S. Anderson; S. Arcelli; S. Asai; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; A. H. Ball; E. Barberio; R. J. Barlow; R. Bartoldus; J. R. Batley; G. Beaudoin; J. Bechtluft; C. Beeston; T. Behnke; A. N. Bell; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; S. Bentvelsen; P. Berlich; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; V. Blobel; I. J. Bloodworth; J. E. Bloomer; P. Bock; H. M. Bosch; M. Boutemeur; B. T. Bouwens; S. Braibant; P. Bright-Thomas; R. M. Brown; H. J. Burckhart; C. Burgard; R. Bürgin; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; C. Charlesworth; D. G. Charlton; D. Chrisman; S. L. Chu; P. E.L. Clarke; I. Cohen; J. E. Conboy; O. C. Cooke; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; C. Dallapiccola; G. M. Dallavalle; C. Darling; S. de Jong; L. A. del Pozo; M. S. Dixit; E. do Couto e Silva; M. Doucet; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; J. E.G. Edwards; P. G. Estabrooks; H. G. Evans; M. Evans; F. Fabbri; P. Fath; F. Fiedler; M. Fierro; H. M. Fischer; R. Folman; D. G. Fong; M. Foucher; H. Fukui; A. Fürtjes; P. Gagnon; A. Gaidot; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; S. M. Gascon-Shotkin; N. I. Geddes; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; T. Geralis; G. Giacomelli; P. Giacomelli; R. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; D. M. Gingrich; J. Goldberg; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; C. Grandi; E. Gross; M. Gruwé; C. Hajdu; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; M. Hapke; C. K. Hargrove; P. A. Hart; C. Hartmann; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; R. Hawking; R. J. Hemingway; G. Herten; R. D. Heuer; M. D. Hildreth; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; T. Hilse; P. R. Hobson; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; D. Horváth; R. Howard; R. E. Hughes-Jones; D. E. Hutchcroft; P. Igo-Kemenes; D. C. Imrie; M. R. Ingram; A. Jawahery; PW Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; A. Joly; G. Jones; M. Jones; R. W.L. Jones; U. Jost; P. Jovanovic; J. Kanzaki; D. Karlen; T. Kawamoto; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; J. King; J. Kirk; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; M. Kobel; D. S. Koetke; T. P. Kokott; S. Komamiya; R. Kowalewski; T. Kress; P. Krieger; J. von Krogh; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; H. Lafoux; R. Lahmann; W. P. Lai; D. Lanske; J. Lauber; J. G. Layter; A. M. Lee; E. Lefebvre; D. Lellouch; J. Letts; L. Levinson; C. Lewis; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; G. D. Long; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; J. Ludwig; A. Luig; A. Malik; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; C. Markus; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; G. Martinez; T. Mashimo; W. Matthews; P. Mättig; W. J. McDonald; J. McKenna; E. A. Mckigney; T. J. McMahon; A. I. McNab; F. Meijers; S. Menke; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; J. Meyer; A. Michelini; G. Mikenberg; D. J. Miller; R. Mir; W. Mohr; A. Montanari; T. Mori; M. Morii; U. Müller; B. Nellen; B. Nijjhar; R. Nisius; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; T. Omori; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; M. Palazzo; J. Pálinkás; J. P. Pansart; G. Pásztor; J. R. Pater; G. N. Patrick; M. J. Pearce; S. Petzold; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; P. Poffenberger; B. Poli; A. Posthaus; H. Przysiezniak; D. L. Rees; D. Rigby; M. G. Rison; S. A. Robins; N. Rodning; J. M. Roney; A. Rooke; E. Ros; A. M. Rossi; M. Rosvick; P. Routenburg; Y. Rozen; K. Runge; J. O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; R. Rylko; E. K.G. Sarkisyan; M. Sasaki; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; F. Scharf; P. Scharff-Hansen; P. Schenk; B. Schmitt; M. Schroder; H. C. Schultz-Coulon; M. Schulz; P. Schütz; J. Schwiening; W. G. Scott; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; G. P. Siroli; A. Sittler; A. Skillman; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; S. Söldner-Rembold; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; A. Stahl; M. Starks; K. Stephens; J. Steuerer; B. Stockhausen; D. Strom; F. Strumia; P. Szymanski; R. Tafirout; H. Takeda; P. Taras; S. Tarem; M. Tecchio; N. Tesch; M. Thiergen; M. A. Thomson; E. von Törne; S. Towers; M. Tscheulin; E. Tsur; A. S. Turcot; M. F. Turner-Watson; P. Utzat; R. van Kooten; G. Vasseur; M. Verzocchi; P. Vikas; M. Vincter; E. H. Vokurka; F. Wäckerle; A. Wagner; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; J. J. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; P. Weber; PS Wells; N. Wermes; J. S. White; B. Wilkens; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; T. Wlodek; G. Wolf; S. Wotton; T. R. Wyatt; S. Xella; S. Yamashita; G. Yekutieli; K. Yoshimura; V. Zacek

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(96)00255-9

Improved measurement of the lifetime of the τ lepton

G. Alexander, J. Allison, N. Altekamp, K. Ametewee, KJ Anderson, S. Anderson, S. Arcelli, S. Asai, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, A. H. Ball, E. Barberio, R. J. Barlow, R. Bartoldus, J. R. Batley, G. Beaudoin, J. Bechtluft, C. Beeston, T. Behnke, A. N. BellK. W. Bell, G. Bella, S. Bentvelsen, P. Berlich, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, V. Blobel, I. J. Bloodworth, J. E. Bloomer, P. Bock, H. M. Bosch, M. Boutemeur, B. T. Bouwens, S. Braibant, P. Bright-Thomas, R. M. Brown, H. J. Burckhart, C. Burgard, R. Bürgin, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, C. Charlesworth, D. G. Charlton, D. Chrisman, S. L. Chu, P. E.L. Clarke, I. Cohen, J. E. Conboy, O. C. Cooke, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, C. Dallapiccola, G. M. Dallavalle, C. Darling, S. de Jong, L. A. del Pozo, M. S. Dixit, E. do Couto e Silva, M. Doucet, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, J. E.G. Edwards, P. G. Estabrooks, H. G. Evans, M. Evans, F. Fabbri, P. Fath, F. Fiedler, M. Fierro, H. M. Fischer, R. Folman, D. G. Fong, M. Foucher, H. Fukui, A. Fürtjes, P. Gagnon, A. Gaidot, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, S. M. Gascon-Shotkin, N. I. Geddes, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, T. Geralis, G. Giacomelli, P. Giacomelli, R. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, D. M. Gingrich, J. Goldberg, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, C. Grandi, E. Gross, M. Gruwé, C. Hajdu, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, M. Hapke, C. K. Hargrove, P. A. Hart, C. Hartmann, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, R. Hawking, R. J. Hemingway, G. Herten, R. D. Heuer, M. D. Hildreth, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, T. Hilse, P. R. Hobson, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, D. Horváth, R. Howard, R. E. Hughes-Jones, D. E. Hutchcroft, P. Igo-Kemenes, D. C. Imrie, M. R. Ingram, A. Jawahery, PW Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, A. Joly, G. Jones, M. Jones, R. W.L. Jones, U. Jost, P. Jovanovic, J. Kanzaki, D. Karlen, T. Kawamoto, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, J. King, J. Kirk, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, M. Kobel, D. S. Koetke, T. P. Kokott, S. Komamiya, R. Kowalewski, T. Kress, P. Krieger, J. von Krogh, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, H. Lafoux, R. Lahmann, W. P. Lai, D. Lanske, J. Lauber, J. G. Layter, A. M. Lee, E. Lefebvre, D. Lellouch, J. Letts, L. Levinson, C. Lewis, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, G. D. Long, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, J. Ludwig, A. Luig, A. Malik, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, C. Markus, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, G. Martinez, T. Mashimo, W. Matthews, P. Mättig, W. J. McDonald, J. McKenna, E. A. Mckigney, T. J. McMahon, A. I. McNab, F. Meijers, S. Menke, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, J. Meyer, A. Michelini, G. Mikenberg, D. J. Miller, R. Mir, W. Mohr, A. Montanari, T. Mori, M. Morii, U. Müller, B. Nellen, B. Nijjhar, R. Nisius, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, T. Omori, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, M. Palazzo, J. Pálinkás, J. P. Pansart, G. Pásztor, J. R. Pater, G. N. Patrick, M. J. Pearce, S. Petzold, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, P. Poffenberger, B. Poli, A. Posthaus, H. Przysiezniak, D. L. Rees, D. Rigby, M. G. Rison, S. A. Robins, N. Rodning, J. M. Roney, A. Rooke, E. Ros, A. M. Rossi, M. Rosvick, P. Routenburg, Y. Rozen, K. Runge, J. O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, R. Rylko, E. K.G. Sarkisyan, M. Sasaki, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, F. Scharf, P. Scharff-Hansen, P. Schenk, B. Schmitt, M. Schroder, H. C. Schultz-Coulon, M. Schulz, P. Schütz, J. Schwiening, W. G. Scott, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, G. P. Siroli, A. Sittler, A. Skillman, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, S. Söldner-Rembold, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, A. Stahl, M. Starks, K. Stephens, J. Steuerer, B. Stockhausen, D. Strom, F. Strumia, P. Szymanski, R. Tafirout, H. Takeda, P. Taras, S. Tarem, M. Tecchio, N. Tesch, M. Thiergen, M. A. Thomson, E. von Törne, S. Towers, M. Tscheulin, E. Tsur, A. S. Turcot, M. F. Turner-Watson, P. Utzat, R. van Kooten, G. Vasseur, M. Verzocchi, P. Vikas, M. Vincter, E. H. Vokurka, F. Wäckerle, A. Wagner, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, J. J. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, P. Weber, PS Wells, N. Wermes, J. S. White, B. Wilkens, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, T. Wlodek, G. Wolf, S. Wotton, T. R. Wyatt, S. Xella, S. Yamashita, G. Yekutieli, K. Yoshimura, V. Zacek

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Abstract

A new measurement of the τ lifetime is presented. It uses data collected with the OPAL detector during 1994, which almost doubles the size of the OPAL τ sample. Two statistically independent techniques are used: an impact parameter analysis of one-prong decay tracks and a fit to the decay length distribution of three-prong decays. The lifetime obtained from the 1994 data by combining the results of these methods is τ_τ = 289.7 ± 2.5(stat) ± 1.5(sys) fs. When combined with the previous OPAL τ lifetime measurement the improved τ lifetime is τ_τ = 289.2 ± 1.7(stat.) ± 1.2(sys.) fs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	341-350
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	374
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(96)00255-9
State	Published - May 9 1996
Externally published	Yes

Funding

It is a pleasure to thank the SL Division for the efficient operationo f the LEP accelerator,t he precise information on the absolutee nergy, and their continuing close cooperation with our experimentalg roup. In addition to the supports taff at our own institutions we are pleasedt o acknowledget he Departmento f Energy, USA, National Science Foundation, USA, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, UK Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchC ouncil, Canada, Israel Ministry of Science, Israel Science Foundation, administeredb y the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities, Minerva Gesellschaft, Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Monbusho) and a grant under the Monbusho International Science ResearchP rogram, German Israeli Bi-national Science Foundation (GIF), Direction des Sciencesd e la Mat&e du Commissariat a I’Energie Atomique, France, Bundesministerium fur Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie, Germany, National ResearchC ouncil of Canada, Hungarian Foundation for Scientific Research,O TKA T-016660. and OTKA F-015089.

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Direction des Sciencesd e la Mat&e du Commissariat a I’Energie Atomique, France, Bundesministerium fur Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie
German Israeli Bi-national Science Foundation
Hungarian Foundation for Scientific Research	OTKA F-015089, O TKA T-016660
Israel Ministry of Science, Israel Science Foundation
Minerva Gesellschaft
Monbusho International Science ResearchP rogram
National ResearchC ouncil of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchC ouncil
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Energy
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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Alexander, G., Allison, J., Altekamp, N., Ametewee, K., Anderson, KJ., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A. H., Barberio, E., Barlow, R. J., Bartoldus, R., Batley, J. R., Beaudoin, G., Bechtluft, J., Beeston, C., Behnke, T., ... Zacek, V. (1996). Improved measurement of the lifetime of the τ lepton. Physics Letters B, 374(4), 341-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(96)00255-9

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Improved measurement of the lifetime of the τ lepton

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Altekamp, N.

AU - Ametewee, K.

AU - Anderson, KJ

AU - Anderson, S.

AU - Arcelli, S.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Axen, D.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Ball, A. H.

AU - Barberio, E.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Bartoldus, R.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Beaudoin, G.

AU - Bechtluft, J.

AU - Beeston, C.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, A. N.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bentvelsen, S.

AU - Berlich, P.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Blobel, V.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Bloomer, J. E.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Bosch, H. M.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

AU - Bouwens, B. T.

AU - Braibant, S.

AU - Bright-Thomas, P.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Burgard, C.

AU - Bürgin, R.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlesworth, C.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Chrisman, D.

AU - Chu, S. L.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Conboy, J. E.

AU - Cooke, O. C.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallapiccola, C.

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

AU - Darling, C.

AU - de Jong, S.

AU - del Pozo, L. A.

AU - Dixit, M. S.

AU - do Couto e Silva, E.

AU - Doucet, M.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Edwards, J. E.G.

AU - Estabrooks, P. G.

AU - Evans, H. G.

AU - Evans, M.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Fath, P.

AU - Fiedler, F.

AU - Fierro, M.

AU - Fischer, H. M.

AU - Folman, R.

AU - Fong, D. G.

AU - Foucher, M.

AU - Fukui, H.

AU - Fürtjes, A.

AU - Gagnon, P.

AU - Gaidot, A.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gascon, J.

AU - Gascon-Shotkin, S. M.

AU - Geddes, N. I.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Gensler, S. W.

AU - Gentit, F. X.

AU - Geralis, T.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Giacomelli, R.

AU - Gibson, V.

AU - Gibson, W. R.

AU - Gingrich, D. M.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Goodrick, M. J.

AU - Gorn, W.

AU - Grandi, C.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Gruwé, M.

AU - Hajdu, C.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - Hapke, M.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Hart, P. A.

AU - Hartmann, C.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Hawking, R.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Herten, G.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hildreth, M. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hilse, T.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Horváth, D.

AU - Howard, R.

AU - Hughes-Jones, R. E.

AU - Hutchcroft, D. E.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Ingram, M. R.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeffreys, PW

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Joly, A.

AU - Jones, G.

AU - Jones, M.

AU - Jones, R. W.L.

AU - Jost, U.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Kanzaki, J.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - King, J.

AU - Kirk, J.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kobel, M.

AU - Koetke, D. S.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kowalewski, R.

AU - Kress, T.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lafoux, H.

AU - Lahmann, R.

AU - Lai, W. P.

AU - Lanske, D.

AU - Lauber, J.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lefebvre, E.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lewis, C.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Long, G. D.

AU - Lorazo, B.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Luig, A.

AU - Malik, A.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Markus, C.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Martinez, G.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Matthews, W.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - McDonald, W. J.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - Mckigney, E. A.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McNab, A. I.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menke, S.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Meyer, J.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mir, R.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Müller, U.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nijjhar, B.

AU - Nisius, R.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Omori, T.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Palazzo, M.

AU - Pálinkás, J.

AU - Pansart, J. P.

AU - Pásztor, G.

AU - Pater, J. R.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Pearce, M. J.

AU - Petzold, S.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poffenberger, P.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Posthaus, A.

AU - Przysiezniak, H.

AU - Rees, D. L.

AU - Rigby, D.

AU - Rison, M. G.

AU - Robins, S. A.

AU - Rodning, N.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Rooke, A.

AU - Ros, E.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rosvick, M.

AU - Routenburg, P.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, J. O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Rylko, R.

AU - Sarkisyan, E. K.G.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Scharf, F.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schenk, P.

AU - Schmitt, B.

AU - Schroder, M.

AU - Schultz-Coulon, H. C.

AU - Schulz, M.

AU - Schütz, P.

AU - Schwiening, J.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Sittler, A.

AU - Skillman, A.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Smith, T. J.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Starks, M.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Steuerer, J.

AU - Stockhausen, B.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Strumia, F.

AU - Szymanski, P.

AU - Tafirout, R.

AU - Takeda, H.

AU - Taras, P.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Tecchio, M.

AU - Tesch, N.

AU - Thiergen, M.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - von Törne, E.

AU - Towers, S.

AU - Tscheulin, M.

AU - Tsur, E.

AU - Turcot, A. S.

AU - Turner-Watson, M. F.

AU - Utzat, P.

AU - van Kooten, R.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Verzocchi, M.

AU - Vikas, P.

AU - Vincter, M.

AU - Vokurka, E. H.

AU - Wäckerle, F.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Ward, J. J.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Weber, P.

AU - Wells, PS

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - White, J. S.

AU - Wilkens, B.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Wlodek, T.

AU - Wolf, G.

AU - Wotton, S.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Xella, S.

AU - Yamashita, S.

AU - Yekutieli, G.

AU - Yoshimura, K.

AU - Zacek, V.

PY - 1996/5/9

Y1 - 1996/5/9

N2 - A new measurement of the τ lifetime is presented. It uses data collected with the OPAL detector during 1994, which almost doubles the size of the OPAL τ sample. Two statistically independent techniques are used: an impact parameter analysis of one-prong decay tracks and a fit to the decay length distribution of three-prong decays. The lifetime obtained from the 1994 data by combining the results of these methods is ττ = 289.7 ± 2.5(stat) ± 1.5(sys) fs. When combined with the previous OPAL τ lifetime measurement the improved τ lifetime is ττ = 289.2 ± 1.7(stat.) ± 1.2(sys.) fs.

AB - A new measurement of the τ lifetime is presented. It uses data collected with the OPAL detector during 1994, which almost doubles the size of the OPAL τ sample. Two statistically independent techniques are used: an impact parameter analysis of one-prong decay tracks and a fit to the decay length distribution of three-prong decays. The lifetime obtained from the 1994 data by combining the results of these methods is ττ = 289.7 ± 2.5(stat) ± 1.5(sys) fs. When combined with the previous OPAL τ lifetime measurement the improved τ lifetime is ττ = 289.2 ± 1.7(stat.) ± 1.2(sys.) fs.

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U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(96)00255-9

DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(96)00255-9

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0040697963

SN - 0370-2693

VL - 374

SP - 341

EP - 350

JO - Physics Letters B

JF - Physics Letters B

IS - 4

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Improved measurement of the lifetime of the τ lepton

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