Measurement of the strong coupling constant αs and the vector and axial-vector spectral functions in hadronic tau decays the opal collaboration

K. Ackerstaff; G. Alexander; J. Allison; N. Altekamp; K. J. Anderson; S. Anderson; S. Arcelli; S. Asai; S. F. Ashby; D. Axen; G. Azuelos; A. H. Ball; E. Barberio; R. J. Barlow; R. Bartoldus; J. R. Batley; S. Baumann; J. Bechtluft; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; S. Bentvelsen; S. Bethke; S. Betts; O. Biebel; A. Biguzzi; S. D. Bird; V. Blobel; I. J. Bloodworth; M. Bobinski; P. Bock; J. Böhme; M. Boutemeur; 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; D. G. Charlton; D. Chrisman; C. Ciocca; P. E.L. Clarke; E. Clay; I. Cohen; J. E. Conboy; O. C. Cooke; C. Couyoumtzelis; R. L. Coxe; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavalle; R. Davis; S. de Jong; L. A. del Pozo; A. de Roeck; K. Desch; B. Dienes; M. S. Dixit; M. Doucet; J. Dubbert; E. Duchovni; G. Duckeck; I. P. Duerdoth; D. Eatough; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; H. G. Evans; F. Fabbri; A. Fanfani; M. Fanti; A. A. Faust; F. Fiedler; M. Fierro; H. M. Fischer; I. Fleck; R. Folman; A. Fürtjes; D. I. Futyan; P. Gagnon; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; S. M. Gascon-Shotkin; C. Geich-Gimbel; T. Geralis; G. Giacomelli; P. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; D. M. Gingrich; D. Glenzinski; J. Goldberg; W. Gorn; C. Grandi; E. Gross; J. Grunhaus; M. Gruwé; G. G. Hanson; M. Hansroul; M. Hapke; C. K. Hargrove; C. Hartmann; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; R. Hawkings; R. J. Hemingway; M. Herndon; G. Herten; R. D. Heuer; M. D. Hildreth; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; P. R. Hobson; A. Hocker; R. J. Homer; A. K. Honma; D. Horváth; K. R. Hossain; R. Howard; P. Hüntemeyer; P. Igo-Kemenes; D. C. Imrie; K. Ishii; F. R. Jacob; A. Jawahery; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; A. Joly; C. R. Jones; P. Jovanovic; T. R. Junk; D. Karlen; V. Kartvelishvili; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; P. I. Kayal; R. K. Keeler; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; A. Klier; S. Kluth; T. Kobayashi; M. Kobel; D. S. Koetke; T. P. Kokott; M. Kolrep; S. Komamiya; R. V. Kowalewski; T. Kress; P. Krieger; J. von Krogh; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; D. Lanske; J. Lauber; S. R. Lautenschlager; I. Lawson; J. G. Layter; D. Lazic; A. M. Lee; E. Lefebvre; D. Lellouch; J. Letts; L. Levinson; R. Liebisch; B. List; C. Littlewood; A. W. Lloyd; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; G. D. Long; M. J. Losty; J. Ludwig; D. Liu; A. Macchiolo; A. Macpherson; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; C. Markopoulos; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; G. Martinez; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; W. J. McDonald; J. McKenna; E. A. Mckigney; T. J. McMahon; R. A. McPherson; F. Meijers; S. Menke; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; J. Meyer; A. Michelini; S. Mihara; G. Mikenberg; D. J. Miller; R. Mir; W. Mohr; A. Montanari; T. Mori; K. Nagai; I. Nakamura; H. A. Neal; B. Nellen; R. Nisius; S. W. O'Neale; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; H. O. Ogren; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; J. Pálinkás; G. Pásztor; J. R. Pater; G. N. Patrick; J. Patt; R. Perez-Ochoa; S. Petzold; P. Pfeifenschneider; J. E. Pilcher; J. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; P. Poffenberger; B. Poli; J. Polok; M. Przybycień; C. Rembser; H. Rick; S. Robertson; S. A. Robins; N. Rodning; J. M. Roney; K. Roscoe; A. M. Rossi; Y. Rozen; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; D. R. Rust; K. Sachs; T. Saeki; O. Sahr; W. M. Sang; E. K.G. Sarkisyan; C. Sbarra; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; F. Scharf; P. Scharff-Hansen; J. Schieck; B. Schmitt; S. Schmitt; A. Schöning; T. Schorner; M. Schräder; M. Schumacher; C. Schwick; W. G. Scott; R. Seuster; T. G. Shears; B. C. Shen; C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous; P. Sherwood; G. P. Siroli; A. Sittler; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. Sobie; S. Söldner-Rembold; M. Sproston; A. Stahl; K. Stephens; J. Steuerer; K. Stoll; D. Strom; R. Ströhmer; R. Tafirout; S. D. Talbot; S. Tanaka; P. Taras; S. Tarem; R. Teuscher; M. Thiergen; M. A. Thomson; E. von Törne; E. Torrence; S. Towers; I. Trigger; Z. Trócsányi; E. Tsur; A. S. Turcot; M. F. Turner-Watson; R. van Kooten; P. Vannerem; M. Verzocchi; P. Vikas; H. Voss; F. Wäckerle; A. Wagner; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; J. S. White; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; T. R. Wyatt; S. Yamashita; G. Yekutieli; V. Zacek; D. Zer-Zion

doi:10.1007/s100529901061

Measurement of the strong coupling constant α_s and the vector and axial-vector spectral functions in hadronic tau decays the opal collaboration

K. Ackerstaff, G. Alexander, J. Allison, N. Altekamp, K. J. Anderson, S. Anderson, S. Arcelli, S. Asai, S. F. Ashby, D. Axen, G. Azuelos, A. H. Ball, E. Barberio, R. J. Barlow, R. Bartoldus, J. R. Batley, S. Baumann, J. Bechtluft, T. Behnke, K. W. BellG. Bella, S. Bentvelsen, S. Bethke, S. Betts, O. Biebel, A. Biguzzi, S. D. Bird, V. Blobel, I. J. Bloodworth, M. Bobinski, P. Bock, J. Böhme, M. Boutemeur, 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, D. G. Charlton, D. Chrisman, C. Ciocca, P. E.L. Clarke, E. Clay, I. Cohen, J. E. Conboy, O. C. Cooke, C. Couyoumtzelis, R. L. Coxe, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavalle, R. Davis, S. de Jong, L. A. del Pozo, A. de Roeck, K. Desch, B. Dienes, M. S. Dixit, M. Doucet, J. Dubbert, E. Duchovni, G. Duckeck, I. P. Duerdoth, D. Eatough, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, H. G. Evans, F. Fabbri, A. Fanfani, M. Fanti, A. A. Faust, F. Fiedler, M. Fierro, H. M. Fischer, I. Fleck, R. Folman, A. Fürtjes, D. I. Futyan, P. Gagnon, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, S. M. Gascon-Shotkin, C. Geich-Gimbel, T. Geralis, G. Giacomelli, P. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, D. M. Gingrich, D. Glenzinski, J. Goldberg, W. Gorn, C. Grandi, E. Gross, J. Grunhaus, M. Gruwé, G. G. Hanson, M. Hansroul, M. Hapke, C. K. Hargrove, C. Hartmann, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, R. Hawkings, R. J. Hemingway, M. Herndon, G. Herten, R. D. Heuer, M. D. Hildreth, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, P. R. Hobson, A. Hocker, R. J. Homer, A. K. Honma, D. Horváth, K. R. Hossain, R. Howard, P. Hüntemeyer, P. Igo-Kemenes, D. C. Imrie, K. Ishii, F. R. Jacob, A. Jawahery, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, A. Joly, C. R. Jones, P. Jovanovic, T. R. Junk, D. Karlen, V. Kartvelishvili, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, P. I. Kayal, R. K. Keeler, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, A. Klier, S. Kluth, T. Kobayashi, M. Kobel, D. S. Koetke, T. P. Kokott, M. Kolrep, S. Komamiya, R. V. Kowalewski, T. Kress, P. Krieger, J. von Krogh, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, D. Lanske, J. Lauber, S. R. Lautenschlager, I. Lawson, J. G. Layter, D. Lazic, A. M. Lee, E. Lefebvre, D. Lellouch, J. Letts, L. Levinson, R. Liebisch, B. List, C. Littlewood, A. W. Lloyd, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, G. D. Long, M. J. Losty, J. Ludwig, D. Liu, A. Macchiolo, A. Macpherson, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, C. Markopoulos, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, G. Martinez, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, W. J. McDonald, J. McKenna, E. A. Mckigney, T. J. McMahon, R. A. McPherson, F. Meijers, S. Menke, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, J. Meyer, A. Michelini, S. Mihara, G. Mikenberg, D. J. Miller, R. Mir, W. Mohr, A. Montanari, T. Mori, K. Nagai, I. Nakamura, H. A. Neal, B. Nellen, R. Nisius, S. W. O'Neale, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, H. O. Ogren, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, J. Pálinkás, G. Pásztor, J. R. Pater, G. N. Patrick, J. Patt, R. Perez-Ochoa, S. Petzold, P. Pfeifenschneider, J. E. Pilcher, J. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, P. Poffenberger, B. Poli, J. Polok, M. Przybycień, C. Rembser, H. Rick, S. Robertson, S. A. Robins, N. Rodning, J. M. Roney, K. Roscoe, A. M. Rossi, Y. Rozen, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, D. R. Rust, K. Sachs, T. Saeki, O. Sahr, W. M. Sang, E. K.G. Sarkisyan, C. Sbarra, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, F. Scharf, P. Scharff-Hansen, J. Schieck, B. Schmitt, S. Schmitt, A. Schöning, T. Schorner, M. Schräder, M. Schumacher, C. Schwick, W. G. Scott, R. Seuster, T. G. Shears, B. C. Shen, C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous, P. Sherwood, G. P. Siroli, A. Sittler, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. Sobie, S. Söldner-Rembold, M. Sproston, A. Stahl, K. Stephens, J. Steuerer, K. Stoll, D. Strom, R. Ströhmer, R. Tafirout, S. D. Talbot, S. Tanaka, P. Taras, S. Tarem, R. Teuscher, M. Thiergen, M. A. Thomson, E. von Törne, E. Torrence, S. Towers, I. Trigger, Z. Trócsányi, E. Tsur, A. S. Turcot, M. F. Turner-Watson, R. van Kooten, P. Vannerem, M. Verzocchi, P. Vikas, H. Voss, F. Wäckerle, A. Wagner, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, J. S. White, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, T. R. Wyatt, S. Yamashita, G. Yekutieli, V. Zacek, D. Zer-Zion

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The spectral functions of the vector current and the axial-vector current have been measured in hadronic τ decays using the OPAL detector at LEP. Within the framework of the Operator Product Expansion a simultaneous determination of the strong coupling constant α_s, the non-perturbative operators of dimension 6 and 8 and of the gluon condensate has been performed. Different perturbative descriptions have been compared to the data. The Contour Improved Fixed Order Perturbation Theory gives α_s(m_τ²) = 0.348 ± 0.009_exp ± 0.019_theo at the τ-mass scale and α_s(m_Z²) = 0.1219 ± 0.0010_exp ± 0.0017_theo at the Z°- mass scale. The values obtained for α_s(m_Z²) using Fixed Order Perturbation Theory or Renormalon Chain Resummation are 2.3% and 4.1% smaller, respectively. The 'running' of the strong coupling between S₀ ≃ 1.3 GeV² and S₀ = m_τ² has been tested from direct fits to the integrated differential hadronic decay rate R_τ(s₀). A test of the saturation of QCD sum rules at the τ-mass scale has been performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	571-593
Number of pages	23
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100529901061
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Ackerstaff, K., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Altekamp, N., Anderson, K. J., Anderson, S., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Ashby, S. F., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Ball, A. H., Barberio, E., Barlow, R. J., Bartoldus, R., Batley, J. R., Baumann, S., Bechtluft, J., Behnke, T., ... Zer-Zion, D. (1999). Measurement of the strong coupling constant α_s and the vector and axial-vector spectral functions in hadronic tau decays the opal collaboration. European Physical Journal C, 7(4), 571-593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100529901061

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of the strong coupling constant αs and the vector and axial-vector spectral functions in hadronic tau decays the opal collaboration

AU - Ackerstaff, K.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Altekamp, N.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Anderson, S.

AU - Arcelli, S.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Ashby, S. F.

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 - Baumann, S.

AU - Bechtluft, J.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bentvelsen, S.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Betts, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Biguzzi, A.

AU - Bird, S. D.

AU - Blobel, V.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Bobinski, M.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Böhme, J.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

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 - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Chrisman, D.

AU - Ciocca, C.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Clay, E.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Conboy, J. E.

AU - Cooke, O. C.

AU - Couyoumtzelis, C.

AU - Coxe, R. L.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

AU - Davis, R.

AU - de Jong, S.

AU - del Pozo, L. A.

AU - de Roeck, A.

AU - Desch, K.

AU - Dienes, B.

AU - Dixit, M. S.

AU - Doucet, M.

AU - Dubbert, J.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Eatough, D.

AU - Estabrooks, P. G.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Evans, H. G.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Fanfani, A.

AU - Fanti, M.

AU - Faust, A. A.

AU - Fiedler, F.

AU - Fierro, M.

AU - Fischer, H. M.

AU - Fleck, I.

AU - Folman, R.

AU - Fürtjes, A.

AU - Futyan, D. I.

AU - Gagnon, P.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gascon, J.

AU - Gascon-Shotkin, S. M.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Geralis, T.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Gibson, V.

AU - Gibson, W. R.

AU - Gingrich, D. M.

AU - Glenzinski, D.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Gorn, W.

AU - Grandi, C.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Grunhaus, J.

AU - Gruwé, M.

AU - Hanson, G. G.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - Hapke, M.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Hartmann, C.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Hawkings, R.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Herndon, M.

AU - Herten, G.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hildreth, M. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Hocker, A.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Honma, A. K.

AU - Horváth, D.

AU - Hossain, K. R.

AU - Howard, R.

AU - Hüntemeyer, P.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Ishii, K.

AU - Jacob, F. R.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Joly, A.

AU - Jones, C. R.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Junk, T. R.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kartvelishvili, V.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Kayal, P. I.

AU - Keeler, R. K.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - Klier, A.

AU - Kluth, S.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kobel, M.

AU - Koetke, D. S.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Kolrep, M.

AU - Komamiya, S.

AU - Kowalewski, R. V.

AU - Kress, T.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lanske, D.

AU - Lauber, J.

AU - Lautenschlager, S. R.

AU - Lawson, I.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Lazic, D.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lefebvre, E.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Letts, J.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Liebisch, R.

AU - List, B.

AU - Littlewood, C.

AU - Lloyd, A. W.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Long, G. D.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Liu, D.

AU - Macchiolo, A.

AU - Macpherson, A.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Markopoulos, C.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Martinez, G.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - McDonald, W. J.

AU - McKenna, J.

AU - Mckigney, E. A.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McPherson, R. A.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menke, S.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Meyer, J.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Mihara, S.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Mir, R.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Nagai, K.

AU - Nakamura, I.

AU - Neal, H. A.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nisius, R.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogren, H. O.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pálinkás, J.

AU - Pásztor, G.

AU - Pater, J. R.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Patt, J.

AU - Perez-Ochoa, R.

AU - Petzold, S.

AU - Pfeifenschneider, P.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poffenberger, P.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Polok, J.

AU - Przybycień, M.

AU - Rembser, C.

AU - Rick, H.

AU - Robertson, S.

AU - Robins, S. A.

AU - Rodning, N.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Roscoe, K.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Rust, D. R.

AU - Sachs, K.

AU - Saeki, T.

AU - Sahr, O.

AU - Sang, W. M.

AU - Sarkisyan, E. K.G.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Scharf, F.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schmitt, B.

AU - Schmitt, S.

AU - Schöning, A.

AU - Schorner, T.

AU - Schräder, M.

AU - Schumacher, M.

AU - Schwick, C.

AU - Scott, W. G.

AU - Seuster, R.

AU - Shears, T. G.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Shepherd-Themistocleous, C. H.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Sittler, A.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Sobie, R.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stahl, A.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Steuerer, J.

AU - Stoll, K.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Ströhmer, R.

AU - Tafirout, R.

AU - Talbot, S. D.

AU - Tanaka, S.

AU - Taras, P.

AU - Tarem, S.

AU - Teuscher, R.

AU - Thiergen, M.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - von Törne, E.

AU - Torrence, E.

AU - Towers, S.

AU - Trigger, I.

AU - Trócsányi, Z.

AU - Tsur, E.

AU - Turcot, A. S.

AU - Turner-Watson, M. F.

AU - van Kooten, R.

AU - Vannerem, P.

AU - Verzocchi, M.

AU - Vikas, P.

AU - Voss, H.

AU - Wäckerle, F.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - White, J. S.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yamashita, S.

AU - Yekutieli, G.

AU - Zacek, V.

AU - Zer-Zion, D.

PY - 1999

Y1 - 1999

N2 - The spectral functions of the vector current and the axial-vector current have been measured in hadronic τ decays using the OPAL detector at LEP. Within the framework of the Operator Product Expansion a simultaneous determination of the strong coupling constant αs, the non-perturbative operators of dimension 6 and 8 and of the gluon condensate has been performed. Different perturbative descriptions have been compared to the data. The Contour Improved Fixed Order Perturbation Theory gives αs(mτ2) = 0.348 ± 0.009exp ± 0.019theo at the τ-mass scale and αs(mZ2) = 0.1219 ± 0.0010exp ± 0.0017theo at the Z°- mass scale. The values obtained for αs(mZ2) using Fixed Order Perturbation Theory or Renormalon Chain Resummation are 2.3% and 4.1% smaller, respectively. The 'running' of the strong coupling between S0 ≃ 1.3 GeV2 and S0 = mτ2 has been tested from direct fits to the integrated differential hadronic decay rate Rτ(s0). A test of the saturation of QCD sum rules at the τ-mass scale has been performed.

AB - The spectral functions of the vector current and the axial-vector current have been measured in hadronic τ decays using the OPAL detector at LEP. Within the framework of the Operator Product Expansion a simultaneous determination of the strong coupling constant αs, the non-perturbative operators of dimension 6 and 8 and of the gluon condensate has been performed. Different perturbative descriptions have been compared to the data. The Contour Improved Fixed Order Perturbation Theory gives αs(mτ2) = 0.348 ± 0.009exp ± 0.019theo at the τ-mass scale and αs(mZ2) = 0.1219 ± 0.0010exp ± 0.0017theo at the Z°- mass scale. The values obtained for αs(mZ2) using Fixed Order Perturbation Theory or Renormalon Chain Resummation are 2.3% and 4.1% smaller, respectively. The 'running' of the strong coupling between S0 ≃ 1.3 GeV2 and S0 = mτ2 has been tested from direct fits to the integrated differential hadronic decay rate Rτ(s0). A test of the saturation of QCD sum rules at the τ-mass scale has been performed.

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U2 - 10.1007/s100529901061

DO - 10.1007/s100529901061

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0007194082

SN - 1434-6044

VL - 7

SP - 571

EP - 593

JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

IS - 4

ER -

Measurement of the strong coupling constant α_s and the vector and axial-vector spectral functions in hadronic tau decays the opal collaboration

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