Study of τ- → KS π- ντ decay at Belle

  • D. Epifanov
  • , I. Adachi
  • , H. Aihara
  • , K. Arinstein
  • , V. Aulchenko
  • , T. Aushev
  • , A. M. Bakich
  • , V. Balagura
  • , E. Barberio
  • , I. Bedny
  • , K. Belous
  • , U. Bitenc
  • , I. Bizjak
  • , A. Bondar
  • , A. Bozek
  • , M. Bračko
  • , T. E. Browder
  • , Y. Chao
  • , A. Chen
  • , K. F. Chen
  • W. T. Chen, B. G. Cheon, C. C. Chiang, R. Chistov, I. S. Cho, Y. Choi, Y. K. Choi, J. Dalseno, M. Dash, A. Drutskoy, S. Eidelman, G. Gokhroo, B. Golob, H. Ha, J. Haba, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, M. Hazumi, D. Heffernan, T. Hokuue, Y. Hoshi, W. S. Hou, Y. B. Hsiung, H. J. Hyun, T. Iijima, K. Ikado, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, D. H. Kah, H. Kaji, J. H. Kang, H. Kawai, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, H. O. Kim, S. K. Kim, Y. J. Kim, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, R. Kumar, C. C. Kuo, A. Kuzmin, Y. J. Kwon, J. S. Lee, M. J. Lee, S. E. Lee, T. Lesiak, J. Li, A. Limosani, S. W. Lin, Y. Liu, D. Liventsev, F. Mandl, D. Marlow, T. Matsumoto, A. Matyja, S. McOnie, T. Medvedeva, H. Miyata, Y. Miyazaki, R. Mizuk, G. R. Moloney, T. Mori, E. Nakano, M. Nakao, H. Nakazawa, Z. Natkaniec, S. Nishida, O. Nitoh, S. Ogawa, T. Ohshima, Y. Onuki, W. Ostrowicz, H. Ozaki, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, H. Palka, C. W. Park, H. Park, K. S. Park, L. S. Peak, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, A. Poluektov, H. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, O. Schneider, R. Seidl, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, H. Shibuya, B. Shwartz, A. Sokolov, A. Somov, N. Soni, S. Stanič, M. Starič, H. Stoeck, T. Sumiyoshi, F. Takasaki, K. Tamai, M. Tanaka, G. N. Taylor, Y. Teramoto, X. C. Tian, I. Tikhomirov, T. Tsuboyama, S. Uehara, K. Ueno, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, G. Varner, K. Vervink, S. Villa, A. Vinokurova, C. H. Wang, P. Wang, Y. Watanabe, R. Wedd, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, A. Yamaguchi, Y. Yamashita, M. Yamauchi, C. Z. Yuan, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, A. Zupanc

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Abstract

We present a study of the decay τ- → KS π- ντ using a 351  fb-1 data sample collected with the Belle detector. The analysis is based on 53, 110 lepton-tagged signal events. The measured branching fraction B (τ- → KS π- ντ) = (0.404 ± 0.002 (stat .) ± 0.013 (syst .)) % is consistent with the world average value and has better accuracy. An analysis of the KS π- invariant mass spectrum reveals contributions from the K* (892)- as well as other states. For the first time the K* (892)- mass and width have been measured in τ decay: M (K* (892)-) = (895.47 ± 0.20 (stat .) ± 0.44 (syst .) ± 0.59 (mod .))   MeV / c2, Γ (K* (892)-) = (46.2 ± 0.6 (stat .) ± 1.0 (syst .) ± 0.7 (mod .))   MeV. The K* (892)- mass is significantly different from the current world average value.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-73
Number of pages9
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume654
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • K
  • Tau

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