Measurement of τ polarization in W→τν decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at s√=7 TeV

UNSPECIFIED (2012) Measurement of τ polarization in W→τν decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at s√=7 TeV. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 72 (7): 2062. ISSN 1434-6044

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Abstract

In this paper, a measurement of τ polarization in W→τν decays is presented. It is measured from the energies of the decay products in hadronic τ decays with a single final state charged particle. The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 24 pb−1, were collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in 2010. The measured value of the τ polarization is Pτ=−1.06±0.04 (stat)+0.05−0.07 (syst) , in agreement with the Standard Model prediction, and is consistent with a physically allowed 95 % CL interval [−1,−0.91]. Measurements of τ polarization have not previously been made at hadron colliders.

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European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
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18 Dec 2013 11:51
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