Measurements of the τ mass and the mass difference of the τ^+ and τ^- at BABAR

Creators: Aubert, B.; Cheng, C. H.; Doll, D. A.; Echenard, B.; Fang, F.; Hitlin, D. G.; Narsky, I.; Ongmongkolkul, P.; Piatenko, T.; Porter, F. C.

Abstract

We present the result from a precision measurement of the mass of the τ lepton, M_τ, based on 423 fb^(-1) of data recorded at the Υ(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector. Using a pseudomass endpoint method, we determine the mass to be 1776.68±0.12(stat)±0.41(syst) MeV. We also measure the mass difference between the τ^+ and τ^-, and obtain (M_(τ+)-M_(τ-))/M_(AVG)^τ=(-3.4±1.3(stat)±0.3(syst))×10^(-4), where M^τ_(AVG) is the average value of M_(τ+) and M_(τ-).

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© 2009 The American Physical Society. Received 18 September 2009; published 20 November 2009. We are grateful for the extraordinary contributions of our PEP-II colleagues in achieving the excellent luminosity and machine conditions that have made this work possible. The success of this project also relies critically on the expertise and dedication of the computing organizations that support BABAR. The collaborating institutions wish to thank SLAC for its support and the kind hospitality extended to them. This work is supported by the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique and Institut National de Physique Nucle´aire et de Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (The Netherlands), the Research Council of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Educacio´n y Ciencia (Spain), and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom). Individuals have received support from the Marie-Curie IEF program (European Union) and the A.P. Sloan Foundation.

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