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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-73 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 654 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 11 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Keywords
- K
- Tau