Measurement of tau polarization in W -> tau nu decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

G. Aad; B. Abbott; Mogens Dam; Jørgen Beck Hansen; Peter Henrik Hansen; John Renner Hansen; Jørn Dines Hansen; Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp; Morten Dam Jørgensen; Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert; Esben Bryndt Klinkby; Sascha Mehlhase; Björn Stefan Nilsson; Troels Christian Petersen; Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen; Stefania Xella

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Measurement of tau polarization in W -> tau nu decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

G. Aad, B. Abbott, Mogens Dam, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, John Renner Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Sascha Mehlhase, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Troels Christian Petersen, Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen, Stefania Xella

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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 P_τ = −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.

Original language	English
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	72
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	2062
ISSN	1434-6044
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2062-6
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2012

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Aad, G., Abbott, B., Dam, M., Hansen, J. B., Hansen, P. H., Hansen, J. R., Hansen, J. D., Heisterkamp, S. J. F., Jørgensen, M. D., Boelaert, N. M. P., Klinkby, E. B., Mehlhase, S., Nilsson, B. S., Petersen, T. C., Løvschall-Jensen, A. E., & Xella, S. (2012). Measurement of tau polarization in W -> tau nu decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV. European Physical Journal C, 72(7), 2062. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2062-6

Aad, G, Abbott, B, Dam, M , Hansen, JB , Hansen, PH , Hansen, JR , Hansen, JD, Heisterkamp, SJF, Jørgensen, MD, Boelaert, NMP, Klinkby, EB, Mehlhase, S, Nilsson, BS, Petersen, TC, Løvschall-Jensen, AE & Xella, S 2012, 'Measurement of tau polarization in W -> tau nu decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV', European Physical Journal C, vol. 72, no. 7, pp. 2062. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2062-6

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Measurement of tau polarization in W -> tau nu decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

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