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Tests for Tau's Charged-Current Structure

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

The Lorentz structure of the tau lepton's charged-current can almost be completely determined by use of stage-two spin-correlation functions for the {ρ,ρ+}\{\rho ^{-},\rho ^{+}\}and {a1,a1+}\{a_1^{-},a_1^{+}\} decay modes. It is possible to test for a ``(VA)(V-A) + + something'' structure in the JChargedLepton{J^{Charged}}_{Lepton} current, so as to bound the scales Λ\Lambda for ``new physics" such as arising from tau weak magnetism, weak electricity, and/or 2nd-class currents. In practice, only limited information can be obtained from the τπν\tau \rightarrow \pi \nu modes.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9508366,
  title  = {Tests for Tau's Charged-Current Structure},
  author = {Charles A. Nelson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9508366},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Contributed paper to LP95, Beijing. Revision of SUNY BING [10/1/94] which will appear in Phys. Let. [ tau ---> pi nu channel added; appendix deleted] Before LaTeXing, cut off "by-line" at bottom