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Measurements of BR(b $\to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau}$ X) and BR(b $\to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau}{\mathrm D}^{\ast\pm}$ X) and upper limits on BR(B $^- \to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau})$ and BR(b $\to{\mathrm s} \nu \bar{\nu})$

2001; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s100520100612

ISSN

1434-6052

Autores

R. Barate,

Tópico(s)

Computational Physics and Python Applications

Resumo

Inclusive branching ratios involving b $\to \tau$ transitions are measured in approximately four million hadronic Z decays collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP. The fully-inclusive branching ratio BR(b $\to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau}$ X) and the semi-inclusive branching ratio BR(b $\to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau} {\rm D}^{\ast\pm}$ X) are measured to be $(2.43 \pm 0.20 \pm 0.25)%$ and $(0.88\pm 0.31\pm 0.28)%$ , in agreement with the standard model predictions. Upper limits on the branching fractions BR(B $^- \to \tau^- \bar{\nu}_{\tau})$ and BR(b $\to{\mathrm s} \nu \bar{\nu})$ are set to $8.3 \times 10^{-4}$ and $6.4 \times 10^{-4}$ at the 90% C.L. These results allow a 90% C.L. lower limit of 0.40 GeV/ $c^2)^{-1}$ to be set on the $\tan\beta/m_{{\mathrm H}^\pm}$ ratio, in the framework of type-II two-Higgs-doublet models.

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