Journal article
Study of tau-pair production at HERA
The journal of high energy physics, Vol.2011(2), 117
02/01/2011
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2011)117
Abstract
A study of events containing two tau leptons with high transverse momentum has been performed with the ZEUS detector at HERA, using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.33 fb(-1). The tau candidates were identified from their decays into electrons, muons or hadronic jets. The number of tau-pair candidates has been compared with the prediction from the Standard Model, where the largest contribution is expected from Bethe-Heitler processes. The total visible cross section was extracted. Standard Model expectations agree well with the measured distributions, also at high invariant mass of the tau pair.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Study of tau-pair production at HERA
- Creators
- Aharon Levy - Argonne National LaboratoryH. Abramowicz - Tel Aviv UniversityL. Adamczyk - AGH University of KrakowM. Adamus - Weizmann Institute of ScienceR. Aggarwal - Panjab UniversityS. Antonelli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaP. Antonioli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. Antonov - National Research Nuclear University MEPhIM. Arneodo - Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”V. Aushev - Institute for Nuclear ResearchY. Aushev - Institute for Nuclear ResearchO. Bachynska - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA. Bamberger - University of FreiburgA. N. Barakbaev - Institute of Physics and TechnologyG. Barbagli - Florence (Netherlands)G. Bari - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaF. Barreiro - Universidad Autónoma de MadridN. Bartosik - Institute for Nuclear ResearchD. Bartsch - University of BonnM. Basile - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaO. Behnke - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYJ. Behr - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYU. Behrens - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYL. Bellagamba - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. Bertolin - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaS. Bhadra - University College LondonM. Bindi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaC. Blohm - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYV. Bokhonov - Institute for Nuclear ResearchT. Bold - AGH University of KrakowO. Bolilyi - Institute for Nuclear ResearchE. G. Boos - Institute of Physics and TechnologyK. Borras - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYD. Boscherini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaD. Bot - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYS. K. Boutle - University College LondonI. Brock - University of BonnE. Brownson - York UniversityR. Brugnera - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaN. Bruemmer - The Ohio State UniversityA. Bruni - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaG. Bruni - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaB. Brzozowska - University of WarsawP. J. Bussey - University of GlasgowJ. M. Butterworth - University College LondonB. Bylsma - The Ohio State UniversityA. Caldwell - Max Planck Institute for PhysicsM. Capua - University of CalabriaR. Carlin - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaC. D. Catterall - University College LondonS. Chekanov - Argonne National LaboratoryJ. Chwastowski - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesJ. Ciborowski - University of WarsawR. Ciesielski - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYL. Cifarelli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaF. Cindolo - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. Contin - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. M. Cooper-Sarkar - University of OxfordN. Coppola - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYM. Corradi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaF. Corriveau - McGill UniversityM. Costa - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoG. D'Agostini - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Rome, ItalyF. Dal Corso - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Padua, ItalyJ. del Peso - Universidad Autónoma de MadridR. K. Dementiev - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityS. De Pasquale - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaM. Derrick - Argonne National LaboratoryR. C. E. Devenish - University of OxfordD. Dobur - University of FreiburgB. A. Dolgoshein - National Research Nuclear University MEPhIG. Dolinska - Institute for Nuclear ResearchA. T. Doyle - University of GlasgowV. Drugakov - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYL. S. Durkin - The Ohio State UniversityS. Dusini - INFN Sezione di PadovaY. Eisenberg - University of Wisconsin–MadisonP. F. Ermolov - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityA. Eskreys - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesS. Fang - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYS. Fazio - University of CalabriaJ. Ferrando - University of OxfordM. I. Ferrero - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoJ. Figiel - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesM. Forrest - University of GlasgowB. Foster - University of OxfordS. Fourletov - University of TorontoG. Gach - AGH University of KrakowA. Galas - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesE. Gallo - Florence (Netherlands)A. Garfagnini - INFN Sezione di PadovaA. Geiser - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYI. Gialas - University of the AegeanL. K. Gladilin - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityD. Gladkov - National Research Nuclear University MEPhIC. Glasman - Universidad Autónoma de MadridO. Gogota - Institute for Nuclear ResearchYu. A. Golubkov - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityP. Goettliche - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyI. Grabowska-Bold - AGH University of KrakowJ. Grebenyuk - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYI. Gregor - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYG. Grigorescu - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsG. Grzelak - University of WarsawO. Gueta - Tel Aviv UniversityC. Gwenlan - University of OxfordT. Haas - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYW. Hain - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR. Hamatsu - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityJ. C. Hart - Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryH. Hartmann - University of BonnG. Hartner - University College LondonE. Hilger - University of BonnD. Hochman - University of Wisconsin–MadisonR. Hori - The University of TokyoK. Horton - University of OxfordA. Huettmann - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyG. Iacobucci - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaZ. A. Ibrahim - University of MalayaY. Iga - Tokyo Polytechnic UniversityR. Ingbir - Tel Aviv UniversityM. Ishitsuka - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyH.-P. Jakob - University of BonnF. Januschek - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYM. Jimenez - Universidad Autónoma de MadridT. W. Jones - University College LondonM. Juengst - University of BonnI. Kadenko - Natl Acad Sci Ukraine, Inst Nucl Res, Kiev, UkraineB. Kahle - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYB. Kamaluddin - National University of SingaporeS. Kananov - Tel Aviv UniversityT. Kanno - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyU. Karshon - University of Wisconsin–MadisonF. Karstens - University of FreiburgI. I. Katkov - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYM. Kaur - Panjab UniversityP. Kaur - Panjab UniversityA. Keramidas - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsL. A. Khein - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityJ. Y. Kim - Chonnam National UniversityD. Kisielewska - AGH University of KrakowS. Kitamura - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityR. Klanner - Universität HamburgU. Klein - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYE. Koffeman - University of AmsterdamP. Kooijman - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsIe Korol - Institute for Nuclear ResearchI. A. Korzhavina - Imperial College LondonA. Kotanski - Jagellonian Univ, Dept Phys, Krakow, PolandU. Koetz - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyH. Kowalski - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYP. Kulinski - University of WarsawO. Kuprash - Institute for Nuclear ResearchM. Kuze - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyM. Lee - The Ohio State UniversityB. B. Levchenko - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityA. Levy - Argonne National LaboratoryV. Libov - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYS. Limentani - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaT. Y. Ling - The Ohio State UniversityM. Lisovyi - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYE. Lobodzinska - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYW. Lohmann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYB. Loehr - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyE. Lohrmann - Universität HamburgJ. H. Loizides - University College LondonK. R. Long - Imperial College LondonA. Longhin - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaD. Lontkovskyi - Institute for Nuclear ResearchO. Yu Lukina - Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Inst Nucl Phys, Moscow, RussiaP. Luzniak - University of WarsawJ. Maeda - Tokyo Institute of TechnologyS. Magill - Argonne National LaboratoryI. Makarenko - Institute for Nuclear ResearchJ. Malka - University of WarsawR. Mankel - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA. Margotti - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaG. Marini - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Rome, ItalyJ. F. Martin - University of TorontoA. Mastroberardino - University of CalabriaM. C. K. Mattingly - Andrews UniversityI.-A. Melzer-Pellmann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYS. Mergelmeyer - University of BonnS. Miglioranzi - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYF. Mohamad Idris - University of MalayaV. Monaco - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoA. Montanari - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYJ. D. Morris - Max Planck Institute for PhysicsK. Mujkic - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYB. Musgrave - Argonne National LaboratoryK. Nagano - High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationT. Namsoo - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR. Nania - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaD. Nicholass - University of SalernoA. Nigro - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Rome, ItalyY. Ning - Columbia UniversityU. Noor - University College LondonD. Notz - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR. J. Nowak - University of WarsawA. E. Nuncio-Quiroz - University of BonnB. Y. Oh - Pennsylvania State UniversityN. Okazaki - The University of TokyoK. Oliver - University of OxfordK. Olkiewicz - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesYu Onishchuk - Institute for Nuclear ResearchK. Papageorgiu - University of the AegeanA. Parenti - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYE. Paul - University of BonnJ. M. Pawlak - University of WarsawB. Pawlik - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesP. G. Pelfer - Florence (Netherlands)A. Pellegrino - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsW. Perlanski - University of WarsawH. Perrey - Universität HamburgK. Piotrzkowski - UCLouvainP. Plucinski - Weizmann Institute of ScienceN. S. Pokrovskiy - Institute of Physics and TechnologyA. Polini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. S. Proskuryakov - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityM. Przybycien - AGH University of KrakowA. Raval - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYD. D. Reeder - York UniversityB. Reisert - Max Planck Institute for PhysicsZ. Ren - Columbia UniversityJ. Repond - Argonne National LaboratoryY. D. Ri - Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityA. Robertson - University of OxfordP. Roloff - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYE. Ron - Universidad Autónoma de MadridI. Rubinsky - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYM. Ruspa - Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”R. Sacchi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoA. Salii - Institute for Nuclear ResearchU. Samson - University of BonnG. Sartorelli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaA. A. Savin - York UniversityD. H. Saxon - University of GlasgowM. Schioppa - University of CalabriaS. Schlenstedt - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYP. Schleper - Universität HamburgW. B. Schmidke - Max Planck Institute for PhysicsU. Schneekloth - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYV. Schoenberg - University of BonnT. Schoerner-Sadenius - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyJ. Schwartz - McGill UniversityF. Sciulli - Columbia UniversityL. M. Shcheglova - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityR. Shehzadi - University of BonnS. Shimizu - The University of TokyoI. Singh - Panjab UniversityI. O. Skillicorn - University of GlasgowW. Slominski - Jagellonian Univ, Dept Phys, Krakow, PolandW. H. Smith - York UniversityV. Sola - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoA. Solano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di TorinoD. Son - Kyungpook National UniversityV. Sosnovtsev - Institute of Engineering PhysicsA. Spiridonov - Institute for Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsH. Stadie - Universität HamburgL. Stanco - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di PadovaA. Stern - Tel Aviv UniversityT. P. Stewart - University of TorontoA. Stifutkin - Institute of Engineering PhysicsP. Stopa - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesS. Suchkov - National Research Nuclear University MEPhIG. Susinno - University of CalabriaL. Suszycki - AGH University of KrakowJ. Sztuk-Dambietz - Universität HamburgD. Szuba - Cracow University of TechnologyJ. Szuba - AGH University of KrakowA. D. Tapper - Imperial College LondonE. Tassi - Cracow University of TechnologyJ. Terron - Universidad Autónoma de MadridT. Theedt - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYH. Tiecke - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsK. Tokushuku - The University of TokyoO. Tomalak - Institute for Nuclear ResearchJ. Tomaszewska - University of WarsawT. Tsurugai - Ferris UniversityM. Turcato - Universität HamburgT. Tymieniecka - Weizmann Institute of ScienceC. Uribe-Estrada - Universidad Autónoma de MadridM. Vazquez - European Organization for Nuclear ResearchA. Verbytskyi - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYO. Viazlo - Institute for Nuclear ResearchN. N. Vlasov - University of BonnO. Volynets - Institute for Nuclear ResearchR. Walczak - University of OxfordW. A. T. Wan Abdullah - University of MalayaJ. J. Whitmore - Pennsylvania State UniversityJ. Whyte - University College LondonL. Wiggers - National Institute for Subatomic PhysicsM. Wing - University College LondonM. Wlasenko - University of BonnG. Wolf - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYH. Wolfe - York UniversityK. Wrona - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA. G. Yaguees-Molina - DESY, D-2000 Hamburg, GermanyS. Yamada - High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationY. Yamazaki - The University of TokyoR. Yoshida - Argonne National LaboratoryC. Youngman - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA. F. Zarnecki - University of WarsawL. Zawiejski - Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesO. Zenaiev - Institute for Nuclear ResearchW. Zeuner - European Organization for Nuclear ResearchB. O. Zhautykov - Institute of Physics and TechnologyN. Zhmak - Institute for Nuclear ResearchC. Zhou - McGill UniversityA. Zichichi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaM. Zolko - Institute for Nuclear ResearchD. S. Zotkin - Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityZ. Zulkapli - University of MalayaZEUS Collaboration
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of high energy physics, Vol.2011(2), 117
- DOI
- 10.1007/JHEP02(2011)117
- ISSN
- 1029-8479
- eISSN
- 1029-8479
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 23
- Grant note
- DESY directorate ST/H001026/2 / STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ST/H001026/2 / Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984627239602771
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