Search for lepton flavor violation in the decay tau(+/-)->mu(+/-)gamma

Search for lepton flavor violation in the decay tau(+/-)->mu(+/-)gamma

A search for the nonconservation of lepton flavor number in the decay τ±→μ±γ has been performed using 2.07×108 e+e-→τ+τ- events produced at a center-of-mass energy near 10.58 GeV with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage ring. We find no evidence for a signal and set an upper limit on the branch...

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Main Authors: Aubert, B, Barate, R, Boutigny, D, Couderc, F, Karyotakis, Y, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Tisserand, V, Zghiche, A, Grauges-Pous, E, Palano, A, Pompili, A, Chen, J, Qi, N, Rong, G, Wang, P, Zhu, Y, Eigen, G, Ofte, I, Stugu, B, Abrams, G, Borgland, A, Breon, AB, Brown, D, Button-Shafer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Summary:A search for the nonconservation of lepton flavor number in the decay τ±→μ±γ has been performed using 2.07×108 e+e-→τ+τ- events produced at a center-of-mass energy near 10.58 GeV with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage ring. We find no evidence for a signal and set an upper limit on the branching ratio of B(τ±→ μ±γ)<6.8×10-8 at 90% confidence level. © 2005 The American Physical Society.

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