A search for lepton flavour violation in Z0 decays

M. Z. Akrawy; G. Alexander; J. Allison; P. P. Allport; K. J. Anderson; J. C. Armitage; G. T.J. Arnison; P. Ashton; G. Azuelos; J. T.M. Baines; A. H. Ball; J. Banks; G. J. Barker; R. J. Barlow; J. R. Batley; A. Beck; J. Becker; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; U. Binder; I. J. Bloodworth; P. Bock; H. Breuker; R. M. Brown; R. Brun; A. Buijs; H. J. Burckhart; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; D. G. Charlton; J. T.M. Chrin; P. E.L. Clarke; I. Cohen; W. J. Collins; J. E. Conboy; M. Couch; M. Coupland; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavalle; P. Debu; M. M. Deninno; A. Dieckmann; M. Dittmar; M. S. Dixit; E. Duchovni; I. P. Duerdoth; D. J.P. Dumas; P. A. Elcombe; P. G. Estarbrooks; E. Etzion; F. Fabbri; P. Farthouat; H. M. Fischer; D. G. Fong; M. T. French; C. Fukunaga; A. Gaidot; O. Ganel; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; N. I. Geddes; C. N.P. Gee; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; G. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; J. D. Gillies; J. Goldberg; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; D. Granite; E. Gross; J. Grunhaus; H. Hagedorn; J. Hagemann; M. Hansroul; C. K. Hargrove; I. Harrus; J. Hart; P. M. Hattersley; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; E. Heflin; R. J. Hemingway; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; C. Ho; J. D. Hobbs; P. R. Hobson; D. Hochman; B. Holl; R. J. Homer; S. R. Hou; C. P. Howarth; R. E. Hughes-Jones; R. Humbert; P. Igo-Kemenes; H. Ihssen; D. C. Imrie; L. Janissen; A. Jawahery; P. W. Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; M. Jobes; R. W.L. Jones; P. Jovanovic; D. Karlen; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; C. Kleinwort; D. E. Klem; G. Knop; T. Kobayashi; T. P. Kokott; L. Köpke; R. Kowalewski; H. Kreutzmann; J. Kroll; M. Kuwano; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; F. Lamarche; W. J. Larson; J. G. Layter; P. Le Du; P. Leblanc; A. M. Lee; M. H. Lehto; D. Lellouch; P. Lennert; L. Lessard; L. Levinson; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; J. M. Lorah; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; J. Ludwig; J. Ma; A. A. Macbeth; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellino; G. Maringer; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; U. Maur; T. J. McMahon; J. R. McNutt; F. Meijers; D. Menszner; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; R. P. Middleton; G. Mikenberg; J. Mildenberger; D. J. Miller; C. Milstene; M. Minowa; W. Mohr; A. Montanari; T. Mori; M. W. Moss; P. G. Murphy; W. J. Murray; B. Nellen; H. H. Nguyen; M. Nozaki; A. J.P. O'Dowd; S. W. O'Neale; B. P. O'Neill; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; M. Ogg; H. Oh; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; J. P. Pansart; G. N. Patrick; S. J. Pawley; P. Pfister; J. E. Pilcher; J. L. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; B. Poli; A. Pouladdej; E. Prebys; T. W. Pritchard; G. Quast; J. Raab; M. W. Redmond; D. L. Rees; M. Regimbald; K. Riles; C. M. Roach; S. A. Robins; A. Rollnik; J. M. Roney; S. Rossberg; A. M. Rossi; P. Routenburg; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; S. Sanghera; R. A. Sansum; M. Sasaki; B. J. Saunders; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; W. Schappert; P. Scharff-Hansen; S. Schreiber; J. Schwarz; A. Shapira; B. C. Shen; P. Sherwood; A. Simon; P. Singh; G. P. Siroli; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; K. Stephens; H. E. Stier; R. Stroehmer; D. Strom; H. Takeda; T. Takeshita; P. Taras; N. J. Thackray; T. Tsukamoto; M. F. Turner; G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer; D. Van den plas; G. J. VanDalen; R. Van Kooten; G. Vasseur; C. J. Virtue; H. von der Schmitt; J. von Krogh; A. Wagner; C. Wahl; J. P. Walker; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; M. Weber; S. Weisz; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; M. Weymann; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; I. Wingerter; V. H. Winterer; N. C. Wood; S. Wotton; B. Wuensch; T. R. Wyatt; R. Yaari; Y. Yang; G. Yekutieli; T. Yoshida; W. Zeuner; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)90437-U

A search for lepton flavour violation in Z⁰ decays

M. Z. Akrawy^*, G. Alexander, J. Allison, P. P. Allport, K. J. Anderson, J. C. Armitage, G. T.J. Arnison, P. Ashton, G. Azuelos, J. T.M. Baines, A. H. Ball, J. Banks, G. J. Barker, R. J. Barlow, J. R. Batley, A. Beck, J. Becker, T. Behnke, K. W. Bell, G. BellaS. Bethke, O. Biebel, U. Binder, I. J. Bloodworth, P. Bock, H. Breuker, R. M. Brown, R. Brun, A. Buijs, H. J. Burckhart, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, D. G. Charlton, J. T.M. Chrin, P. E.L. Clarke, I. Cohen, W. J. Collins, J. E. Conboy, M. Couch, M. Coupland, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavalle, P. Debu, M. M. Deninno, A. Dieckmann, M. Dittmar, M. S. Dixit, E. Duchovni, I. P. Duerdoth, D. J.P. Dumas, P. A. Elcombe, P. G. Estarbrooks, E. Etzion, F. Fabbri, P. Farthouat, H. M. Fischer, D. G. Fong, M. T. French, C. Fukunaga, A. Gaidot, O. Ganel, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, N. I. Geddes, C. N.P. Gee, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, G. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, J. D. Gillies, J. Goldberg, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, D. Granite, E. Gross, J. Grunhaus, H. Hagedorn, J. Hagemann, M. Hansroul, C. K. Hargrove, I. Harrus, J. Hart, P. M. Hattersley, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, E. Heflin, R. J. Hemingway, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, C. Ho, J. D. Hobbs, P. R. Hobson, D. Hochman, B. Holl, R. J. Homer, S. R. Hou, C. P. Howarth, R. E. Hughes-Jones, R. Humbert, P. Igo-Kemenes, H. Ihssen, D. C. Imrie, L. Janissen, A. Jawahery, P. W. Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, M. Jobes, R. W.L. Jones, P. Jovanovic, D. Karlen, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, C. Kleinwort, D. E. Klem, G. Knop, T. Kobayashi, T. P. Kokott, L. Köpke, R. Kowalewski, H. Kreutzmann, J. Kroll, M. Kuwano, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, F. Lamarche, W. J. Larson, J. G. Layter, P. Le Du, P. Leblanc, A. M. Lee, M. H. Lehto, D. Lellouch, P. Lennert, L. Lessard, L. Levinson, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, J. M. Lorah, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, J. Ludwig, J. Ma, A. A. Macbeth, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellino, G. Maringer, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, U. Maur, T. J. McMahon, J. R. McNutt, F. Meijers, D. Menszner, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, R. P. Middleton, G. Mikenberg, J. Mildenberger, D. J. Miller, C. Milstene, M. Minowa, W. Mohr, A. Montanari, T. Mori, M. W. Moss, P. G. Murphy, W. J. Murray, B. Nellen, H. H. Nguyen, M. Nozaki, A. J.P. O'Dowd, S. W. O'Neale, B. P. O'Neill, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, M. Ogg, H. Oh, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, J. P. Pansart, G. N. Patrick, S. J. Pawley, P. Pfister, J. E. Pilcher, J. L. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, B. Poli, A. Pouladdej, E. Prebys, T. W. Pritchard, G. Quast, J. Raab, M. W. Redmond, D. L. Rees, M. Regimbald, K. Riles, C. M. Roach, S. A. Robins, A. Rollnik, J. M. Roney, S. Rossberg, A. M. Rossi, P. Routenburg, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, S. Sanghera, R. A. Sansum, M. Sasaki, B. J. Saunders, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, W. Schappert, P. Scharff-Hansen, S. Schreiber, J. Schwarz, A. Shapira, B. C. Shen, P. Sherwood, A. Simon, P. Singh, G. P. Siroli, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, K. Stephens, H. E. Stier, R. Stroehmer, D. Strom, H. Takeda, T. Takeshita, P. Taras, N. J. Thackray, T. Tsukamoto, M. F. Turner, G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, D. Van den plas, G. J. VanDalen, R. Van Kooten, G. Vasseur, C. J. Virtue, H. von der Schmitt, J. von Krogh, A. Wagner, C. Wahl, J. P. Walker, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, M. Weber, S. Weisz, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, M. Weymann, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, I. Wingerter, V. H. Winterer, N. C. Wood, S. Wotton, B. Wuensch, T. R. Wyatt, R. Yaari, Y. Yang, G. Yekutieli, T. Yoshida, W. Zeuner, G. T. Zorn

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Abstract

We have searched for lepton flavour violation in about 14000 Z⁰ decays into collinear lepton pairs, recorded in an energy scan around the Z⁰ resonance. Decays of the type Z⁰→eτ, Z⁰→μτ and Z⁰→eμ have been considered. Observed candidates in the eτ and μτ modes are consistent with expected Z⁰→τ⁺τ^- backgrounds; no candidates are observed for the eμ mode. We obtain limits (at 95% confidence level) on the branching ratios for such Z⁰ decays of 7.2×10^-5 for the eτ decay, 35×10^-5 for the μτ decay and 4.6×10^-5 for the eμ decay.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	293-302
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	254
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)90437-U
State	Published - 17 Jan 1991

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Akrawy, M. Z., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Allport, P. P., Anderson, K. J., Armitage, J. C., Arnison, G. T. J., Ashton, P., Azuelos, G., Baines, J. T. M., Ball, A. H., Banks, J., Barker, G. J., Barlow, R. J., Batley, J. R., Beck, A., Becker, J., Behnke, T., Bell, K. W., ... Zorn, G. T. (1991). A search for lepton flavour violation in Z⁰ decays. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 254(1-2), 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)90437-U

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TY - JOUR

T1 - A search for lepton flavour violation in Z0 decays

AU - Akrawy, M. Z.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Allport, P. P.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Armitage, J. C.

AU - Arnison, G. T.J.

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PY - 1991/1/17

Y1 - 1991/1/17

N2 - We have searched for lepton flavour violation in about 14000 Z0 decays into collinear lepton pairs, recorded in an energy scan around the Z0 resonance. Decays of the type Z0→eτ, Z0→μτ and Z0→eμ have been considered. Observed candidates in the eτ and μτ modes are consistent with expected Z0→τ+τ- backgrounds; no candidates are observed for the eμ mode. We obtain limits (at 95% confidence level) on the branching ratios for such Z0 decays of 7.2×10-5 for the eτ decay, 35×10-5 for the μτ decay and 4.6×10-5 for the eμ decay.

AB - We have searched for lepton flavour violation in about 14000 Z0 decays into collinear lepton pairs, recorded in an energy scan around the Z0 resonance. Decays of the type Z0→eτ, Z0→μτ and Z0→eμ have been considered. Observed candidates in the eτ and μτ modes are consistent with expected Z0→τ+τ- backgrounds; no candidates are observed for the eμ mode. We obtain limits (at 95% confidence level) on the branching ratios for such Z0 decays of 7.2×10-5 for the eτ decay, 35×10-5 for the μτ decay and 4.6×10-5 for the eμ decay.

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U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)90437-U

DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)90437-U

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AN - SCOPUS:0003135517

SN - 0370-2693

VL - 254

SP - 293

EP - 302

JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

IS - 1-2

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A search for lepton flavour violation in Z⁰ decays

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