A Search for the rare decay B0 --> tau+tau- at BABAR

Preprint

26 May 2006

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.hep-ex/0511015

Abstract

We present the results of a search for the decay B0 --> tau+tau- in a data sample of (232 +- 3) x 10^6 Upsilon(4S) --> BBbar decays using the BABAR detector. Certain extensions of the Standard Model predict measurable levels of this otherwise rare decay. We reconstruct fully one neutral B meson and seek evidence for the signal decay in the rest of the event. We find no evidence for signal events and obtain B(B0 --> tau+tau-) < 4.1 x 10^-3 at the 90% confidence level.

Keywords

STANDARD MODEL
RECONSTRUCT
DATA SAMPLE
RARE DECAY
DECAY B0
SEARCH
BABAR
TAU

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Published version: Physical Review Letters, 96 (24), 241802.

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