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Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction of Ds+τ+ντ via τ+e+νeν¯τ

M. Ablikim et al. (BESIII Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 171801 – Published 19 October 2021

Abstract

Using a dataset of 6.32fb1 of e+e annihilation data collected with the BESIII detector at center-of-mass energies between 4178 and 4226 MeV, we have measured the absolute branching fraction of the leptonic decay Ds+τ+ντ via τ+e+νeν¯τ, and find BDs+τ+ντ=(5.27±0.10±0.12)×102, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The precision is improved by a factor of 2 compared to the previous best measurement. Combining with fDs+ from lattice quantum chromodynamics calculations or the |Vcs| from the CKMfitter group, we extract |Vcs|=0.978±0.009±0.012 and fDs+=(251.1±2.4±3.0)MeV, respectively. Combining our result with the world averages of BDs+τ+ντ and BDs+μ+νμ, we obtain the ratio of the branching fractions BDs+τ+ντ/BDs+μ+νμ=9.72±0.37, which is consistent with the standard model prediction of lepton flavor universality.

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  • Received 4 June 2021
  • Revised 26 August 2021
  • Accepted 21 September 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.171801

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Vol. 127, Iss. 17 — 22 October 2021

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