Test of lepton flavour universality in $W$-boson decays into electrons and $τ$-leptons using $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector

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contents A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions, $R_{τ/e} = B(W \to τν)/ B(W \to e ν)$, is performed using a sample of $W$ bosons originating from top-quark decays to final states containing $τ$-leptons or electrons. This measurement uses $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV, collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider during Run 2, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb$^{-1}$. The $W \to τν_τ$ (with $τ\to e ν_e ν_τ$) and $W \to e ν_e$ decays are distinguished using the differences in the impact parameter distributions and transverse momentum spectra of the electrons. The measured ratio of branching fractions $R_{τ/e} = 0.975 \pm 0.012 \textrm{(stat.)} \pm 0.020 \textrm{(syst.)}$, is consistent with the Standard Model assumption of lepton flavour universality in $W$-boson decays.
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spellingShingle Test of lepton flavour universality in $W$-boson decays into electrons and $τ$-leptons using $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
ATLAS Collaboration
High Energy Physics - Experiment
A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions, $R_{τ/e} = B(W \to τν)/ B(W \to e ν)$, is performed using a sample of $W$ bosons originating from top-quark decays to final states containing $τ$-leptons or electrons. This measurement uses $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV, collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider during Run 2, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb$^{-1}$. The $W \to τν_τ$ (with $τ\to e ν_e ν_τ$) and $W \to e ν_e$ decays are distinguished using the differences in the impact parameter distributions and transverse momentum spectra of the electrons. The measured ratio of branching fractions $R_{τ/e} = 0.975 \pm 0.012 \textrm{(stat.)} \pm 0.020 \textrm{(syst.)}$, is consistent with the Standard Model assumption of lepton flavour universality in $W$-boson decays.
title Test of lepton flavour universality in $W$-boson decays into electrons and $τ$-leptons using $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11989