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Three prong tau decays with charged kaons. / ALEPH Collaboration, The; Barate, R.; Betteridge, Andrew et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 1, No. 1-2, 1998, p. 65-79.

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ALEPH Collaboration, T, Barate, R, Betteridge, A, Bowdery, C, Colrain, P, Finch, A, Foster, F, Hughes, G, Jones, R, Sloan, T & Williams, M 1998, 'Three prong tau decays with charged kaons', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 1, no. 1-2, pp. 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520050062

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ALEPH Collaboration, T., Barate, R., Betteridge, A., Bowdery, C., Colrain, P., Finch, A., Foster, F., Hughes, G., Jones, R., Sloan, T., & Williams, M. (1998). Three prong tau decays with charged kaons. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 1(1-2), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520050062

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ALEPH Collaboration T, Barate R, Betteridge A, Bowdery C, Colrain P, Finch A et al. Three prong tau decays with charged kaons. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 1998;1(1-2):65-79. doi: 10.1007/s100520050062

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ALEPH Collaboration, The ; Barate, R. ; Betteridge, Andrew et al. / Three prong tau decays with charged kaons. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 1998 ; Vol. 1, No. 1-2. pp. 65-79.

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title = "Three prong tau decays with charged kaons",
abstract = "Final states with charged kaons in three-prong τ decays are studied by exploiting the particle identification from the dE/dx measurement. The results are based on a sample of about 1.6 × 105 detected τ pairs collected with the ALEPH detector between 1991 and 1995 around the Z peak. The following branching ratios have been measured: B(τ- → K−K+π−ντ) = (1.63 ± 0.21 ± 0.17) × 10−3, B(τ− → K−π+π−ντ) = (2.14 ± 0.37 ± 0.29) × 10−3, B(τ− → K−K+π−π0ντ) = (0.75 ± 0.29 ± 0.15) × 10−3, and B(τ− → K−π+π−π0ντ) = (0.61 ± 0.39 ± 0.18) × 10−3. The first two measurements are more precise than the current world averages, while the last two channels are investigated for the first time. The 95% C.L. upper limit on the branching ratio for the decay τ− → K−K+K−ντ is 0.19 × 10−3. A study of intermediate states occurring in the K−K+π−ντ and K−π+π−ντ decays is also presented.",
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