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Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector. / The ATLAS collaboration.

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The ATLAS collaboration 2021, 'Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector', Nature Physics, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 813-818. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01236-w

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The ATLAS collaboration (2021). Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector. Nature Physics, 17(7), 813-818. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01236-w

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The ATLAS collaboration. Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector. Nature Physics. 2021 Jul;17(7):813-818. doi: 10.1038/s41567-021-01236-w

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The ATLAS collaboration. / Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector. In: Nature Physics. 2021 ; Vol. 17, No. 7. pp. 813-818.

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title = "Test of the universality of τ and μ lepton couplings in W-boson decays with the ATLAS detector",
abstract = "The standard model of particle physics encapsulates our best current understanding of physics at the smallest scales. A fundamental axiom of this theory is the universality of the couplings of the different generations of leptons to the electroweak gauge bosons. The measurement of the ratio of the decay rate of W bosons to τ leptons and muons, R(τ/μ), constitutes an important test of this axiom. Using 139 fb−1 of proton–proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, we report a measurement of this quantity from di-leptonic tt¯ events where the top quarks decay into a W boson and a bottom quark. We can distinguish muons originating from W bosons and those originating from an intermediate τ lepton through the muon transverse impact parameter and differences in the muon transverse momentum spectra. The measured value of R(τ/μ) is 0.992 ± 0.013 [± 0.007(stat) ± 0.011(syst)] and is in agreement with the hypothesis of universal lepton couplings as postulated in the standard model. This is the only such measurement from the Large Hadron Collider, so far, and obtains twice the precision of previous measurements.",
author = "{The ATLAS collaboration} and G. Aad and B. Abbott and Abbott, {D. C.} and Abud, {A. Abed} and K. Abeling and Abhayasinghe, {D. K.} and Abidi, {S. H.} and AbouZeid, {O. S.} and Abraham, {N. L.} and H. Abramowicz and H. Abreu and Y. Abulaiti and Acharya, {B. S.} and B. Achkar and L. Adam and Bourdarios, {C. Adam} and L. Adamczyk and L. Adamek and J. Adelman and M. Adersberger and A. Adiguzel and S. Adorni and T. Adye and Affolder, {A. A.} and Y. Afik and C. Agapopoulou and Agaras, {M. N.} and A. Aggarwal and C. Agheorghiesei and Aguilar-Saavedra, {J. A.} and A. Ahmad and F. Ahmadov and Ahmed, {W. S.} and Anisenkov, {A. V.} and Baldin, {E. M.} and K. Beloborodov and Bobrovnikov, {V. S.} and Buzykaev, {A. R.} and Kazanin, {V. F.} and Kharlamov, {A. G.} and T. Kharlamova and Maslennikov, {A. L.} and Maximov, {D. A.} and Peleganchuk, {S. V.} and P. Podberezko and Rezanova, {O. L.} and Soukharev, {A. M.} and Talyshev, {A. A.} and Tikhonov, {Yu A.} and V. Zhulanov",
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AU - Abeling, K.

AU - Abhayasinghe, D. K.

AU - Abidi, S. H.

AU - AbouZeid, O. S.

AU - Abraham, N. L.

AU - Abramowicz, H.

AU - Abreu, H.

AU - Abulaiti, Y.

AU - Acharya, B. S.

AU - Achkar, B.

AU - Adam, L.

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AU - Adamczyk, L.

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AU - Afik, Y.

AU - Agapopoulou, C.

AU - Agaras, M. N.

AU - Aggarwal, A.

AU - Agheorghiesei, C.

AU - Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.

AU - Ahmad, A.

AU - Ahmadov, F.

AU - Ahmed, W. S.

AU - Anisenkov, A. V.

AU - Baldin, E. M.

AU - Beloborodov, K.

AU - Bobrovnikov, V. S.

AU - Buzykaev, A. R.

AU - Kazanin, V. F.

AU - Kharlamov, A. G.

AU - Kharlamova, T.

AU - Maslennikov, A. L.

AU - Maximov, D. A.

AU - Peleganchuk, S. V.

AU - Podberezko, P.

AU - Rezanova, O. L.

AU - Soukharev, A. M.

AU - Talyshev, A. A.

AU - Tikhonov, Yu A.

AU - Zhulanov, V.

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N2 - The standard model of particle physics encapsulates our best current understanding of physics at the smallest scales. A fundamental axiom of this theory is the universality of the couplings of the different generations of leptons to the electroweak gauge bosons. The measurement of the ratio of the decay rate of W bosons to τ leptons and muons, R(τ/μ), constitutes an important test of this axiom. Using 139 fb−1 of proton–proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, we report a measurement of this quantity from di-leptonic tt¯ events where the top quarks decay into a W boson and a bottom quark. We can distinguish muons originating from W bosons and those originating from an intermediate τ lepton through the muon transverse impact parameter and differences in the muon transverse momentum spectra. The measured value of R(τ/μ) is 0.992 ± 0.013 [± 0.007(stat) ± 0.011(syst)] and is in agreement with the hypothesis of universal lepton couplings as postulated in the standard model. This is the only such measurement from the Large Hadron Collider, so far, and obtains twice the precision of previous measurements.

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