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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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Reconstruction of inclined air showers detected with the pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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019 - 32pp |
| Keywords |
ultra high energy cosmic rays; cosmic ray experiments |
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We describe the method devised to reconstruct inclined cosmic-ray air showers with zenith angles greater than 60 degrees detected with the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The measured signals at the ground level are fitted to muon density distributions predicted with atmospheric cascade models to obtain the relative shower size as an overall normalization parameter. The method is evaluated using simulated showers to test its performance. The energy of the cosmic rays is calibrated using a sub-sample of events reconstructed with both the fluorescence and surface array techniques. The reconstruction method described here provides the basis of complementary analyses including an independent measurement of the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using very inclined events collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory. |
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[Anchordoqui, L.] CUNY, CUNY Herbert H Lehman Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, New York, NY 10021 USA |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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WOS:000341848800019 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1942 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
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The vector form factor at the next-to-leading order in 1/N-C: chiral couplings L-9(mu) and C-88(mu)-C-90(mu) |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
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109 - 23pp |
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1/N Expansion; Chiral Lagrangians; QCD |
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Using the Resonance Chiral Theory Lagrangian, we perform a calculation of the vector form factor of the pion at the next-to-leading order (NLO) in the 1/N-C expansion. Imposing the correct QCD short-distance constraints, one fixes the amplitude in terms of the pion decay constant F and resonance masses. Its low momentum expansion determines then the corresponding O(p(4)) and O(p(6)) low-energy chiral couplings at NLO, keeping control of their renormalization scale dependence. At mu(0) = 0.77 GeV, we obtain L-9(mu(0)) = (7.9 +/- 0.4).10(-3) and C-88(mu(0)) – C-90(mu(0)) = (-4.6 +/- 0.4).10(-5). |
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[Pich, Antonio; Rosell, Ignasi] Univ Valencia CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Antonio.Pich@uv.es |
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1126-6708 |
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ISI:000287939200009 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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620 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
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One-loop calculation of the oblique S parameter in higgsless electroweak models |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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106 - 34pp |
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Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Chiral Lagrangians; Technicolor and Composite Models |
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We present a one-loop calculation of the oblique S parameter within Higgsless models of electroweak symmetry breaking and analyze the phenomenological implications of the available electroweak precision data. We use the most general effective Lagrangian with at most two derivatives, implementing the chiral symmetry breaking SU(2)(L) circle times SU(2)(R) -> SU(2)(L+R) with Goldstones, gauge bosons and one multiplet of vector and axial-vector massive resonance states. Using the dispersive representation of Peskin and Takeuchi and imposing the short-distance constraints dictated by the operator product expansion, we obtain S at the NLO in terms of a few resonance parameters. In asymptotically-free gauge theories, the final result only depends on the vector-resonance mass and requires M-V > 1.8TeV (3.8TeV) to satisfy the experimental limits at the 3 sigma (1 sigma) level; the axial state is always heavier, we obtain M-A > 2.5TeV (6.6TeV) at 3 sigma (1 sigma). In strongly-coupled models, such as walking or conformal technicolour, where the second Weinberg sum rule does not apply, the vector and axial couplings are not determined by the short-distance constraints; but one can still derive a lower bound on S, provided the hierarchy M-V < M-A remains valid. Even in this less constrained situation, we find that in order to satisfy the experimental limits at 3 sigma one needs M-V,M-A > 1.8TeV. |
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[Pich, A.; Rosell, I.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: antonio.pich@ific.uv.es; |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000309883200063 |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1217 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
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Oblique S and T constraints on electroweak strongly-coupled models with a light Higgs |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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01 |
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1 |
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157 - 35pp |
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Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Chiral Lagrangians; Technicolor and Composite Models |
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Using a general effective Lagrangian implementing the chiral symmetry breaking SU(2)(L) circle times SU(2)(R) -> SU(2)(L+R), we present a one-loop calculation of the oblique S and T parameters within electroweak strongly-coupled models with a light scalar. Imposing a proper ultraviolet behaviour, we determine S and T at next-to-leading order in terms of a few resonance parameters. The constraints from the global fit to electroweak precision data force the massive vector and axial-vector states to be heavy, with masses above the TeV scale, and suggest that the W+W- and and ZZ couplings of the Higgs-like scalar should be close to the Standard Model value. Our findings are generic, since they only rely on soft requirements on the short-distance properties of the underlying strongly-coupled theory, which are widely satisfied in more specific scenarios. |
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[Pich, A.; Rosell, I.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: antonio.pich@ific.uv.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000346240600006 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2059 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Santos, J.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
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Fingerprints of heavy scales in electroweak effective Lagrangians |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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04 |
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4 |
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012 - 60pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Chiral Lagrangians; Higgs Physics; Technicolor and Composite Models |
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The couplings of the electroweak effective theory contain information on the heavy-mass scales which are no-longer present in the low-energy Lagrangian. We build a general effective Lagrangian, implementing the electroweak chiral symmetry breaking SU(2)(L) circle times SU(2)(R) -> SU(2)(L+R), which couples the known particle fields to heavier states with bosonic quantum numbers J(P) = 0(+/-) and 1(+/-). We consider colour-singlet heavy fields that are in singlet or triplet representations of the electroweak group. Integrating out these heavy scales, we analyze the pattern of low-energy couplings among the light fields which are generated by the massive states. We adopt a generic non-linear realization of the electroweak symmetry breaking with a singlet Higgs, without making any assumption about its possible doublet structure. Special attention is given to the different possible descriptions of massive spin-1 fields and the differences arising from naive implementations of these formalisms, showing their full equivalence once a proper short-distance behaviour is required. |
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[Pich, Antonio; Santos, Joaquin] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Apt Correus 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: pich@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000398449400004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3074 |
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Pich, A.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. |
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Updated determination of alpha(s)(m(tau)(2)) from tau decays |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Modern Physics Letters A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Mod. Phys. Lett. A |
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31 |
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30 |
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1630032 - 15pp |
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QCD; strong coupling; tau decays |
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Using the most recent release of the ALEPH tau decay data, we present a very detailed phenomenological update of the alpha(s)(m(tau)(2)) determination. We have exploited the sensitivity to the strong coupling in many different ways, exploring several complementary methodologies. All determinations turn out to be in excellent agreement, allowing us to extract a very reliable value of the strong coupling. We find alpha((nf =3))(s)(m(tau)(2)) = 0.328 +/- 0.012 which implies alpha((nf=5))(s)(M-Z(2)) = 0.1197 +/- 0.0014. We critically revise previous work, and point out the problems flawing some recent analyses which claim slightly smaller values. |
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[Pich, Antonio; Rodriguez-Sanchez, Antonio] Univ Valencia, IFIC, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Apt Correus 22085, F-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Antonio.Pich@ific.uv.es; |
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World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd |
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0217-7323 |
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WOS:000383788500002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2818 |
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Pich, A.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. |
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SU(3) analysis of four-quark operators: K -> pi pi and vacuum matrix elements |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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005 - 43pp |
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Chiral Lagrangians; CP violation; Effective Field Theories; Kaon Physics |
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Hadronic matrix elements of local four-quark operators play a central role in non-leptonic kaon decays, while vacuum matrix elements involving the same kind of operators appear in inclusive dispersion relations, such as those relevant in tau -decay analyses. Using an SU(3)(L) circle times SU(3)(R) decomposition of the operators, we derive generic relations between these matrix elements, extending well-known results that link observables in the two different sectors. Two relevant phenomenological applications are presented. First, we determine the electroweak-penguin contribution to the kaon CP-violating ratio epsilon '/epsilon, using the measured hadronic spectral functions in tau decay. Second, we fit our SU(3) dynamical parameters to the most recent lattice data on K -> pi pi matrix elements. The comparison of this numerical fit with results from previous analytical approaches provides an interesting anatomy of the Delta I = 1/2 enhancement, confirming old suggestions about its underlying dynamical origin. |
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[Pich, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Edifici Inst Paterna,Apt Correus 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Antonio.Pich@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000762295200001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5148 |
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Pich, A.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. |
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Violations of quark-hadron duality in low-energy determinations of alpha(s) |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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145 - 42pp |
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The Strong Coupling; Semi-Leptonic Decays; Specific QCD Phenomenology; Chiral Lagrangian |
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Using the spectral functions measured in tau decays, we investigate the actual numerical impact of duality violations on the extraction of the strong coupling. These effects are tiny in the standard alpha(s)(m(tau)(2)) determinations from integrated distributions of the hadronic spectrum with pinched weights, or from the total tau hadronic width. The pinched-weight factors suppress very efficiently the violations of duality, making their numerical effects negligible in comparison with the larger perturbative uncertainties. However, combined fits of alpha(s) and duality-violation parameters, performed with non-protected weights, are subject to large systematic errors associated with the assumed modelling of duality-violation effects. These uncertainties have not been taken into account in the published analyses, based on specific models of quark-hadron duality. |
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[Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, IFIC, Parque Cient,Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: Antonio.Pich@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000831256400009 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5303 |
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Pich, A. |
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Precision tau physics |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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75 |
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41-85 |
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Electroweak and strong interactions; Leptons; Standard Model |
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Precise measurements of the lepton properties provide stringent tests of the Standard Model and accurate determinations of its parameters. We overview the present status of tau physics, highlighting the most recent developments, and discuss the prospects for future improvements. The leptonic decays of the tau lepton probe the structure of the weak currents and the universality of their couplings to the W boson. The universality of the leptonic Z couplings has also been tested through Z -> l(+)l(-) decays. The hadronic tau decay modes constitute an ideal tool for studying low-energy effects of the strong interaction in very clean conditions. Accurate determinations of the QCD coupling and the Cabibbo mixing V-us have been obtained with tau data. The large mass of the tau opens the possibility to study many kinematically-allowed exclusive decay modes and extract relevant dynamical information. Violations of flavour and CP conservation laws can also be searched for with tau decays. Related subjects such as μdecays, the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments, neutrino mixing and B-meson decays into tau leptons are briefly covered. Being one the fermions most strongly coupled to the scalar sector, the tau lepton is playing now a very important role at the LHC as a tool to test the Higgs properties and search for new physics at higher scales. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: pich@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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WOS:000332350600002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1716 |
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Pich, A. |
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Precision physics with inclusive QCD processes |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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117 |
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103846 - 41pp |
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QCD; Standard Model; Precision physics |
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The inclusive production of hadrons through electroweak currents can be rigorously analysed with short-distance theoretical tools. The associated observables are insensitive to the involved infrared behaviour of the strong interaction, allowing for very precise tests of Quantum Chromodynamics. The theoretical predictions for sigma(e(+)e(-) -> hadrons) and the hadronic decay widths of the tau lepton and the Z, W and Higgs bosons have reached an impressive accuracy of O(alpha(4)(s)). Precise experimental measurements of the Z and tau hadronic widths have made possible the accurate determination of the strong coupling at two very different energy scales, providing a highly significant experimental verification of asymptotic freedom. A detailed discussion of the theoretical description of these processes and their current phenomenological status is presented. The most precise determinations of alpha(s) from other sources are also briefly reviewed and compared with the fully-inclusive results. |
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[Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Parc Cient,Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: antonio.pich@ific.uv.es |
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WOS:000671808200002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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