@article{3045606,
    title = "A MEASUREMENT OF THE TAU LIFETIME",
    author = "ABREU, P and ADAM, W and ADYE, T and AGASI, E and ALEKSAN, R and and ALEKSEEV, GD and ALGERI, A and ALLEN, P and ALMEHED, S and ALVSVAAG, SJ and and AMALDI, U and ANASSONTZIS, EG and ANDREAZZA, A and ANTILOGUS, P and and APEL, WD and APSIMON, RJ and ARNOUD, Y and ASMAN, B and AUGUSTIN, JE and and AUGUSTINUS, A and BAILLON, P and BAMBADE, P and BARAO, F and BARATE, R and and BARBIELLINI, G and BARDIN, DY and BARKER, GJ and BARONCELLI, A and and BARRING, O and BARRIO, JA and BARTL, W and BATES, MJ and BATTAGLIA, M and and BAUBILLIER, M and BECKS, KH and BEESTON, CJ and BEGALLI, M and and BEILLIERE, P and BELOKOPYTOV, Y and BELTRAN, P and BENEDIC, D and and BENVENUTI, AC and BERGGREN, M and BERTRAND, D and BIANCHI, F and and BILENKY, MS and BILLOIR, P and BJARNE, J and BLOCH, D and BLYTH, S and and BOCCI, V and BOGOLUBOV, PN and BOLOGNESE, T and BONESINI, M and and BONIVENTO, W and BOOTH, PSL and BORISOV, G and BORNER, H and BOSIO, C and and BOSTJANCIC, B and BOSWORTH, S and BOTNER, O and BOUQUET, B and and BOURDARIOS, C and BOWCOCK, TJV and BOZZO, M and BRAIBANT, S and and BRANCHINI, P and BRAND, KD and BRENNER, RA and BRIAND, H and BRICMAN, C and and BROWN, RCA and BRUMMER, N and BRUNET, JM and BUGGE, L and BURAN, T and and BURMEISTER, H and BUYTAERT, JAMA and CACCIA, M and CALVI, M and and ROZAS, AJC and CAMPION, R and CAMPORESI, T and CANALE, V and CAO, F and and CARENA, F and CARROLL, L and GIMENEZ, MVC and CATTAI, A and CAVALLO, FR and and CERRITO, L and CHABAUD, V and CHAN, A and CHARPENTIER, P and and CHAUSSARD, L and CHAUVEAU, J and CHECCHIA, P and CHELKOV, GA and and CHEVALIER, L and CHLIAPNIKOV, P and CHOROWICZ, V and CHRIN, JTM and and CLARA, MP and COLLINS, P and CONTRERAS, JL and CONTRI, R and CORTINA, E and and COSME, G and COUCHOT, F and CRAWLEY, HB and CRENNELL, D and and CROSETTI, G and CROZON, M and MAESTRO, JC and CZELLAR, S and DAHLJENSEN, and E and DALMAGNE, B and DAM, M and DAMGAARD, G and DARBO, G and DAUBIE, E and and DAUM, A and DAUNCEY, PD and DAVENPORT, M and DAVID, P and DAVIES, J and and DASILVA, W and DEFOIX, C and DELPIERRE, P and DEMARIA, N and and DEANGELIS, A and DEBOECK, H and DEBOER, W and DECLERCQ, C and LASO, MDMD and and DEGROOT, N and DELAVAISSIERE, C and DELOTTO, B and DEMIN, A and and DIJKSTRA, H and DICIACCIO, L and DJAMA, F and DOLBEAU, J and and DONSZELMANN, M and DOROBA, K and DRACOS, M and DREES, J and DRIS, M and and DUFOUR, Y and DUPONT, F and EEK, LO and EEROLA, PAM and EHRET, R and and EKELOF, T and EKSPONG, G and PEISERT, AE and ENGEL, JP and ERSHAIDAT, N and and FASSOULIOTIS, D and FEINDT, M and FENYUK, A and ALONSO, MF and and FERRER, A and FILIPPAS, TA and FIRESTONE, A and FOETH, H and FOKITIS, E and and FONTANELLI, F and FORBES, KAJ and FOUSSET, JL and FRANCON, S and and FRANEK, B and FRENKIEL, P and FRIES, DC and FRODESEN, AG and FRUHWIRTH, and R and FULDAQUENZER, F and FURNIVAL, K and FURSTENAU, H and FUSTER, J and and GAMBA, D and GARCIA, C and GARCIA, J and GASPAR, C and GASPARINI, U and and GAVILLET, P and GAZIS, EN and GERBER, JP and GIACOMELLI, P and GOKIELI, and R and GOLOB, B and GOLOVATYUK, VM and CADENAS, JJGY and GOOBAR, A and and GOPAL, G and GORSKI, M and GRACCO, V and GRANT, A and GRARD, F and and GRAZIANI, E and GROSDIDIER, G and GROSS, E and GROSSEWIESMANN, P and and GROSSETETE, B and GUMENYUK, S and GUY, J and HAEDINGER, U and HAHN, F and and HAHN, M and HAIDER, S and HAJDUK, Z and HAKANSSON, A and HALLGREN, A and and HAMACHER, K and DEMONCHENAULT, GH and HAO, W and HARRIS, FJ and and HEDBERG, V and HENKES, T and HERNANDEZ, JJ and HERQUET, P and HERR, H and and HESSING, TL and HIETANEN, I and HIGGINS, CO and HIGON, E and HILKE, and HJ and HODGSON, SD and HOFMOKL, T and HOLMES, R and HOLMGREN, SO and and HOLTHUIZEN, D and HONORE, PF and HOOPER, JE and HOULDEN, M and HRUBEC, J and and HUET, K and HULTH, PO and HULTQVIST, K and IOANNOU, P and IVERSEN, and PS and JACKSON, JN and JALOCHA, P and JARLSKOG, G and JARRY, P and and JEANMARIE, B and JOHANSSON, EK and JOHNSON, D and JONKER, M and JONSSON, and L and JUILLOT, P and KALKANIS, G and KALMUS, G and KAPUSTA, F and and KARLSSON, M and KARVELAS, E and KATSANEVAS, S and KATSOUFIS, EC and and KERANEN, R and KESTEMAN, J and KHOMENKO, BA and KHOVANSKI, NN and KING, and B and KJAER, NJ and KLEIN, H and KLOVNING, A and KLUIT, P and and KOCHMEHRIN, A and KOEHNE, JH and KOENE, B and KOKKINIAS, P and and KORATZINOS, M and KORCYL, K and KORYTOV, AV and KOSTIOUKHINE, V and and KOURKOUMELIS, C and KOUZNETSOV, O and KRAMER, PH and KROLIKOWSKI, J and and KRONKVIST, I and KRUENERMARQUIS, U and KUCEWICZ, W and KULKA, K and and KURVINEN, K and LACASTA, C and LAMBROPOULOS, C and LAMSA, JW and and LANCERI, L and LAPIN, V and LAUGIER, JP and LAUHAKANGAS, R and LEDER, G and and LEDROIT, F and LEITNER, R and LEMOIGNE, Y and LEMONNE, J and LENZEN, and G and LEPELTIER, V and LESIAK, T and LEVY, JM and LIEB, E and LIKO, D and and LINDGREN, J and LINDNER, R and LIPNIACKA, A and LIPPI, I and and LOERSTAD, B and LOKAJICEK, M and LOKEN, JG and LOPEZFERNANDEZ, A and and AGUERA, MAL and LOS, M and LOUKAS, D and LOZANO, JJ and LUTZ, P and and LYONS, L and MAEHLUM, G and MAILLARD, J and MAIO, A and MALTEZOS, A and and MANDL, F and MARCO, J and MARGONI, M and MARIN, JC and MARKOU, A and and MARON, T and MARTI, S and MATHIS, L and MATORRAS, F and MATTEUZZI, C and and MATTHIAE, G and MAZZUCATO, M and MCCUBBIN, M and MCKAY, R and MCNULTY, R and and MEOLA, G and MERONI, C and MEYER, WT and MICHELOTTO, M and MIKULEC, and I and MIRABITO, L and MITAROFF, WA and MITSELMAKHER, GV and MJOERNMARK, and U and MOA, T and MOELLER, R and MOENIG, K and MONGE, MR and MORETTINI, P and and MUELLER, H and MURRAY, WJ and MYATT, G and NAVARRIA, FL and NEGRI, P and and NIELSEN, BS and NIJJHAR, B and NIKOLAENKO, V and NILSEN, PES and and NISS, P and OBRAZTSOV, V and OLSHEVSKI, AG and ORAVA, R and OSTANKOV, A and and OSTERBERG, K and OURAOU, A and PAGANONI, M and PAIN, R and and PAPADOPOULOU, TD and PAPE, L 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UVAROV, V and VALENTI, G and VALLAZZA, E and and FERRER, JAV and VANDERVELDE, C and VANAPELDOORN, GW and VANDAM, P and and VANDERHEIJDEN, M and VANDONINCK, WK and VAZ, P and VEGNI, G and VENTURA, and L and VENUS, W and VERBEURE, F and VERLATO, M and VERTOGRADOV, LS and and VILANOVA, D and VINCENT, P and VITALE, L and VLASOV, E and VODOPYANOV, and AS and VOLLMER, M and VOULGARIS, G and VOUTILAINEN, M and VRBA, V and and WAHLEN, H and WALCK, C and WALDNER, F and WAYNE, M and WEHR, A and and WEIERSTALL, M and WEILHAMMER, P and WERNER, J and WETHERELL, AM and and WICKENS, JH and WILKINSON, GR and WILLIAMS, WSC and WINTER, M and WITEK, and M and WORMSER, G and WOSCHNAGG, K and YAMDAGNI, N and YEPES, P and and ZAITSEV, A and ZALEWSKA, A and ZALEWSKI, P and ZAVRTANIK, D and and ZEYGOLATAKOS, E and ZHANG, G and ZIMIN, NI and ZITO, M and ZUBERI, R and and FUNCHAL, RZ and ZUMERLE, G and ZUNIGA, J",
    journal = "PHYSICS LETTERS B",
    year = "1993",
    volume = "302",
    number = "2-3",
    pages = "356-368",
    publisher = "Elsevier",
    issn = "0370-2693",
    doi = "10.1016/0370-2693(93)90409-B",
    abstract = "The tau lepton lifetime is measured using four different methods with
the DELPHI detector. Three measurements using one prong decays are
combined, accounting for correlations, resulting in tau(tau) = 298 +/- 7
(stat.) +/- 4 (syst.) fs while the decay length distribution of three
prong decays gives tau(tau) = 298 +/- 13 (stat.) +/- 5 (syst.) fs. The
combined result is tau(tau) = 298 +/- 7 fs. The ratio of the Fermi
coupling constant from tau decay relative to that from muon decay is
found to be 0.985 +/- 0.013, compatible with lepton universality."
}