Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
1997-08-16
Phys.Lett.B412:210-224,1997
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
19 pages, LaTeX, uses a4p.sty, pennames.sty, 4 eps figures included, submitted to Phys. Lett. B
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0370-2693(97)01077-0
Helicity density matrix elements for inclusive K*(892)^0 mesons from hadronic Z^0 decays have been measured over the full range of K^*0 momentum using data taken with the OPAL experiment at LEP. A preference for occupation of the helicity zero state is observed at all scaled momentum x_p values above 0.3, with the matrix element rho_00 rising to 0.66 +/- 0.11 for x_p > 0.7. The values of the real part of the off-diagonal element rho_1-1 are negative at large x_p, with a weighted average value of -0.09 +/- 0.03 for x_p > 0.3, in agreement with new theoretical predictions based on Standard Model parameters and coherent fragmentation of the qq(bar) system from the Z^0 decay. All other helicity density matrix elements measured are consistent with zero over the entire x_p range. The K^*0 fragmentation function has also been measured and the total rate determined to be 0.74 +/- 0.02 +/- 0.02 K*(892)^0 mesons per hadronic Z^0 decay.
et al Ackerstaff K.
The OPAL Collaboration
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