e+e- -> W+W- -> mu+ + tau- -> pi- + pi+ + pi-
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(event date 17 Jul 1996) [Back to Introduction] [Help] [Previous Event]

Again, a W+W- pair is formed in this collision, one of which then decays to a muon (red) and neutrino, and the other to a tau and neutrino. The tau itself decays into three hadrons (green) and a neutrino. All the neutrinos escape from the detector without being seen (except for the momentum they carry which causes the event to look asymmetric).

Notes for experts: The muon is identified by the small amount of energy deposited along its trajectory and the hits in both layers of the barrel muon chambers.


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