Rivet analyses

τ polarization at LEP II (197 GeV)

Experiment: DELPHI (LEP)

Inspire ID: 763352

Status: VALIDATED

Authors: - Peter Richardson

References: - Phys.Lett.B 659 (2008) 65-73

Beams: e+ e-

Beam energies: (98.5, 98.5)GeV

Run details: - e+ e- > tau+ tau-

Measurement of the τ lepton polarization in e+e → τ+τ at 197 GeV by the DELPHI experiment at LEP2.

Source code:DELPHI_2008_I763352.cc

// -*- C++ -*-
#include "Rivet/Analysis.hh"
#include "Rivet/Projections/ChargedFinalState.hh"
#include "Rivet/Projections/UnstableParticles.hh"

namespace Rivet {


  /// @brief tau polarization at 197 GeV
  class DELPHI_2008_I763352 : public Analysis {
  public:

    /// Constructor
    RIVET_DEFAULT_ANALYSIS_CTOR(DELPHI_2008_I763352);


    /// @name Analysis methods
    /// @{

    /// Book histograms and initialise projections before the run
    void init() {
      // Initialise and register projections
      declare(ChargedFinalState(), "FS");
      declare(UnstableParticles(), "UFS");
      // book histos
      book(_h_e, "_t_e ", 20, -1, 1);
      book(_h_mu, "_t_mu", 20, -1, 1);
      book(_h_pi, "_t_pi", 20, -1, 1);
      book(_h_rho, "_t_rho", 20, -1, 1);
    }

    void findTau(const Particle& p,
                 unsigned int& nprod,
                 Particles& piP,
                 Particles& pi0,
                 Particles& ell,
                 Particles& nu_ell,
                 Particles& nu_tau) {
      for (const Particle& child : p.children()) {
        if (child.pid() == PID::ELECTRON || child.pid() == PID::MUON) {
          ++nprod;
          ell.push_back(child);
        }
        else if (child.pid() == PID::NU_EBAR || child.pid() == PID::NU_MUBAR) {
          ++nprod;
          nu_ell.push_back(child);
        }
        else if (child.pid() == PID::PIMINUS) {
          ++nprod;
          piP.push_back(child);
        }
        else if (child.pid() == PID::PI0) {
          ++nprod;
          pi0.push_back(child);
        }
        else if (child.pid() == PID::NU_TAU) {
          ++nprod;
          nu_tau.push_back(child);
        }
        else if (child.pid() == PID::GAMMA)
          continue;
        else if (child.children().empty() || child.pid() == 221 || child.pid() == 331) {
          ++nprod;
        }
        else {
          findTau(child, nprod, piP, pi0, ell, nu_ell, nu_tau);
        }
      }
    }

    /// Perform the per-event analysis
    void analyze(const Event& event) {
      // require 2 chanrged particles to veto hadronic events
      if (apply<ChargedFinalState>(event, "FS").particles().size() != 2) vetoEvent;
      // loop over tau leptons
      for (const Particle& p : apply<UnstableParticles>(event, "UFS").particles(Cuts::pid == 15)) {
        unsigned int nprod(0);
        Particles piP, pi0, ell, nu_ell, nu_tau;
        findTau(p, nprod, piP, pi0, ell, nu_ell, nu_tau);
        LorentzTransform boost1 = LorentzTransform::mkFrameTransformFromBeta(p.momentum().betaVec());
        if (nprod == 2 && nu_tau.size() == 1 && piP.size() == 1) {
          FourMomentum pPi = boost1.transform(piP[0].momentum());
          double cTheta = pPi.p3().unit().dot(p.momentum().p3().unit());
          _h_pi->fill(cTheta);
        }
        else if (nprod == 3 && nu_tau.size() == 1 && ell.size() == 1 && nu_ell.size() == 1) {
          if (ell[0].pid() == PID::ELECTRON) {
            _h_e->fill(2. * ell[0].momentum().t() / sqrtS());
          }
          else {
            _h_mu->fill(2. * ell[0].momentum().t() / sqrtS());
          }
        }
        else if (nprod == 3 && nu_tau.size() == 1 && piP.size() == 1 && pi0.size() == 1) {
          FourMomentum pRho = boost1.transform(piP[0].momentum() + pi0[0].momentum());
          double cTheta = pRho.p3().unit().dot(p.momentum().p3().unit());
          _h_rho->fill(cTheta);
        }
      }
    }

    pair<double, double> calcP(Histo1DPtr hist, unsigned int imode) {
      if (hist->numEntries() == 0.) return make_pair(0., 0.);
      double sum1(0.), sum2(0.);
      for (const auto& bin : hist->bins()) {
        double Oi = bin.sumW();
        if (Oi == 0.) continue;
        double ai(0.), bi(0.);
        // tau -> pi/rho nu
        if (imode == 0) {
          ai = 0.5 * (bin.xMax() - bin.xMin());
          bi = 0.5 * ai * (bin.xMax() + bin.xMin());
        }
        // lepton mode
        else {
          ai = (-5 * bin.xMin() + 3 * pow(bin.xMin(), 3) - pow(bin.xMin(), 4) + 5 * bin.xMax()
                - 3 * pow(bin.xMax(), 3) + pow(bin.xMax(), 4))
              / 3.;
          bi = (-bin.xMin() + 3 * pow(bin.xMin(), 3) - 2 * pow(bin.xMin(), 4) + bin.xMax()
                - 3 * pow(bin.xMax(), 3) + 2 * pow(bin.xMax(), 4))
              / 3.;
        }
        double Ei = bin.errW();
        sum1 += sqr(bi / Ei);
        sum2 += bi / sqr(Ei) * (Oi - ai);
      }
      return make_pair(sum2 / sum1, sqrt(1. / sum1));
    }

    /// Normalise histograms etc., after the run
    void finalize() {
      BinnedEstimatePtr<int> h_P;
      book(h_P, 1, 1, 1);
      normalize(_h_e);
      pair<double, double> P_e = calcP(_h_e, 1);
      double s1 = P_e.first / sqr(P_e.second);
      double s2 = 1. / sqr(P_e.second);
      normalize(_h_mu);
      pair<double, double> P_mu = calcP(_h_mu, 1);
      s1 += P_mu.first / sqr(P_mu.second);
      s2 += 1. / sqr(P_mu.second);
      normalize(_h_pi);
      pair<double, double> P_pi = calcP(_h_pi, 0);
      s1 += P_pi.first / sqr(P_pi.second);
      s2 += 1. / sqr(P_pi.second);
      normalize(_h_rho);
      pair<double, double> P_rho = calcP(_h_rho, 0);
      P_rho.first /= 0.46;
      P_rho.second /= 0.46;
      s1 += P_rho.first / sqr(P_rho.second);
      s2 += 1. / sqr(P_rho.second);
      // average
      h_P->bin(1).set(s1 / s2, sqrt(1. / s2));
    }

    /// @}


    /// @name Histograms
    /// @{
    Histo1DPtr _h_e, _h_mu, _h_pi, _h_rho;
    /// @}
  };


  RIVET_DECLARE_PLUGIN(DELPHI_2008_I763352);

}