Different modes of tau decay to hadron, their intermediate resonances and the interaction with high-energy physics detectors (tracker, ECAL, HCAL), such as CMS. For the four-pion (“3-prong plus pi0”) decay mode, an intermediated resonance of ρ’ was assumed, see this CLEO paper. For more related figures, please see the “decay” tag or Particle Physics category.
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% Author: Izaak Neutelings (July 2017)
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mark=at position .7 with {\arrow{>}}},
postaction={decorate}}}
% photon
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
\tikzset{photon/.style={decorate, decoration={snake,segment length=5,amplitude=1.1}}}
% cone style
\usetikzlibrary{shadows.blur}
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(0,1) ellipse (0.4 and 0.12);}}
% TAU DECAY MODES 0, 1, 10, 11
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]
\large
\def\R{120} % inner radius
\def\hca{5} % half central angle
\def\hcl{\R*sin(\hca)} % half chord length c = 2Rsin(theta/2)
\def\tracker{3} % tracker
\def\ECAL{4.8} % ECAL
\def\HCAL{7.2} % HCAL
\def\hclmax{(\R+\HCAL)*sin(\hca)} % mac
% detectors
\foreach \r in {\tracker,\ECAL,\HCAL}{
\draw[thick] (0,\r) arc (90:90-\hca:\R+\r)
(0,\r) arc (90:90+\hca:\R+\r);
}
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},{0.10*\tracker}) {tracker};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\tracker) {ECAL};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\ECAL) {HCAL};
% DM 0
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.79*\hcl},0)}, rotate=6]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[left=5,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-30] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.3) node[right=6pt,above] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate=12] % pion
(tau) --+ (0,3.9) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 1
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.46*\hcl},0)}, rotate=1]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=14,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\rho^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (45:1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % rho
(tau) --+ (115:0.7) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^\pm$};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion
(rho) --+ (114:3.5) node[left=15,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick] % pion0
(rho) --+ (72:0.7) coordinate (pion0) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon] % photon 1
(pion0) --+ (100:0.9) node[left=8,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=11.5,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon] % photon 2
(pion0) --+ (60:1.0) node[right=15,above=30] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-24,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 10
\begin{scope}[shift={({0.01*\hcl},0)}, rotate=-3]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=30,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\text{a}_1^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^\mp\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (40:1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % a1
(tau) --+ (110:0.5) coordinate (a1) node[midway,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-,thick] % rho
(a1) --+ (124:0.8) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^0$};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion 1
(rho) --+ (126:3.4) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion 2
(rho) --+ (85:2.8) node[right=15,above=38] {$\pi^\mp$}
pic[rotate=-12,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion 3
(a1) --+ (66:4.0) node[right=18,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=-22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 11
\begin{scope}[shift={({0.64*\hcl},0)}, rotate=-6]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=18,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\rho'^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^\mp\pi^\pm\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (88:0.5) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (18:1.4) node[right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % rho'
(tau) --+ (110:0.5) coordinate (rho') node[midway,below=4,left=-1] {$\rho'^\pm$};
\draw[->-,thick] % a1
(rho') --+ (130:0.6) coordinate (a1) node[midway,below=2,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-,thick] % rho
(a1) --+ (149:0.6) coordinate (rho) node[midway,below=3,left] {$\rho^0$};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion 1
(rho) --+ (119:3.0) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=16,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick] % pion 2
(rho) --+ (86:2.8) node[right=6,above=40] {$\pi^\mp$}
pic[rotate=0,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,thick] % pion 3
(a1) --+ (72:3.3) node[right=20,above=37] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=-22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick] % pion0
(rho') --+ (40:1.2) coordinate (pion0) node[midway,above=0,right=4] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon] % photon 1
(pion0) --+ (68:1.2) node[right=10,above=30] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-19,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon] % photon 2
(pion0) --+ (40:1.8) node[right=21,above=25] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-36,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
% TAU DECAY MODES 0, 1, 2, 10
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]
\large
\def\R{120} % inner radius
\def\hca{5} % half central angle
\def\hcl{\R*sin(\hca)} % half chord length c = 2Rsin(theta/2)
\def\tracker{3} % tracker
\def\ECAL{4.8} % ECAL
\def\HCAL{7.2} % HCAL
\def\hclmax{(\R+\HCAL)*sin(\hca)} % mac
% detectors
\foreach \r in {\tracker,\ECAL,\HCAL}{
\draw[thick] (0,\r) arc (90:90-\hca:\R+\r)
(0,\r) arc (90:90+\hca:\R+\r);
}
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},{0.10*\tracker}) {tracker};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\tracker) {ECAL};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\ECAL) {HCAL};
% DM 0
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.79*\hcl},0)}, rotate=6]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-30] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.3) node[right=6pt,above] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate=12] % pion
(tau) --+ (0,3.9) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 1
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.44*\hcl},0)}, rotate=1]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=8pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\rho^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-45] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 15] % rho
(tau) --+ (0,0.7) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 24] % pion
(rho) --+ (0,3.4) node[left=15,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick,rotate=-18] % pion0
(rho) --+ (0,0.7) coordinate (pion0) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon,rotate=10] % photon 1
(pion0) --+ (0,0.9) node[left=8,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=11.5,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon,rotate=-30] % photon 2
(pion0) --+ (0,1.0) node[right=15,above=30] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-24,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 2
\begin{scope}[shift={({0.09*\hcl},0)}, rotate=-3]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=14pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\text{a}_1^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-50] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 20] % a1
(tau) --+ (0,0.5) coordinate (a1) node[midway,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 34] % rho
(a1) --+ (0,0.8) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 38] % pion
(rho) --+ (0,3.5) node[left=15,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick,rotate=-35] % pion0
(a1) --+ (0,0.8) coordinate (pion01) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick,rotate=-14] % pion0
(rho) --+ (0,0.6) coordinate (pion02) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon,rotate= 26] % photon 1
(pion02) --+ (0,0.6) node[left=8,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=11.5,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon,rotate=-20] % photon 2
(pion02) --+ (0,0.6) node[right=12,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-22,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon,rotate=-24] % photon 3
(pion01) --+ (0,1.3) node[right=10,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-20,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon,rotate=-46] % photon 4
(pion01) --+ (0,1.8) node[right=25,above=26] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-36,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 10
\begin{scope}[shift={({0.64*\hcl},0)}, rotate=-10]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=14pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\text{a}_1^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^\mp\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-50] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 20] % a1
(tau) --+ (0,0.5) coordinate (a1) node[midway,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 34] % rho
(a1) --+ (0,0.8) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^0$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 36] % pion 1
(rho) --+ (0,3.0) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= -5] % pion 2
(rho) --+ (0,2.7) node[right=15,above=38] {$\pi^\mp$}
pic[rotate=-15,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate=-24] % pion 3
(a1) --+ (0,3.9) node[right=29,above=33] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=-38,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
% TAU DECAY MODES 0, 1, 10
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]
\large
\def\R{70} % inner radius
\def\hca{7} % half central angle
\def\hcl{\R*sin(\hca)} % half chord length c = 2Rsin(theta/2)
\def\tracker{3} % tracker
\def\ECAL{4.75} % ECAL
\def\HCAL{7.2} % HCAL
\def\hclmax{(\R+\HCAL)*sin(\hca)} % mac
% detectors
\foreach \r in {\tracker,\ECAL,\HCAL}{
\draw[thick] (0,\r) arc (90:90-\hca:\R+\r)
(0,\r) arc (90:90+\hca:\R+\r);
}
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},{0.10*\tracker}) {tracker};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\tracker) {ECAL};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.08*\hclmax},\ECAL) {HCAL};
% DM 0
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.64*\hcl},0)}, rotate=8]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-30] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.3) node[right=6pt,above] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate=12] % pion
(tau) --+ (0,3.9) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 1
\begin{scope}[shift={({-0.18*\hcl},0)}, rotate=0]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=8pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-45] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 15] % rho
(tau) --+ (0,0.7) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 24] % pion
(rho) --+ (0,3.4) node[left=15,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick,rotate=-18] % pion0
(rho) --+ (0,0.7) coordinate (pion0) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon,rotate=10] % photon 1
(pion0) --+ (0,0.9) node[left=8,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=11.5,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon,rotate=-30] % photon 2
(pion0) --+ (0,1.0) node[right=15,above=30] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-24,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
% DM 10
\begin{scope}[shift={({0.42*\hcl},0)}, rotate=-10]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=14pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\pi^\pm\pi^\mp\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick,rotate=-50] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (0,1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 20] % a1
(tau) --+ (0,0.5) coordinate (a1) node[midway,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 34] % rho
(a1) --+ (0,0.8) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^0$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 36] % pion 1
(rho) --+ (0,3.0) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=20,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= -5] % pion 2
(rho) --+ (0,2.7) node[right=15,above=38] {$\pi^\mp$}
pic[rotate=-15,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate=-24] % pion 3
(a1) --+ (0,3.9) node[right=29,above=33] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=-38,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
% TAU DECAY MODE 1 only
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]
\large
% photon
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
\tikzset{photon/.style={decorate, decoration={snake,segment length=5,amplitude=1.1}}}
% cone style
\usetikzlibrary{shadows.blur}
\tikzset{mycone/.pic={
\shadedraw[top color=white, bottom color=black!50,shading angle=50,vertical custom shading=10]
(-0.4,0.99) -- (0,0) -- (0.4,0.99);
\shadedraw[top color=white, bottom color=black!20,shading angle=90]
(0,1) ellipse (0.4 and 0.12);}};
\def\R{10} % inner radius
\def\hca{12} % half central angle
\def\hcl{\R*sin(\hca)} % half chord length c = 2Rsin(theta/2)
\def\tracker{3} % tracker
\def\ECAL{4.8} % ECAL
\def\HCAL{7.2} % HCAL
\def\hclmax{(\R+\HCAL)*sin(\hca)} % mac
% detectors
\foreach \r in {\tracker,\ECAL,\HCAL}{
\draw[thick] (0,\r) arc (90:90-\hca:\R+\r)
(0,\r) arc (90:90+\hca:\R+\r);
}
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},{0.10*\tracker}) {tracker};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},\tracker) {ECAL};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},\ECAL) {HCAL};
% DM 1
\begin{scope}[shift={(0,0)}, rotate=0]
\node[below] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=8pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\rho^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^0\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (45:1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick] % rho
(tau) --+ (105:0.7) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick] % pion
(rho) --+ (114:3.4) node[left=15,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=22,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-,densely dashed,thick] % pion0
(rho) --+ (72:0.7) coordinate (pion0) node[midway,right] {$\pi^0$};
\draw[photon] % photon 1
(pion0) --+ (100:0.9) node[left=8,above=32] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=11.5,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\draw[photon] % photon 2
(pion0) --+ (60:1.0) node[right=15,above=30] {$\gamma$}
pic[rotate=-24,xscale=0.8] {mycone};
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
% TAU DECAY MODE 10 only
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]
\large
% photon
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
\tikzset{photon/.style={decorate, decoration={snake,segment length=5,amplitude=1.1}}}
% cone style
\usetikzlibrary{shadows.blur}
\tikzset{mycone/.pic={
\shadedraw[top color=white, bottom color=black!50,shading angle=50,vertical custom shading=10]
(-0.4,0.99) -- (0,0) -- (0.4,0.99);
\shadedraw[top color=white, bottom color=black!20,shading angle=90]
(0,1) ellipse (0.4 and 0.12);}};
\def\R{10} % inner radius
\def\hca{14} % half central angle
\def\hcl{\R*sin(\hca)} % half chord length c = 2Rsin(theta/2)
\def\tracker{3} % tracker
\def\ECAL{4.8} % ECAL
\def\HCAL{7.2} % HCAL
\def\hclmax{(\R+\HCAL)*sin(\hca)} % mac
% detectors
\foreach \r in {\tracker,\ECAL,\HCAL}{
\draw[thick] (0,\r) arc (90:90-\hca:\R+\r)
(0,\r) arc (90:90+\hca:\R+\r);
}
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},{0.10*\tracker}) {tracker};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},\tracker) {ECAL};
\node[left=0,above left] at ({1.1*\hclmax},\ECAL) {HCAL};
% DM 10
\begin{scope}[shift={(0,0)}, rotate=-3]
\node[below] (0,0) {$\tau^\pm$};
\node[right=14pt,below=18] at (0,0) {$\tau^\pm\to\text{a}_1^\pm\nu_\tau\to\pi^\pm\pi^\mp\pi^\pm\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-,thick] % tau
(0,0) -- (0,0.7) coordinate (tau);
\draw[->-,dotted,thick] % neutrinos
(tau) --+ (40:1.5) node[above right] {$\nu_\tau$};
\draw[->-, thick] % a1
(tau) --+ (110:0.5) coordinate (a1) node[midway,left] {$\text{a}_1^\pm$};
\draw[->-, thick] % rho
(a1) --+ (124:0.8) coordinate (rho) node[midway,left] {$\rho^0$};
\draw[->-, thick,rotate= 36] % pion 1
(rho) --+ (0,3.0) node[left=10,above=38] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=30,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick] % pion 2
(rho) --+ (85:2.7) node[right=15,above=38] {$\pi^\mp$}
pic[rotate=-5,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\draw[->-, thick] % pion 3
(a1) --+ (66:3.9) node[right=29,above=33] {$\pi^\pm$}
pic[rotate=-28,scale=1.2] {mycone};
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
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