Abstract

A sample of 3984 candidates of the K+→π+γγ decay, with an estimated background of 291±14 events, was collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN during 2017–2018. In order to describe the observed di-photon mass spectrum, the next-to-leading order contribution in chiral perturbation theory was found to be necessary. The decay branching ratio in the full kinematic range is measured to be (9.61±0.17)×10−7. The first search for production and prompt decay of an axion-like particle with gluon coupling in the process K+→π+a, a→γγ is also reported.

Original languageEnglish
Article number138513
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume850
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2024
Externally publishedYes

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