Measurement of the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay at the NA62 experiment at CERN

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Abstract

The NA62 experiment reports the branching ratio measurement BR(K+ → π+ν(Equation presented)) at 68 % CL, based on the observation of 20 signal candidates with an expected background of 7.0 events from the total data sample collected at the CERN SPS during 2016-2018. This provides evidence for the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay, observed with a significance of 3.4σ. The experiment achieves a single event sensitivity of (0.839 ± 0.054) × 10−11, corresponding to 10.0 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 ± 1.0) × 10−11. The result represents the most accurate measurement achieved so far of this ultra-rare decay. Future prospects and plans for data taking from 2021 will also be presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number176
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume402
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2022
Event22nd International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators, NuFact 2021 - Cagliari, Italy
Duration: 6 Sept 202111 Sept 2021

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