Precise measurements of the KS → γγ and KL → γγ decay rates

  • A. Lai
  • , D. Marras
  • , J. R. Batley
  • , R. S. Dosanjh
  • , T. J. Gershon
  • , G. E. Kalmus
  • , C. Lazzeroni
  • , D. J. Munday
  • , E. Olaiya
  • , M. A. Parker
  • , T. O. White
  • , S. A. Wotton
  • , R. Arcidiacono
  • , G. Barr
  • , G. Bocquet
  • , A. Ceccucci
  • , T. Cuhadar-Dönszelmann
  • , D. Cundy
  • , N. Doble
  • , V. Falaleev
  • L. Gatignon, A. Gonidec, B. Gorini, P. Grafström, W. Kubischta, A. Lacourt, I. Mikulec, A. Norton, B. Panzer-Steindel, G. Tatishvili, H. Wahl, C. Cheshkov, P. Hristov, V. Kekelidze, D. Madigojine, N. Molokanova, Y. Potrebenikov, A. Zinchenko, V. Martin, P. Rubin, R. Sacco, A. Walker, M. Contalbrigo, P. Dalpiaz, J. Duclos, P. L. Frabetti, A. Gianoli, M. Martini, F. Petrucci, M. Savrié, A. Bizzeti, M. Calvetti, G. Collazuol, G. Graziani, E. Iacopini, M. Lenti, F. Martelli, M. Veltri, M. Eppard, A. Hirstius, K. Holtz, K. Kleinknecht, U. Koch, L. Köpke, P. Lopes da Silva, P. Marouelli, I. Mestvirishvili, I. Pellmann, A. Peters, S. A. Schmidt, V. Schönharting, Y. Schué, R. Wanke, A. Winhart, M. Wittgen, J. C. Chollet, L. Fayard, L. Iconomidou-Fayard, G. Unal, I. Wingerter-Seez, G. Anzivino, P. Cenci, E. Imbergamo, P. Lubrano, A. Mestvirishvili, A. Nappi, M. Pepe, M. Piccini, R. Casali, C. Cerri, M. Cirilli, F. Costantini, R. Fantechi, L. Fiorini, S. Giudici, I. Mannelli, G. Pierazzini, M. Sozzi, J. B. Cheze, M. de Beer, P. Debu, F. Derue, A. Formica, R. Granier de Cassagnac, G. Gouge, G. Marel, E. Mazzucato, B. Peyaud, R. Turlay, B. Vallage, M. Holder, A. Maier, M. Ziolkowski, C. Biino, N. Cartiglia, F. Marchetto, E. Menichetti, N. Pastrone, J. Nassalski, E. Rondio, M. Szleper, W. Wislicki, S. Wronka, H. Dibon, M. Jeitler, M. Markytan, G. Neuhofer, M. Pernicka, A. Taurok, L. Widhalm

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Abstract

The KS → γγ decay rate has been measured with the NA48 detector using a high intensity short neutral beam from the CERN SPS. The measured branching ratio BR(KS → γγ) = (2.78 ± 0.06stat ± 0.04syst) x 10-6, obtained from 7461 ± 172 KS → γγ events, is significantly higher than the O(p4) prediction of chiral perturbation theory. Using a KL beam the ratio Γ(KL → γγ)/Γ(KL → π0π0π0) = (2.81 ± 0.02syst) ×10-3 has been measured.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-15
Number of pages9
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume551
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

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