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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Precise measurements of the K_S → γγ and K_L → 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

Universitá di Cagliari
University of Cambridge
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Ev-K2-CNR Committee
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Edinburgh
University of Ferrara
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Johannes Gutenberg University
Université Paris-Sud
INFN Sezione di Perugia
Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
University of Rome
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CNRS and CEA
Fachbereich Physik
Universität Siegen
INFN Sezione di Torino
Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies
Institut für Hochenergiephysik

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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(K_S → γγ) = (2.78 ± 0.06_stat ± 0.04_syst) x 10^-6, obtained from 7461 ± 172 K_S → γγ events, is significantly higher than the O(p⁴) prediction of chiral perturbation theory. Using a K_L beam the ratio Γ(K_L → γγ)/Γ(K_L → π⁰π⁰π⁰) = (2.81 ± 0.02syst) ×10^-3 has been measured.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-15
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	551
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02955-6
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Lai, A., Marras, D., Batley, J. R., Dosanjh, R. S., Gershon, T. J., Kalmus, G. E., Lazzeroni, C., Munday, D. J., Olaiya, E., Parker, M. A., White, T. O., Wotton, S. A., Arcidiacono, R., Barr, G., Bocquet, G., Ceccucci, A., Cuhadar-Dönszelmann, T., Cundy, D., Doble, N., ... Widhalm, L. (2003). Precise measurements of the K_S → γγ and K_L → γγ decay rates. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 551(1-2), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02955-6

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AU - Marras, D.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Dosanjh, R. S.

AU - Gershon, T. J.

AU - Kalmus, G. E.

AU - Lazzeroni, C.

AU - Munday, D. J.

AU - Olaiya, E.

AU - Parker, M. A.

AU - White, T. O.

AU - Wotton, S. A.

AU - Arcidiacono, R.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bocquet, G.

AU - Ceccucci, A.

AU - Cuhadar-Dönszelmann, T.

AU - Cundy, D.

AU - Doble, N.

AU - Falaleev, V.

AU - Gatignon, L.

AU - Gonidec, A.

AU - Gorini, B.

AU - Grafström, P.

AU - Kubischta, W.

AU - Lacourt, A.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Norton, A.

AU - Panzer-Steindel, B.

AU - Tatishvili, G.

AU - Wahl, H.

AU - Cheshkov, C.

AU - Hristov, P.

AU - Kekelidze, V.

AU - Madigojine, D.

AU - Molokanova, N.

AU - Potrebenikov, Y.

AU - Zinchenko, A.

AU - Martin, V.

AU - Rubin, P.

AU - Sacco, R.

AU - Walker, A.

AU - Contalbrigo, M.

AU - Dalpiaz, P.

AU - Duclos, J.

AU - Frabetti, P. L.

AU - Gianoli, A.

AU - Martini, M.

AU - Petrucci, F.

AU - Savrié, M.

AU - Bizzeti, A.

AU - Calvetti, M.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - Graziani, G.

AU - Iacopini, E.

AU - Lenti, M.

AU - Martelli, F.

AU - Veltri, M.

AU - Eppard, M.

AU - Hirstius, A.

AU - Holtz, K.

AU - Kleinknecht, K.

AU - Koch, U.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Lopes da Silva, P.

AU - Marouelli, P.

AU - Mestvirishvili, I.

AU - Pellmann, I.

AU - Peters, A.

AU - Schmidt, S. A.

AU - Schönharting, V.

AU - Schué, Y.

AU - Wanke, R.

AU - Winhart, A.

AU - Wittgen, M.

AU - Chollet, J. C.

AU - Fayard, L.

AU - Iconomidou-Fayard, L.

AU - Unal, G.

AU - Wingerter-Seez, I.

AU - Anzivino, G.

AU - Cenci, P.

AU - Imbergamo, E.

AU - Lubrano, P.

AU - Mestvirishvili, A.

AU - Nappi, A.

AU - Pepe, M.

AU - Piccini, M.

AU - Casali, R.

AU - Cerri, C.

AU - Cirilli, M.

AU - Costantini, F.

AU - Fantechi, R.

AU - Fiorini, L.

AU - Giudici, S.

AU - Mannelli, I.

AU - Pierazzini, G.

AU - Sozzi, M.

AU - Cheze, J. B.

AU - de Beer, M.

AU - Debu, P.

AU - Derue, F.

AU - Formica, A.

AU - Granier de Cassagnac, R.

AU - Gouge, G.

AU - Marel, G.

AU - Mazzucato, E.

AU - Peyaud, B.

AU - Turlay, R.

AU - Vallage, B.

AU - Holder, M.

AU - Maier, A.

AU - Ziolkowski, M.

AU - Biino, C.

AU - Cartiglia, N.

AU - Marchetto, F.

AU - Menichetti, E.

AU - Pastrone, N.

AU - Nassalski, J.

AU - Rondio, E.

AU - Szleper, M.

AU - Wislicki, W.

AU - Wronka, S.

AU - Dibon, H.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Markytan, M.

AU - Neuhofer, G.

AU - Pernicka, M.

AU - Taurok, A.

AU - Widhalm, L.

PY - 2003/1/2

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

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