Further search for the decay K+→π+ν(ν)over-bar

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作者
Adler, S [1 ]
Atiya, MS
Chiang, IH
Diwan, MV
Frank, JS
Haggerty, JS
Jain, V
Kettell, SH
Kycia, TF
Li, KK
Littenberg, LS
Ng, C
Strand, RC
Witzig, C
Kazumori, M
Komatsubara, TK
Kuriki, M
Muramatsu, N
Otomo, A
Sugimoto, S
Inagaki, T
Kabe, S
Kobayashi, M
Kuno, Y
Sato, T
Shinkawa, T
Yoshimura, Y
Kishi, Y
Nakano, T
Sasaki, T
Ardebili, M
Bazarko, AO
Convery, MR
Ito, MM
Marlow, DR
McPherson, RA
Meyers, PD
Shoemaker, FC
Smith, AJS
Stone, JR
Aoki, M
Bergbusch, PC
Blackmore, EW
Bryman, DA
Konaka, A
Macdonald, JA
Mildenberger, J
Numao, T
Padley, P
Poutissou, JM
机构
[1] Brookhaven Natl Lab, Upton, NY 11973 USA
[2] KEK, High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tanashi Branch, Tanashi, Tokyo 1888501, Japan
[3] KEK, High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[4] Osaka Univ, RCNP, Ibaraki, Osaka 5670047, Japan
[5] Princeton Univ, Joseph Henry Labs, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[6] TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3, Canada
[7] Univ Alberta, Ctr Subatom Res, Edmonton, AB T6G 2N5, Canada
[8] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Phys, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.3768
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A search for additional evidence for the rare kaon decay K+ --> pi(+)nu<(nu)over bar> has been made with a new data set comparable in sensitivity to the previous exposure that produced a single event. No new events were found in the pion momentum region examined, 211 < P < 229 MeV/c. Including a reanalysis of the original data set, the backgrounds were estimated to contribute 0.08 +/- 0.02 events. Based on one observed event, the new branching ratio is B(K+ --> pi(+)nu<(nu)over bar>) = 1.5(-1.2)(+3.4) x 10(-10).
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页码:3768 / 3770
页数:3
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