Observation of the decay K+->pi(+)mu(+)mu(-)

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作者
Adler, S
Atiya, MS
Chiang, IH
Frank, JS
Haggerty, JS
Kycia, TF
Li, KK
Littenberg, LS
Sambamurti, A
Stevens, A
Strand, RC
Witzig, C
Louis, WC
Akerib, DS
Ardebili, M
Convery, M
Ito, MM
Marlow, DR
McPherson, R
Meyers, PD
Selen, MA
Shoemaker, FC
Smith, AJS
Blackmore, EW
Bryman, DA
Felawka, L
Konaka, A
Kuno, Y
Macdonald, JA
Numao, T
Padley, P
Poutissou, JM
Poutissou, R
Roy, J
Turcot, AS
Kitching, P
Nakano, T
Rozon, M
Soluk, R
机构
[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,MEDIUM ENERGY PHYS DIV,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
[2] PRINCETON UNIV,JOSEPH HENRY LABS,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[3] TRIUMF,VANCOUVER,BC V6T 2A3,CANADA
[4] UNIV ALBERTA,CTR SUBATOM RES,EDMONTON,AB T6G 2N5,CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4756
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have observed the rare decay K+ --> pi(+)mu(+)mu(-) and measured the branching ratio Gamma(K+ --> pi(+)mu(+)mu(-))/T(K+ --> all) = [5.0 +/- 0.4-(stat) +/- 0.7(syst) +/- 0.6(th)] x 10(-8). We compare this result with predictions from chiral perturbation theory and estimates based on the decay K+ --> pi(+)e(+)e(-).
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