Observation of the K+π+νν {K}^{+}\to {\pi}^{+}\nu \overline{\nu} decay and measurement of its branching ratio

Collaboration
Dec 16, 2024
29 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 02 (2025) 191,
  • JHEP 02 (2025) 191
  • Published: Feb 27, 2025
    and
  • Published: Feb, 2025
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CERN-EP-2024-343
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Abstract: (Springer)
A measurement of the K+π+νν {K}^{+}\to {\pi}^{+}\nu \overline{\nu} decay by the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS is presented, using data collected in 2021 and 2022. This dataset was recorded, after modifications to the beamline and detectors, at a higher instantaneous beam intensity with respect to the 2016–2018 data taking. Combining NA62 data collected in 2016–2022, a measurement of B(K+π+νν)=(13.03.0+3.3)×1011 \mathcal{B}\left({K}^{+}\to {\pi}^{+}\nu \overline{\nu}\right)=\left({13.0}_{-3.0}^{+3.3}\right)\times {10}^{-11} is reported. With 51 signal candidates observed and an expected background of 182+3 {18}_{-2}^{+3} events, B(K+π+νν) \mathcal{B}\left({K}^{+}\to {\pi}^{+}\nu \overline{\nu}\right) becomes the smallest branching ratio measured with a signal significance above 5σ.
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