Study of the decay in the momentum region MeV/c
Mar, 200928 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.D 79 (2009) 092004
- Published: May 21, 2009
e-Print:
- 0903.0030 [hep-ex]
Report number:
- BNL-81786-2008-JA,
- FERMILAB-PUB-09-007-CD-T,
- KEK-2008-44,
- TRIUMF-TRI-PP-08-26,
- UHEP-EX-08-004
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Experiment E949 at Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed three new events consistent with the decay K+ => pi+,nu,nubar in the pion momentum region 140 < P_pi < 199 MeV/c in an exposure of 1.71e12 stopped kaons with an estimated total background of 0.93+-0.17(stat.)+0.32-0.24(syst.) events. This brings the total number of observed K+ => pi+,nu,nubar events to seven. Combining this observation with previous results, assuming the pion spectrum predicted by the standard model, results in a branching ratio of (1.73+1.15-1.05)e-10. An interpretation of the results for alternative models of the decay K^ => pi+,nothing is also presented.- 14.80.-j
- 13.20.Eb
- K+: semileptonic decay
- at rest
- decay: model
- K+: branching ratio
- Brookhaven PS
- neutral current: flavor changing
- background
- pi+: momentum spectrum
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