The decay rate of K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of 2558 K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma candidates have been observed with a residual background of 3.2%. The branching ratio is determined to be (1.36 +/- 0.03((stat)) +/- 0.03((syst)) +/- 0.03((norm))) x 10(-6) and the vector coupling constant a(v) = -0.46 +/- 0.03((stat)) +/- 0.04((syst)). This result suggests that the CP-violation effects are dominating in the K-L --> pi(o)e(+)e(-) decay. An upper limit for the K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma decay rate in the two photon mass region m(gammagamma) < m(&pi;)o is also given. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Precise measurement of the decay K-L ->pi(0)gamma gamma

MENICHETTI, Ezio;
2002-01-01

Abstract

The decay rate of K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of 2558 K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma candidates have been observed with a residual background of 3.2%. The branching ratio is determined to be (1.36 +/- 0.03((stat)) +/- 0.03((syst)) +/- 0.03((norm))) x 10(-6) and the vector coupling constant a(v) = -0.46 +/- 0.03((stat)) +/- 0.04((syst)). This result suggests that the CP-violation effects are dominating in the K-L --> pi(o)e(+)e(-) decay. An upper limit for the K-L --> pi(o)gammagamma decay rate in the two photon mass region m(gammagamma) < m(π)o is also given. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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CHIRAL PERTURBATION-THEORY; VECTOR-MESON EXCHANGE; K(L)->PI(0)GAMMA-GAMMA; K->PI-GAMMA-GAMMA; UNITARITY; KAON
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