A sample of 3984 candidates of the K+ -> pi(+)gamma gamma decay, with an estimated background of 291 +/- 14 events, was collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN during 2017-2018. In order to describe the observed di-photon mass spectrum, the next-to-leading order contribution in chiral perturbation theory was found to be necessary. The decay branching ratio in the full kinematic range is measured to be (9.61 +/- 0.17) x 10^(-7). The first search for production and prompt decay of an axion-like particle with gluon coupling in the process K+ -> pi(+) a, a -> gamma gamma is also reported.

Measurement of the K+ → π+γγ decay

Boretto, M.;Menichetti, E.;Migliore, E.;Soldi, D.;
2024-01-01

Abstract

A sample of 3984 candidates of the K+ -> pi(+)gamma gamma decay, with an estimated background of 291 +/- 14 events, was collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN during 2017-2018. In order to describe the observed di-photon mass spectrum, the next-to-leading order contribution in chiral perturbation theory was found to be necessary. The decay branching ratio in the full kinematic range is measured to be (9.61 +/- 0.17) x 10^(-7). The first search for production and prompt decay of an axion-like particle with gluon coupling in the process K+ -> pi(+) a, a -> gamma gamma is also reported.
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