A sample of 3120 K ± → π ± μ+ μ− decay candidates with (3.3 ± 0.7)% background contamination has been collected by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS, allowing a detailed study of the decay properties. The branching ratio was measured to be BR = (9.62 ± 0.25) × 10−8 . The form factor W(z), where z = ( M(μμ) / M(K) )^2 , was parameterized according to several models. In particular, the slope of the linear form factor W(z) = W0 (1 + δ z) was measured to be δ = 3.11 ± 0.57. Upper limits of 2.9 × 10^-2 and 2.3 × 10^-2 on possible charge asymmetry and forward-backward asymmetry were established at 90% CL. An upper limit BR( K ± → π ∓ μ± μ± ) < 1.1 × 10^-9 was established at 90% CL for the rate of the lepton number violating decay.
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New measurement of the K+- -> pi+- mu+ mu- decay
BIZZETI, Andrea;
2011
Abstract
A sample of 3120 K ± → π ± μ+ μ− decay candidates with (3.3 ± 0.7)% background contamination has been collected by the NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS, allowing a detailed study of the decay properties. The branching ratio was measured to be BR = (9.62 ± 0.25) × 10−8 . The form factor W(z), where z = ( M(μμ) / M(K) )^2 , was parameterized according to several models. In particular, the slope of the linear form factor W(z) = W0 (1 + δ z) was measured to be δ = 3.11 ± 0.57. Upper limits of 2.9 × 10^-2 and 2.3 × 10^-2 on possible charge asymmetry and forward-backward asymmetry were established at 90% CL. An upper limit BR( K ± → π ∓ μ± μ± ) < 1.1 × 10^-9 was established at 90% CL for the rate of the lepton number violating decay.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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