Observation of the rare decay KS→π0μ +μ-

J. R. Batley, G. E. Kalmus, C. Lazzeroni, D. J. Munday, M. Patel, M. W. Slater, S. A. Wotton, R. Arcidiacono, G. Bocquet, A. Ceccucci, D. Cundy, N. Doble, V. Falaleev, L. Gatignon, A. Gonidec, P. Grafström, W. Kubischta, F. Marchetto, I. Mikulec, A. NortonB. Panzer-Steindel, P. Rubin, H. Wahl, E. Monnier, E. Swallow, R. Winston, E. Goudzovski, D. Gurev, P. Hristov, V. Kekelidze, V. Kozhuharov, L. Litov, D. Madigozhin, N. Molokanova, Y. Potrebenikov, S. Stoynev, A. Zinchenko, R. Sacco, A. Walker, W. Baldini, P. Dalpiaz, J. Duclos, P. L. Frabetti, A. Gianoli, M. Martini, F. Petrucci, M. Scarpa, M. Savrié, A. Bizzeti, M. Calvetti, G. Graziani, E. Iacopini, M. Lenti, F. Martelli, G. Ruggiero, M. Veltri, M. Behler, K. Eppard, M. Eppard, A. Hirstius, K. Kleinknecht, U. Koch, L. Masetti, P. Marouelli, U. Moosbrugger, C. Morales Morales, A. Peters, R. Wanke, A. Winhart, A. Dabrowski, T. Fonseca Martin, M. Szleper, Mayda Velasco, G. Anzivino, P. Cenci, E. Imbergamo, G. Lamanna, P. Lubrano, A. Michetti, A. Nappi, M. Pepe, M. C. Petrucci, M. Piccini, M. Valdata, C. Cerri, G. Collazuol, F. Costantini, R. Fantechi, L. Fiorini, S. Giudici, I. Mannelli, G. Pierazzini, M. Sozzi, C. Cheshkov, J. B. Cheze, M. de Beer, P. Debu, G. Gouge, G. Marel, E. Mazzucato, B. Peyaud, B. Vallage, M. Holder, A. Maier, M. Ziolkowski, C. Biino, N. Cartiglia, M. Clemencic, S. Goy-Lopez, E. Menichetti, N. Pastrone, W. Wislicki, H. Dibon, M. Jeitler, M. Markytan, G. Neuhofer, L. Widhalm

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Abstract

A search for the decay KS→π0μ+μ- has been made by the NA48/1 Collaboration at the CERN SPS accelerator. The data were collected during 2002 with a high-intensity KS beam. Six events were found with a background expectation of 0.22-0.11+0.18 events. Using a vector matrix element and unit form factor, the measured branching ratio is B(KS→π0μ+μ-)=[2.9-1. 2+1.5(stat)±0.2(syst)]×10-9.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)197-211
Number of pages15
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume599
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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