Searches for lepton number violation and resonances in K± → πμμ decays

J. R. Batley; G. Kalmus; C. Lazzeroni; D. J. Munday; M. W. Slater; S. A. Wotton; R. Arcidiacono; G. Bocquet; N. Cabibbo; A. Ceccucci; D. Cundy; V. Falaleev; M. Fidecaro; L. Gatignon; A. Gonidec; W. Kubischta; A. Maier; K. Massri; A. Norton; M. Patel; A. Peters; S. Balev; P. L. Frabetti; E. Gersabeck; E. Goudzovski; P. Hristov; V. Kekelidze; V. Kozhuharov; L. Litov; D. Madigozhin; N. Molokanova; I. Polenkevich; Yu Potrebenikov; S. Stoynev; A. Zinchenko; E. Monnier; E. Swallow; R. Winston; P. Rubin; A. Walker; W. Baldini; A. Cotta Ramusino; P. Dalpiaz; C. Damiani; M. Fiorini; A. Gianoli; M. Martini; F. Petrucci; M. Savrié; M. Scarpa; H. Wahl; A. Bizzeti; M. Lenti; M. Veltri; M. Calvetti; E. Celeghini; E. Iacopini; G. Ruggiero; M. Behler; K. Eppard; K. Kleinknecht; P. Marouelli; L. Masetti; U. Moosbrugger; C. Morales Morales; B. Renk; M. Wache; R. Wanke; A. Winhart; D. Coward; A. Dabrowski; T. Fonseca Martin; M. Shieh; M. Szleper; M. Velasco; M. D. Wood; P. Cenci; M. Pepe; M. C. Petrucci; G. Anzivino; E. Imbergamo; A. Nappi; M. Piccini; M. Raggi; M. Valdata-Nappi; C. Cerri; R. Fantechi; G. Collazuol; L. DiLella; G. Lamanna; I. Mannelli; A. Michetti; F. Costantini; N. Doble; L. Fiorini; S. Giudici; G. Pierazzini; M. Sozzi; S. Venditti; B. Bloch-Devaux; C. Cheshkov; J. B. Chèze; M. De Beer; J. Derré; G. Marel; E. Mazzucato; B. Peyaud; B. Vallage; M. Holder; M. Ziolkowski; C. Biino; N. Cartiglia; F. Marchetto; S. Bifani; M. Clemencic; S. Goy Lopez; H. Dibon; M. Jeitler; M. Markytan; I. Mikulec; G. Neuhofer; L. Widhalm

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Searches for lepton number violation and resonances in K^± → πμμ decays

J. R. Batley, G. Kalmus, C. Lazzeroni, D. J. Munday, M. W. Slater, S. A. Wotton, R. Arcidiacono, G. Bocquet, N. Cabibbo, A. Ceccucci, D. Cundy, V. Falaleev, M. Fidecaro, L. Gatignon, A. Gonidec, W. Kubischta, A. Maier, K. Massri^*, A. Norton, M. PatelA. Peters, S. Balev, P. L. Frabetti, E. Gersabeck, E. Goudzovski, P. Hristov, V. Kekelidze, V. Kozhuharov, L. Litov, D. Madigozhin, N. Molokanova, I. Polenkevich, Yu Potrebenikov, S. Stoynev, A. Zinchenko, E. Monnier, E. Swallow, R. Winston, P. Rubin, A. Walker, W. Baldini, A. Cotta Ramusino, P. Dalpiaz, C. Damiani, M. Fiorini, A. Gianoli, M. Martini, F. Petrucci, M. Savrié, M. Scarpa, H. Wahl, A. Bizzeti, M. Lenti, M. Veltri, M. Calvetti, E. Celeghini, E. Iacopini, G. Ruggiero, M. Behler, K. Eppard, K. Kleinknecht, P. Marouelli, L. Masetti, U. Moosbrugger, C. Morales Morales, B. Renk, M. Wache, R. Wanke, A. Winhart, D. Coward, A. Dabrowski, T. Fonseca Martin, M. Shieh, M. Szleper, M. Velasco, M. D. Wood, P. Cenci, M. Pepe, M. C. Petrucci, G. Anzivino, E. Imbergamo, A. Nappi, M. Piccini, M. Raggi, M. Valdata-Nappi, C. Cerri, R. Fantechi, G. Collazuol, L. DiLella, G. Lamanna, I. Mannelli, A. Michetti, F. Costantini, N. Doble, L. Fiorini, S. Giudici, G. Pierazzini, M. Sozzi, S. Venditti, B. Bloch-Devaux, C. Cheshkov, J. B. Chèze, M. De Beer, J. Derré, G. Marel, E. Mazzucato, B. Peyaud, B. Vallage, M. Holder, M. Ziolkowski, C. Biino, N. Cartiglia, F. Marchetto, S. Bifani, M. Clemencic, S. Goy Lopez, H. Dibon, M. Jeitler, M. Markytan, I. Mikulec, G. Neuhofer, L. Widhalm

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The NA48/2 experiment at CERN collected a large sample of charged kaon decays to final states with multiple charged particles in 2003–2004. A new upper limit on the rate of the lepton number violating decay K^±→π^∓μ^±μ^± is reported: B(K^±→π^∓μ^±μ^±)<8.6×10⁻¹¹ at 90% CL. Searches for two-body resonances X in K^±→πμμ decays (such as heavy neutral leptons N₄ and inflatons χ) are also presented. In the absence of signals, upper limits are set on the products of branching fractions B(K^±→μ^±N₄)B(N₄→πμ) and B(K^±→π^±X)B(X→μ⁺μ⁻) for ranges of assumed resonance masses and lifetimes. The limits are in the (10⁻¹¹,10⁻⁹) range for resonance lifetimes below 100 ps.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-76
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	769
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.03.029
State	Published - Jun 10 2017

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Batley, J. R., Kalmus, G., Lazzeroni, C., Munday, D. J., Slater, M. W., Wotton, S. A., Arcidiacono, R., Bocquet, G., Cabibbo, N., Ceccucci, A., Cundy, D., Falaleev, V., Fidecaro, M., Gatignon, L., Gonidec, A., Kubischta, W., Maier, A., Massri, K., Norton, A., ... Widhalm, L. (2017). Searches for lepton number violation and resonances in K^± → πμμ decays. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 769, 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.03.029

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T1 - Searches for lepton number violation and resonances in K± → πμμ decays

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Kalmus, G.

AU - Lazzeroni, C.

AU - Munday, D. J.

AU - Slater, M. W.

AU - Wotton, S. A.

AU - Arcidiacono, R.

AU - Bocquet, G.

AU - Cabibbo, N.

AU - Ceccucci, A.

AU - Cundy, D.

AU - Falaleev, V.

AU - Fidecaro, M.

AU - Gatignon, L.

AU - Gonidec, A.

AU - Kubischta, W.

AU - Maier, A.

AU - Massri, K.

AU - Norton, A.

AU - Patel, M.

AU - Peters, A.

AU - Balev, S.

AU - Frabetti, P. L.

AU - Gersabeck, E.

AU - Goudzovski, E.

AU - Hristov, P.

AU - Kekelidze, V.

AU - Kozhuharov, V.

AU - Litov, L.

AU - Madigozhin, D.

AU - Molokanova, N.

AU - Polenkevich, I.

AU - Potrebenikov, Yu

AU - Stoynev, S.

AU - Zinchenko, A.

AU - Monnier, E.

AU - Swallow, E.

AU - Winston, R.

AU - Rubin, P.

AU - Walker, A.

AU - Baldini, W.

AU - Cotta Ramusino, A.

AU - Dalpiaz, P.

AU - Damiani, C.

AU - Fiorini, M.

AU - Gianoli, A.

AU - Martini, M.

AU - Petrucci, F.

AU - Savrié, M.

AU - Scarpa, M.

AU - Wahl, H.

AU - Bizzeti, A.

AU - Lenti, M.

AU - Veltri, M.

AU - Calvetti, M.

AU - Celeghini, E.

AU - Iacopini, E.

AU - Ruggiero, G.

AU - Behler, M.

AU - Eppard, K.

AU - Kleinknecht, K.

AU - Marouelli, P.

AU - Masetti, L.

AU - Moosbrugger, U.

AU - Morales Morales, C.

AU - Renk, B.

AU - Wache, M.

AU - Wanke, R.

AU - Winhart, A.

AU - Coward, D.

AU - Dabrowski, A.

AU - Fonseca Martin, T.

AU - Shieh, M.

AU - Szleper, M.

AU - Velasco, M.

AU - Wood, M. D.

AU - Cenci, P.

AU - Pepe, M.

AU - Petrucci, M. C.

AU - Anzivino, G.

AU - Imbergamo, E.

AU - Nappi, A.

AU - Piccini, M.

AU - Raggi, M.

AU - Valdata-Nappi, M.

AU - Cerri, C.

AU - Fantechi, R.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - DiLella, L.

AU - Lamanna, G.

AU - Mannelli, I.

AU - Michetti, A.

AU - Costantini, F.

AU - Doble, N.

AU - Fiorini, L.

AU - Giudici, S.

AU - Pierazzini, G.

AU - Sozzi, M.

AU - Venditti, S.

AU - Bloch-Devaux, B.

AU - Cheshkov, C.

AU - Chèze, J. B.

AU - De Beer, M.

AU - Derré, J.

AU - Marel, G.

AU - Mazzucato, E.

AU - Peyaud, B.

AU - Vallage, B.

AU - Holder, M.

AU - Ziolkowski, M.

AU - Biino, C.

AU - Cartiglia, N.

AU - Marchetto, F.

AU - Bifani, S.

AU - Clemencic, M.

AU - Goy Lopez, S.

AU - Dibon, H.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Markytan, M.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Neuhofer, G.

AU - Widhalm, L.

N1 - Funding Information: Funded by the Austrian Ministry for Traffic and Research under the contract GZ 616.360/2-IV GZ 616.363/2-VIII, and by the Fonds für Wissenschaft und Forschung FWF Nr. P08929-PHY. Publisher Copyright: © 2017 The Author(s)

PY - 2017/6/10

Y1 - 2017/6/10

N2 - The NA48/2 experiment at CERN collected a large sample of charged kaon decays to final states with multiple charged particles in 2003–2004. A new upper limit on the rate of the lepton number violating decay K±→π∓μ±μ± is reported: B(K±→π∓μ±μ±)<8.6×10−11 at 90% CL. Searches for two-body resonances X in K±→πμμ decays (such as heavy neutral leptons N4 and inflatons χ) are also presented. In the absence of signals, upper limits are set on the products of branching fractions B(K±→μ±N4)B(N4→πμ) and B(K±→π±X)B(X→μ+μ−) for ranges of assumed resonance masses and lifetimes. The limits are in the (10−11,10−9) range for resonance lifetimes below 100 ps.

AB - The NA48/2 experiment at CERN collected a large sample of charged kaon decays to final states with multiple charged particles in 2003–2004. A new upper limit on the rate of the lepton number violating decay K±→π∓μ±μ± is reported: B(K±→π∓μ±μ±)<8.6×10−11 at 90% CL. Searches for two-body resonances X in K±→πμμ decays (such as heavy neutral leptons N4 and inflatons χ) are also presented. In the absence of signals, upper limits are set on the products of branching fractions B(K±→μ±N4)B(N4→πμ) and B(K±→π±X)B(X→μ+μ−) for ranges of assumed resonance masses and lifetimes. The limits are in the (10−11,10−9) range for resonance lifetimes below 100 ps.

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