A new measurement of the branching ratio of K(S) → γ γ
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 493:1-2 (2000) 29-35
Authors:
A Lai, D Marras, A Bevan, RS Dosanjh, TJ Gershon, B Hay, GE Kalmus, C Lazzeroni, DJ Munday, E Olaiya, MA Parker, TO White, SA Wotton, G Barr, G Bocquet, A Ceccucci, T Cuhadar-Dönszelmann, D Cundy, G D'Agostini, N Doble, V Falaleev, L Gatignon, A Gonidec, B Gorini, G Govi, P Grafström, W Kubischta, A Lacourt, M Lenti, I Mikulec, A Norton, S Palestini, B Panzer-Steindel, G Tatishvili, H Taureg, M Velasco, H Wahl, C Cheshkov, A Gaponenko, P Hristov, V Kekelidze, D Madigojine, N Molokanova, Y Potrebenikov, A Tkatchev, A Zinchenko, I Knowles, V Martin, R Sacco, A Walker, M Contalbrigo, P Dalpiaz, J Duclos, PL Frabetti, A Gianoli, M Martini, F Petrucci, M Savrié, A Bizzeti, M Calvetti, G Collazuol, G Graziani, E Iacopini, F Martelli, M Veltri, HG Becker, M Eppard, H Fox, K Holtz, A Kalter, K Kleinknecht, U Koch, L Köpke, P Lopes da Silva, P Marouelli, I Pellmann, A Peters, B Renk, SA Schmidt, V Schönharting, Y Schué, R Wanke, A Winhart, M Wittgen, JC Chollet, L Fayard, L Iconomidou-Fayard, J Ocariz, G Unal, I Wingerter-Seez, G Anzivino, P Cenci, E Imbergamo, P Lubrano, A Mestvirishvili, A Nappi, M Pepe, M Piccini, L Bertanza, R Carosi
Abstract:
The decay rate of K(S) → γγ has been measured with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. A total of 149 K(S) → γγ events have been observed. The branching ratio is determined to be (2.58 ± 0.36(stat) ± 0.22(sys)) x 10-6. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
