The first observation of about 2000 candidates, with a background contamination below 3%, of the rare decay K± → π±π0e+e− is reported by the NA48/2 experiment. The preliminary branching ratio in the full kinematic region is obtained to be: B(K± → π±π0e+e−) = (4.06 ± 0.17) · 10−6 by analyzing the data collected in 2003. A sample of 4.687×106 K± → π±π0D, decay candidates with a negligible background contamination collected in 2003–04 is analyzed to search for the dark photon (A) via the decay chain K± → π±π0, π0 → γA, A→ e+e−. No signal is observed, and preliminary limits in the plane dark photon mixing parameter ε2 vs. its mass mA are reported.

NA48/2 studies of rare decays / Raggi, M., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Baldini, W., Balev, S., Batley, J.R., Behler, M., Bifani, S., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Bloch Devaux, B., Bocquet, G., Cabibbo, N., Calvetti, M., Cartiglia, N., Ceccucci, A., Cenci, P., Cerri, C., Cheshkov, C., Chèze, J.B., et al.. - In: IL NUOVO CIMENTO C. - ISSN 2037-4909. - 38:(2015). [10.1393/ncc/i2015-15132-0]

NA48/2 studies of rare decays

RAGGI, MAURO;CABIBBO, Nicola;
2015

Abstract

The first observation of about 2000 candidates, with a background contamination below 3%, of the rare decay K± → π±π0e+e− is reported by the NA48/2 experiment. The preliminary branching ratio in the full kinematic region is obtained to be: B(K± → π±π0e+e−) = (4.06 ± 0.17) · 10−6 by analyzing the data collected in 2003. A sample of 4.687×106 K± → π±π0D, decay candidates with a negligible background contamination collected in 2003–04 is analyzed to search for the dark photon (A) via the decay chain K± → π±π0, π0 → γA, A→ e+e−. No signal is observed, and preliminary limits in the plane dark photon mixing parameter ε2 vs. its mass mA are reported.
2015
Astronomy and Astrophysics; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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NA48/2 studies of rare decays / Raggi, M., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Baldini, W., Balev, S., Batley, J.R., Behler, M., Bifani, S., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Bloch Devaux, B., Bocquet, G., Cabibbo, N., Calvetti, M., Cartiglia, N., Ceccucci, A., Cenci, P., Cerri, C., Cheshkov, C., Chèze, J.B., et al.. - In: IL NUOVO CIMENTO C. - ISSN 2037-4909. - 38:(2015). [10.1393/ncc/i2015-15132-0]
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