Lepton Flavor violation searches with kaons at NA62
Creators
- 1. Universita degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy (Italy)
Description
The ratio RK=Γ(K±→e±ν)/Γ(K±→μ±ν) between the two leptonic decay rates of charged kaons is precisely predicted within the Standard Model (SM). A recent theoretical work noticed that SUSY extensions of the SM can induce mu-electron universality violation in such a way to introduce a shift of the RK value up to few percent respect to SM prediction. Presently the experimental relative error of RK, that includes also the last two recent measurements from NA48 and KLOE, is around 1.5%. A new precise measurement of RK can be of extreme interest in order to have a more stringent test of the SM. During summer 2007 the NA62 collaboration performed a dedicated period of measurements at the CERN SPS in order to achieve both the statistical and systematic accuracy for a 0.5% relative error. A sample of about 110000K+→e+ν decays has been collected and special runs dedicated to the study of the main sources of systematic effects have been performed. The experimental set-up and the analysis strategy will be described.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.01.012Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.01.012;
- PII
- S0920-5632(09)00015-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 187
- Journal Page Range
- p. 78-82
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 8. international conference on beauty, charm and hyperons in hadronic interactions
- Dates
- 22-28 Jun 2008
- Place
- Columbia, SC (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41088360
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CERN SPS SYNCHROTRON; ELECTRON-MUON UNIVERSALITY; ELECTRONS; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; FLAVOR MODEL; KAONS MINUS; KAONS PLUS; LEPTONIC DECAY; MUONS MINUS; MUONS PLUS; NEUTRINOS; POSITRONS; STANDARD MODEL; SUPERSYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DECAY; ELECTRON-MUON-TAU UNIVERSALITY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; KAONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MESONS; MUONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE MODELS; PLANNING; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; STRANGE MESONS; STRANGE PARTICLES; SYMMETRY; SYNCHROTRONS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.