Published July 7, 1988
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Journal article
A new limit for the branching ratio for the decay π0 → νν' from beam-dump experiments
Description
If the decay π0 → νν' exists, it would be a source of prompt neutrinos that would emerge from a beam dump. The data from several beam-dump experiments are examined for evidence of this decay and new upper limits, Γ(π0 → νe anti νe/Γ(π0 → all) < 3.1x10-6, Γ(π0 → νμ anti νμ)/Γ(π0 → all) < 3.1x10-6 and Γ(π0 → ντ anti ντ)/Γ(π0 → all) < 2.1x10-6 (all 90% CL) are derived. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 208
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 149-151
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 19081104
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTINEUTRINOS; BEAM DUMPS; BRANCHING RATIO; ELECTRON ANTINEUTRINOS; ENERGY SPECTRA; GEV RANGE 100-1000; INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS; LEPTONIC DECAY; MEV RANGE 100-1000; NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE WIDTHS; PIONS NEUTRAL; PROTON REACTIONS; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYON REACTIONS; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; DATA; DECAY; ELECTRON NEUTRINOS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MESONS; MEV RANGE; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; SPECTRA; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY