Published November 26, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

QCD tests with Kaons

Creators

  • 1. The NA48/2 Collaboration: Cambridge, CERN, Dubna, Chicago, Edinburgh, Ferrara, Firenze, Mainz, Northwestern, Perugia, Pisa, Saclay, Siegen, Torino, Wien. The NA62-RK collaboration: Birmingham, CERN. Dubna, Fairfax, Ferrara, Firenze, Frascati, Mainz, Merced, Moscow, Napoli, Perugia, Pisa, Protvino, Roma I, Roma II, Saclay, San Luis Potosi, Stanford, Sofia, Torino, TRIUMF (Canada)

Description

Final results from an analysis of about 400 K± → π±γγ rare decay candidates collected by the NA48/2 and NA62 experiments at CERN are presented. The results include a model-independent decay rate measurement and fits to Chiral Perturbation Theory (ChPT) description. The data support the ChPT prediction for a cusp in the di-photon invariant mass spectrum at the two pion threshold. The NA48/2 Collaboration at CERN has accumulated unprecedented statistics of rare kaon decays in the Ke4 modes K±e4 → π+π eν and K00e4 → π0π0eν with one percent background contamination. The detailed study of the form factors brings new inputs to low energy QCD description and crucial tests of predictions from ChPT and lattice QCD calculations

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/556/1/012003

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
556
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
11. International Conference on Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons
Acronym
BEACH 2014
Dates
21-26 Jul 2014
Place
Birmingham (United Kingdom)