Long-distance contributions to the K_L --> mu+ mu- decay width
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
The dispersive two-photon contribution to the K_L --> mu+ mu- decay amplitude is analyzed, using chiral perturbation theory techniques and large-N_C considerations. A consistent description of the decays Pi^0 --> e+ e-, Eta --> mu+ mu- and K_L --> mu+ mu- is obtained. As a byproduct, one predicts Br(Eta --> e+ e-) = (5.8+-0.2) x 10^-9 and Br(K_L --> e+ e-) = (9.0+-0.4) x 10^-12.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9801298,
title = {Long-distance contributions to the K_L --> mu+ mu- decay width},
author = {D. Gomez Dumm and A. Pich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9801298},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages incl. 1 eps figure, REVTeX. Final version, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett