Radiative Corrections to K^0_{l3} Decays
Abstract
We calculate the long-distance radiative corrections \delta^e_{LD} and \delta^{\mu}_{LD} to the K^0 -> \pi^- e^+ \nu_e and the K^0 -> pi^- \mu^+ \nu_{\mu} decay rates. This analysis includes contributions to the long-distance radiative corrections from outside the kinematically-allowed three-body Dalitz region and tests the sensitivity of the radiative corrections to the hadronic K-pi form factors. A program, KLOR, was written to numerically evaluate the radiative corrections and to generate Monte Carlo events for experimental acceptance studies. The K^0_{e3} and the K^0_{\mu 3} long-distance radiative correction parameters are determined to be (1.3 +/- 0.3)% and (1.9 +/- 0.3)%, respectively. We also present predictions for the fraction of radiative K^0_{l3} events satisfying various requirements on final-state photon kinematics.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0406006,
title = {Radiative Corrections to K^0_{l3} Decays},
author = {Troy C. Andre},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0406006},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Accepted in Annals of Physics; 16 pages, 8 figures; v3 contains minor text changes