Related papers: Radiative K+- Decays from NA48/2
We present a reanalysis of direct CP violation in the decay K_L -> pi^+ pi^- gamma. We point out an existing discrepancy between the theoretical and experimental definitions of epsilon'_{+-gamma}. Adopting the experimental definition of…
Results of study of the radiative kaon decay K-->pi0 e nu gamma at ISTRA+ setup are presented. 4476 events of this decay have been observed. The branching ratio is measured.
The NA48/2 experiment at the CERN SPS collected in 2003 and 2004 large samples of the decays K+- -> pi+ pi- e+- nu (Ke4+-), K+- -> pi0 pi0 e+- nu (Ke400) and K+- -> pi0 pi0 pi+-. From the Ke4+- form factors and from the cusp in the M00^2…
In this note we show how improved theoretical analysis combined with recent experimental data coming from NA48/2 concerning $K^+ \to \pi^+ \pi^0 \gamma$ decay shed light on the dynamics of the $s \rightarrow d \gamma$ transition.…
Recent NA48 results from detailed studies of $K_{L,S}\to \pi^+ \pi^- e^+ e^-$ and $K_S\to\pi^0 \gamma\gamma$ decay modes are presented. The results are based on the data collected with the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS during the 1998-199 9…
The NA48/2 Collaboration at CERN has accumulated and analysed unprecedented statistics of rare kaon decays in the $K_{e4}$ modes: $K_{e4}(+-)$ ($K^\pm \to \pi^+ \pi^- e^\pm \nu$) and $K_{e4}(00)$ ($K^\pm \to \pi^0 \pi^0 e^\pm \nu$) with…
The NA48 Collaboration has obtained several new results on kaon and neutral hyperon decays. For hyperons we present new, very precise measurements on the Xi0 lifetime and the decay asymmetries of Xi0 -> Lamda gamma and Xi0 -> Sigma0 gamma.…
The first observations of the rare decays KS->pi0e+e- and KS->pi0mu+mu- have been made by the NA48/1 collaboration at the CERN SPS accelerator. From high intensity KS data collected during the 2002 run, clean signals of 7 KS->pi0e+e- events…
Preliminary results of study of $K^\pm\to3\pi^\pm$ decays by the NA48/2 experiment at CERN SPS are presented. They include a precise measurement of the direct CP violating charge asymmetry of Dalitz plot linear slope parameters…
A search for the decay $K_S\to\pi^0\gamma\gamma$ has been made using the NA48 detector at the CERN SPS. Using data collected in 1999 during a 40-hour run with a high-intensity $K_S$ beam, an upper limit for the branching ratio…
New measurements of K_L and K_S decays from the NA48 experiment are presented. From data taken in the year 2001, the value of the K_e3 charge asymmetry has been determined to delta_L(e) = (3.317 +- 0.070(stat) +- 0.072 (syst)) x 10^-3. From…
Recent results by the NA48 collaboration on neutral kaons rare decays into the pi+ pi- e+ e- final state are presented. A large CP-violating asymmetry A(K_L)=(13.9+-2.7+-2.0)% has been observed in the K_L to pi+ pi- e+ e- decay. The K_S to…
Using data collected with the HyperCP (E871) spectrometer during the 1997 fixed-target run at Fermilab, we report the first observation of the decay K- -> pi- mu+ mu- and new measurements of the branching ratios for K+/- -> pi+/- mu+ mu- .…
First preliminary measurement of the direct CP-violating parameter Ag by the NA48/2 experiment at CERN SPS is presented. Using more than 1.6 billions of charged kaon decays into three charged pions, the charge asymmetry in the…
The KS->gamma gamma decay rate has been measured with the NA48 detector using a high intensity short neutral beam from the CERN SPS. The measured branching ratio BR(KS->gamma gamma)=(2.78+-0.06(stat)+-0.04(syst))x10-6, obtained from…
Recent results from the first phase of the E787 experiment and an update on the current status are presented. From the first phase the limit on the K+ -> pi+ nu nu (pnn) branching ratio is BR(pnn) < 2.4e-9 (90%CL). An observation of the…
We have observed a signal for the decay D*+ -> D+ gamma at a significance of 4 standard deviations. From the measured branching ratio B(D*+ -> D+ gamma)/B(D*+ -> D+ pi0)=0.055 +- 0.014 +- 0.010 we find B(D*+ -> D+ gamma)= 0.017 +- 0.004 +-…
The radiative decay $B \to \phi K \gamma$ is observed for the first time. The branching fraction for the charged $B^- \to \phi K^- \gamma$ decay mode is measured to be ${\cal B}(B^- \to \phi K^- \gamma) = (3.4 \pm 0.9 \pm 0.4) \times…
The rare decay $K^\pm\to\pi^\pm\gamma\gamma$ has been recently measured from data samples collected by the NA48/2 and NA62 experiments at CERN. These measurements are presented, including model-independent spectrum measurements and fits to…
We have observed the rare decay K+ --> pi+ mu+ mu- and measured the branching ratio Gamma(K+ --> pi+ mu+ mu-)/Gamma(K+ --> all) = (5.0 +/- 0.4 (stat.) +/- 0.7 (sys.) +/- 0.6 (theor.)) x 10^{-8}. We compare this result with predictions from…