本文报道了NA 48/2实验中关于稀有K介子衰变的最新结果。对衰变K ~+-> π ~+-π ~ 0 γ中的直接光子发射(DE)及其干涉(INT)的精确测量已经完成,首次观测到INT振幅。这项研究是基于完整的NA 48/2数据集,约600 k重建K+-> pi+-pi 0 γ衰变,这是30倍以上,比以前的实验。已收集到约7200个重建的K ~+-> pi ~+- e ~+和3000多个K ~+-> pi ~+- mu ~+-事件的样品,具有非常小的背景污染。后者比现有统计数字高出五倍。用不同的理论模型精确测量了稀有衰变K ~+-> π ~+- l+ l ~-的分支分数和形状因子。还测量了该通道中K+和K-之间的CP破坏不对称性。
英文摘要:
We report the recent results on rare kaon decays from the NA48/2 experiment. The precise measurement of direct photon emission (DE) in the decay K+- -> pi+- pi0 gamma and its interference (INT), with the INT amplitude being observed for the first time, has been finalized. This study is based on the full NA48/2 data set with about 600k reconstructed K+- -> pi+- pi0 gamma decays which is factor of 30 larger than for previous experiments. Samples of about 7200 reconstructed K+- -> pi+- e+ e-, and more than 3000 K+- -> pi+- mu+ mu- events, with very small background contamination, have been collected. The latter is exceeding the total existing statistics by a factor of five. A precise measurement of the branching fractions and the form factors of the rare decays K+- -> pi+- l+ l- has been performed using different theoretical models. The CP violating asymmetry between K+ and K- in this channel is also measured.
Measurement of Rare Kaon Decay K^+ -> PI^+NUNU-BAR
E787对罕见的K介子衰变到π ^+努努巴进行了长达十年的研究。观察到两个信号事件,给出分支比Br(K^+ -> PI^+NUNU-BAR)=1.57^+1.75_-0.82 x 10^-10和Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa(CKM)矩阵元素0.007< |Vtd| <0.030(68% C. L.)的约束条件。
Precision measurements of the branching ratios (BRs) for rare kaon decays can provide unique constraints on CKM unitarity and may reveal the existence of new physics. The BRs for two of these decays, $K^+\toπ^+ν\barν$ and $K_L\toπ^0ν\barν$, are strongly suppressed in the Standard Model, while their rates can be calculated with very small theoretical uncertainties.These decays are potentially sensitive to high mass scales, and several models of new physics predict large deviations from the Standard Model. Much progress has been made recently in the measurement of the $K\toπν\barν$ BRs. Followin…
The experimental status of the $K \to πν\barν$ search is presented. The $K \to πν\barν$ decay is sensitive to New Physics because it is theoretically pristine and highly suppressed. The $K_L^0 \to π^0 ν\barν$ search is performed by the KOTO experiment and a branching fraction limit of $\mathcal{B}(K_L^0 \to π^0 ν\barν)$ $<$ 3.0 $\times$ 10$^{-9}$ (90% confidence level) was set. This limit is $\mathcal{O}(100)$ times larger than the Standard Model prediction. The $K^+ \to π^+ ν\barν$ search is performed by the NA62 experiment and $\mathcal{B}(K^+ \to π^+ ν\barν)$ $=$ (10.6 $^{+4.0}_{-3.5}$ $|_{…
An Expression of Interest to Detect and Measure the Dierct CP Violating Decay K_L --> pi0 nu nu_bar and Other Rare Decays at Fermilab Using the Main Injector
我们,KAMI(主注入器的K介子)合作,表示我们有兴趣继续在费米实验室使用主注入器的稀有K介子衰变物理实验计划。KAMI的主要物理学目标是:1。第一次探测到罕见的直接CP破坏衰变K_L --> pi 0 nu nu_bar,并以10%的精度测量其分支比,对应于以5%的精度测量CP破坏参数eta;以及2.研究了其它各种稀有衰变过程,如K_L ~-、pi 0 ee、pi 0 mumu、pi 0 mue、pi+pi-e+e ~-、mu+mu ~-、e+e ~-等,灵敏度约为10 E ~(-13)。
The present status of Kaon physics is summarized from a theory point of view. Focus is laid on $ΔS=2$, $ΔS=1$ as well as on rare Kaon decays, where progress has been made for instance in the case of $\varepsilon_K$ and $K_S\to μ^+μ^-$. Furthermore, several New Physics scenarios are discussed in the context of rare Kaon decays and other Kaon observables.
Kaon Radiative Decay K+ -> mu+ nu gamma at CKM at the Fermilab Main Injector
K ~+ -> mu+ nu γ衰变的高统计数据可以精确地确定与K ~+结构相关的形状因子和K ~+极化率。这项研究是可能的,在拟议的FNAL CKM实验。CKM(Charged Kaons at the Main Injector)是一台带有两个RICH的飞行中衰变谱仪,设计用于在主注入器上运行高K介子通量。辐射衰变数据将采取补充的主要CKM的努力,研究罕见的K介子衰变(K到π nu nubar),CKM的主要设计。我们在这里总结了K -> μ nu γ的基本物理,实验状态,以及CKM光谱仪将如何适应这项研究。
Recent anomalies in the decays of $B$ mesons and the Higgs boson provide hints towards lepton flavor (universality) violating physics beyond the Standard Model. We observe that four-fermion operators which can explain the $B$-physics anomalies have corresponding analogs in the kaon sector, and we analyze their impact on $K\toπ\ell \ell'$ and $K\to\ell \ell'$ decays $(\ell=μ,e)$. For these processes, we note the corresponding physics opportunities at the NA62 experiment. In particular, assuming minimal flavor violation, we comment on the required improvements in sensitivity necessary to test th…
NA62 is a fixed target kaon experiment at the CERN SPS which aims at measuring the branching ratio of the $K^+\toπ^+ν\barν$ decay with 10% precision. This ultra-rare kaon decay is theoretically extremely clean and an ideal place to look for physics beyond the Standard Model. The NA62 experiment has been running in 2016-2018 and has accumulated a large amount of kaon decays. The final result of the $K^+\toπ^+ν\barν$ analysis using the 2016 dataset is discussed as well as prospects for the analysis of the 2017 dataset. NA62 also has sensitivity to various other rare and forbidden kaon decays, as…
The quantum interference between the decays of entangled neutral kaons is studied in the process $ϕ\rightarrow K_S K_L \rightarrowπ^+π^-π^+π^-$, which exhibits the characteristic Einstein--Podolsky--Rosen correlations that prevent both kaons to decay into $π^+π^-$ at the same time. This constitutes a very powerful tool for testing at the utmost precision the quantum coherence of the entangled kaon pair state, and to search for tiny decoherence and CPT violation effects, which may be justified in a quantum gravity framework. The analysed data sample was collected with the KLOE detector at DA$Φ$…