Precise measurement of the Pi+ -> Pi0 e+nu branching ratio
/ Authors
D. Počanić, S. Korenchenko, A. Korenchenko, L. Smith, V. V. Sidorkin, H. Wirtz, Wenhui Li, Y. Wang, B. Ritchie, V. Baranov
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E. Frlež, T. Kozłowski, J. Crawford, N. Kravchuk, R. Minehart, W. Bertl, S. Ritt, B. Vandevender, N. Kuchinsky, A. Rozhdestvensky, M. Daum, D. Mzhavia, K. Ziock, M. Bychkov, I. Supek, C. Brönnimann, N. Khomutov, Z. Tsamalaidze
/ Abstract
Using a large acceptance calorimeter and a stopped pion beam we have made a precise measurement of the rare pi(+)-->pi(0)e(+)nu (pi(beta)) decay branching ratio. We have evaluated the branching ratio by normalizing the number of observed pi(beta) decays to the number of observed pi(+)-->e(+)nu (pi(e2)) decays. We find the value of Gamma(pi(+)-->pi(0)e(+)nu)/Gamma(total)=[1.036+/-0.004(stat)+/-0.004(syst)+/-0.003(pi(e2))]x10(-8), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is the pi(e2) branching ratio uncertainty. Our result agrees well with the standard model prediction.
Journal: Physical Review Letters