Measurement of the branching ratio and a study of CP for the leptonic decay KL?e+e-e+e-

  • P. Gu
  • , P. Haas
  • , W. P. Hogan
  • , S. K. Kim
  • , J. N. Matthews
  • , S. S. Myung
  • , S. Schnetzer
  • , G. B. Thomson
  • , Y. Zou
  • , K. Arisaka
  • , D. Roberts
  • , W. Slater
  • , M. Weaver
  • , R. A. Briere
  • , E. Cheu
  • , D. A. Harris
  • , K. S. McFarland
  • , A. Roodman
  • , B. Schwingenheuer
  • , S. V. Somalwar
  • Y. W. Wah, B. Winstein, R. Winston, A. R. Barker, E. C. Swallow, G. J. Bock, R. Coleman, M. Crisler, J. Enagonio, R. Ford, Y. B. Hsiung, D. A. Jensen, E. Ramberg, R. Tschirhart, E. M. Collins, G. D. Gollin, T. Nakaya, T. Yamanaka

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Abstract

We have determined the branching ratio of KL?e+e-e+e- based on the observation of 27 four-electron final state events with 0.36 estimated background event, B(KL?e+e-e+e-) =[3.960.78(stat)0.32(syst)]×10-8. Using the distribution of the angle between the e+e- pair decay planes, we find that the decay proceeds predominantly through the K2(CP=-1) state.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3000-3003
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume72
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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