Observation of the Decay K- -> pi- mu+ mu- and Measurements of the Branching Ratios for K+/- -> pi+/- mu+ mu-

dc.creatorPark, H. K.
dc.date2001-10-16
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dc.descriptionUsing 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- . By combining the branching ratios for the K+ and K- decays, we measure the ratio (K+/- -> pi+/- mu+ mu-)/(K+/- -> all) = (9.8 +/- 1.0 +/- 0.5)x10^(-8). The CP asymmetry between the K+ and K- decay modes = -0.02 +/- 0.11 +/- 0.04.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to PRL
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0110033
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0110033
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.88:111801,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.111801
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178650
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleObservation of the Decay K- -> pi- mu+ mu- and Measurements of the Branching Ratios for K+/- -> pi+/- mu+ mu-
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