A Measurement of the Branching Ratio of $K_L \to e^+e^-γγ$

dc.creatorThe KTeV Collaboration
dc.creatorAlavi-Harati, A.
dc.date2000-10-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:32:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:32:05Z
dc.descriptionWe report on a study of the decay $K_L \to e^+e^-γγ$ carried out as a part of the KTeV/E799 experiment at Fermilab. The 1997 data yielded a sample of 1543 events, including an expected background of $56 \pm 8$ events. An effective form factor was determined from the observed distribution of the $e^+e^-$ invariant mass. Using this form factor in the calculation of the detector acceptance, the branching ratio was measured to be ${\mathcal B}(K_L \to e^+ e^- γγ, E^*_γ> 5 {MeV}) = (5.84 \pm 0.15 {\rm ~(stat)} \pm 0.32 {\rm ~(sys)})\times 10^{-7}$.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0010059
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0010059
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D64:012003,2001
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.64.012003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178637
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleA Measurement of the Branching Ratio of $K_L \to e^+e^-γγ$
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