Observation of the decay K+ → π+ μ+ μ−

S. Adler; M. S. Atiya; I. H. Chiang; J. S. Frank; J. S. Haggerty; T. F. Kycia; K. K. Li; L. S. Littenberg; A. Sambamurti; A. Stevens; R. C. Strand; C. Witzig; W. C. Louis; M. Ardebili; M. Convery; M. M. Ito; D. R. Marlow; R. Mc Pherson; P. D. Meyers; M. A. Selen; F. C. Selen; A. J.S. Smith; E. W. Blackmore; D. A. Bryman; L. Felawka; A. Konaka; Y. Kuno; J. A. Macdonald; T. Numao; P. Padley; J. M. Poutissou; R. Poutissou; J. Roy; A. S. Turcot; P. Kitching; T. Nakano; M. Rozon; R. Soluk

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4756

Observation of the decay K⁺ → π⁺ μ⁺ μ⁻

S. Adler
, M. S. Atiya
, I. H. Chiang
, J. S. Frank
, J. S. Haggerty
, T. F. Kycia
, K. K. Li
, L. S. Littenberg
, A. Sambamurti
, A. Stevens
, R. C. Strand
, C. Witzig
, W. C. Louis
, M. Ardebili
, M. Convery
, M. M. Ito
, D. R. Marlow
, R. Mc Pherson
, P. D. Meyers
, M. A. Selen

F. C. Selen, A. J.S. Smith, E. W. Blackmore, D. A. Bryman, L. Felawka, A. Konaka, Y. Kuno, J. A. Macdonald, T. Numao, P. Padley, J. M. Poutissou, R. Poutissou, J. Roy, A. S. Turcot, P. Kitching, T. Nakano, M. Rozon, R. Soluk

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We have observed the rare decay K⁺ → π⁺ μ⁺ μ^- and measured the branching ratio γ(K⁺ → π⁺ μ⁺ μ^-)/γ(K⁺ → all) = [5.0 ± 0.4(stat) ± 0.7(syst) ± 0.6(th)] × 10^-8. We compare this result with predictions from chiral perturbation theory and estimates based on the decay K⁺ → π⁺ e⁺ e^-. 1997

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4756-4759
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	79
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4756
State	Published - Jan 1 1997

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Adler, S., Atiya, M. S., Chiang, I. H., Frank, J. S., Haggerty, J. S., Kycia, T. F., Li, K. K., Littenberg, L. S., Sambamurti, A., Stevens, A., Strand, R. C., Witzig, C., Louis, W. C., Ardebili, M., Convery, M., Ito, M. M., Marlow, D. R., Mc Pherson, R., Meyers, P. D., ... Soluk, R. (1997). Observation of the decay K⁺ → π⁺ μ⁺ μ⁻. Physical review letters, 79(24), 4756-4759. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4756

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Observation of the decay K⁺ → π⁺ μ⁺ μ⁻

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