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T1 - An investigation of the very rare K+→ π+νν¯ decay
AU - NA62 Collaboration
AU - Cortina Gil, E.
AU - Kleimenova, A.
AU - Minucci, E.
AU - Padolski, S.
AU - Petrov, P.
AU - Shaikhiev, A.
AU - Volpe, R.
AU - Numao, T.
AU - Velghe, B.
AU - Bryman, D.
AU - Fu, J.
AU - Husek, T.
AU - Jerhot, J.
AU - Kampf, K.
AU - Zamkovsky, M.
AU - Aliberti, R.
AU - Khoriauli, G.
AU - Kunze, J.
AU - Lomidze, D.
AU - Marchevski, R.
AU - Peruzzo, L.
AU - Vormstein, M.
AU - Wanke, R.
AU - Dalpiaz, P.
AU - Fiorini, M.
AU - Neri, I.
AU - Norton, A.
AU - Petrucci, F.
AU - Wahl, H.
AU - Cotta Ramusino, A.
AU - Gianoli, A.
AU - Iacopini, E.
AU - Latino, G.
AU - Lenti, M.
AU - Parenti, A.
AU - Bizzeti, A.
AU - Bucci, F.
AU - Antonelli, A.
AU - Georgiev, G.
AU - Gatignon, L.
AU - Fry, J.R.
AU - Parkinson, C.
AU - Page, R.
AU - Britton, D.
AU - Graham, C.
AU - Carmignani, J.
AU - Dainton, J.B.
AU - Jones, R.W.L.
AU - Ruggiero, G.
AU - Cooper, P.
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PY - 2020/11/10
Y1 - 2020/11/10
N2 - The NA62 experiment reports an investigation of the K+→ π+νν¯ mode from a sample of K+ decays collected in 2017 at the CERN SPS. The experiment has achieved a single event sensitivity of (0.389 ± 0.024) × 10−10, corresponding to 2.2 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 ± 1.0) × 10−11. Two signal candidates are observed with an expected background of 1.5 events. Combined with the result of a similar analysis conducted by NA62 on a smaller data set recorded in 2016, the collaboration now reports an upper limit of 1.78 × 10−10 for the K+→ π+νν¯ branching ratio at 90% CL. This, together with the corresponding 68% CL measurement of (0.48−0.48+0.72) × 10−10, are currently the most precise results worldwide, and are able to constrain some New Physics models that predict large enhancements still allowed by previous measurements.
AB - The NA62 experiment reports an investigation of the K+→ π+νν¯ mode from a sample of K+ decays collected in 2017 at the CERN SPS. The experiment has achieved a single event sensitivity of (0.389 ± 0.024) × 10−10, corresponding to 2.2 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 ± 1.0) × 10−11. Two signal candidates are observed with an expected background of 1.5 events. Combined with the result of a similar analysis conducted by NA62 on a smaller data set recorded in 2016, the collaboration now reports an upper limit of 1.78 × 10−10 for the K+→ π+νν¯ branching ratio at 90% CL. This, together with the corresponding 68% CL measurement of (0.48−0.48+0.72) × 10−10, are currently the most precise results worldwide, and are able to constrain some New Physics models that predict large enhancements still allowed by previous measurements.
KW - Fixed target experiments
KW - Flavor physics
KW - Flavour Changing Neutral Currents
KW - Rare decay
U2 - 10.1007/JHEP11(2020)042
DO - 10.1007/JHEP11(2020)042
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2020
JO - Journal of High Energy Physics
JF - Journal of High Energy Physics
SN - 1029-8479
IS - 11
M1 - 042
ER -