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A contribution to the K+-decay statistics

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

Summary

K+-decay events in a large block of emulsions have been studied, mainly by following the charged secondaries to the ends of their ranges. Emphasis was laid on: 1) obtaining unbiassed information on the high energy end of the spectrum of the Kμ3 secondary; 2) a search for a decay mode K+→μ+0; when combined with the results of earlier experiments the data were such that it should have been possible to detect the process if the branching ratio was greater than ≈5%; no positive evidence was found; 3) a search for π+ secondaries of energy (53÷61) MeV. Among 467 decay events there were no such secondaries. The branching ratios for the various decay modes were determined. Combining our data with those of previous experiments the following values were obtained:B(Kμ2)=(58.6±2.6)%;B(Kπ2)=(21.7±2.5)%;B(Kπ3)=(7.1±0.4)%;B(Kπ3)=(2.4±0.4)%;B(Kμ3)=(5.5±1.1)%;B(Kβ3)=(4.7±1.1)%. The measured scanning efficiency in this experiment was 99%.

Riassunto

Si sono studiati, principalmente seguendo i secondari carichi sino alla fine dei loro percorsi, gli eventi di decadimento K+ in un grande pacco di emulsioni. Si è messo in rilievo: 1) la possibilità di ottenere dati genuini sull’estremità di alta energia dello spettro dei secondari Kμ3; 2) la ricerca del modo di decadimento K+→μ+0; se combinati con i risultati dei precedenti esperimenti, i dati avrebbero dovuto permettere di rilevare questo processo se il rapporto di branching fosse stato maggiore di ≈5%; non si sono avute prove positive; 3) la ricerca di secondari π+ di energia (53÷61) MeV. In 467 eventi di decadimento non vi erano di questi secondari. Si sono determinati i rapporti di branching dei vari modi di decadimento. Combinando i nostri dati con quelli degli esperimenti precedenti si sono ottenuti i seguenti valori:B(Kμ2)=(58.6+2.6)%;B(Kπ2)=(21.7±2.5)%;B(Kπ3)=(7.2±0.4)%;B(Kπ3)=(2.4±0.4)%;B(Kμ3)=(5.5±1.1)%;B(Kβ3)=(4.7±1.1)%. In questo esperimento l’efficienza di scanning misurata è stata del 99%.

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Bøggild, J.K., Hansen, K.H., Hooper, J.E. et al. A contribution to the K+-decay statistics. Nuovo Cim 19, 621–641 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02733361

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