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| Title | The Parity of the Neutral Pion and the Decay pi{sup 0} Yields 2e{sup +} + 2e{sup -} | |
| Author(s) | Samios, N. P.; Plano, R.; Prodell, A.; Schwartz, M.; Steinberger, J. | |
| Publication Date | January 1962 | |
| Report Number | NEVIS-97 | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0342 | |
| Other Numbers | OSTI ID: 4818749 | |
| Research Org | Columbia University, Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. Nevis Cyclotron Laboratory | |
| Contract No | AT(30-1)-1932 and Nonr-266(72) | |
| Sponsoring Org | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Office of Naval Research (ONR) | |
| Subject | Physics; Bubble Chambers; Carbon 12; Coupling; Decay; Electrodynamics; Electrons; Errors; Field Theory; Hydrogen; Interactions; Many Body Problem; Mass; Mathematics; Nilsson Model; Nuclear Core; Nuclear Models; Nuclear Theory; Nuclei; Nucleons; Parity; Pions; Positrons; Pseudoscalar; Quantum Mechanics; Vectors | |
| Related Web Pages | Melvin Schwartz and the Discovery of the Muon Neutrino | |
| Abstract | Two hundred and six electronic decays of the pi{sup 0}, pi{sup 0} yields e{sup +} + e{sup -} + e{sup +} + e{sup -}, were observed in a hydrogen bubble chamber. The decay distributions of the electron pairs and the total rate for this process are shown to be in good agreement with theory. An examination of correlations of the e{sup +}e{sup -} pair decay planes on the basis of electrodynamic predictions is in agreement with the hypothesis that the pi{sup 0} is pseudoscalar, but disagrees for scalar pions by 3.6 standard deviations. (auth) | |
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