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New measurement of the {ital CP} violation parameter {eta}{sub +{minus}{gamma}}

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 (United States)
  2. The Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
  3. Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 (United States)
  4. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
  5. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (United States)
We have measured the {ital CP} violation parameter {eta}{sub +{minus}{gamma}} in a neutral kaon experiment, E773, at Fermilab. This parameter characterizes {ital CP} violation in the decay {ital K}{sub {ital L}}{r_arrow}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup {minus}}{gamma}. Kaon decays into {pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup {minus}} collected simultaneously were used for normalization. Our result is {vert_bar}{eta}{sub +{minus}{gamma}}{vert_bar}=[2.359 {plus_minus} 0.062(stat) {plus_minus} 0.040(syst)] {times} 10{sup {minus}3} with a phase {phi}{sub +{minus}{gamma}} = [43.8 {plus_minus} 3.5(stat) {times} 1.9(syst){degree}]. The prediction that {eta}{sub +{minus}{gamma}} should be very close to {eta}{sub +{minus}} is supported by our result.
OSTI ID:
122922
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 75; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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