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A Measurement of the Muonic Dalitz Decay of the Neutral Kaon

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1423668· OSTI ID:1423668

We report on a measurement of the decay $$K_L \to \mu^+ \mu^- \gamma$$ from Fermilab experiment E799. We observe 207 candidate signal events with an estimated background of 10.5 $$\pm$$ 4.0 events and establish $$B(K_L \to \mu^+ \mu^- \gamma$$ ) = (3.23 $$\pm$$ 0.23(stat) $$\pm$$ 0.19(sys)) x $$10^{-7}$$. This provides the first measurement of the $$K\gamma\gamma^*$$ form factor in the muonic Dalitz decay mode of the $$K_L$$.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1423668
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-THESIS-1995-55; UCLA-HEP-95-002; UMI-96-01371; 406524
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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