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Corrections beyond the leading order in π{sup 0} → e{sup +}e{sup −} process

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938625· OSTI ID:22499036
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  1. Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic)

We briefly summarize experimental and theoretical results on the rare decay π{sup 0} → e{sup +}e{sup −}. Two-loop QED corrections are reviewed and the bremsstrahlung contribution beyond the soft-photon approximation is analytically calculated. Using the leading logarithm approximation, the possible contribution of QCD corrections is estimated. The complete result can be used to fit the value of the contact interaction coupling χ{sup (r)} to the recent KTeV experiment with the result χ{sup (r)}(M{sub ρ}) = 4.5±1.0.

OSTI ID:
22499036
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1701; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English