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A search for effective flavour changing neutral currents in K/sub L//sup 0/ decays

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6854368
A dedicated search for the decays K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ /mu/e, K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ ee and K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ /mu//mu/, was carried out at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS (E780). The data obtained were also used in a search for the three-body decays K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ /pi//sup 0/l /sup /plus/1/sup /minus//. The two body modes were normalized to the kinelatically similar, CP violating, decay K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ /pi//sup (plus///pi//sup /minus//; whereas the three body modes were normalized to the decay K/sub L//sup 0/ /yields/ /pi//sup 0//pi//sup /plus//pi//sup /minus//. The search was performed on a sample of K/sup 0/ mesons produced in the forward direction by the interactions of 29 GeV protons on a copper target, and decaying in a 3 meter long region, starting augmented by a hydrogen Cerenkov counter and a lead glass electromagnetic calorimeter, for electron identification, and by a range stack, for muon identification. 9 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016; AC02-76ER03075
OSTI ID:
6854368
Report Number(s):
BNL-41506; CONF-8803109-5; ON: DE88013766
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English