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Decays of neutral pseudoscalar mesons into lepton pairs

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/898288· OSTI ID:898288
The authors calculate the branching ratio {Lambda}(P {yields} {ell}{sup +}{ell}{sup -})/{Lambda}(P {yields} {gamma}{gamma}) to lowest contributing order in quantum electrodynamics, with a vector meson model for the pseudoscalar meson form factor. They treat the processes {eta} {yields} {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -}; {eta} {yields} e{sup +}e{sup -}; K{sub 2}{sup 0} {yields} {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -}; K{sub 2}{sup 0} {yields} e{sup +}e{sup -}; {pi}{sup 0} {yields} e{sup +}e{sup -}. Results are compared with those of previous calculations.
Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director, Office of Energy Research
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
898288
Report Number(s):
UCRL--18487
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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