Simple tests of the factorization assumption
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· Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)
- Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (USA) Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-2000 Hamburg 52, Germany (DE)
- Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (USA)
We suggest simple experimental tests to determine whether or not the factorization assumption is valid for the two-body, nonleptonic decays of heavy hadrons, when both daughter hadrons are also heavy.
- OSTI ID:
- 5592643
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Vol. 44:1; ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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