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Title: Measurement of the π0 e+ e- γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron

Abstract

The Dalitz decay π0 → e+e-γ has been measured in the γp → π0p reaction with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the π0 electromagnetic transition form factor, aπ= 0.030 ± 0.010tot, is in agreement with existing measurements of this decay and with recent theoretical calculations. The uncertainty obtained in the value of aπ is lower than in previous results based on the π0 → e+e-γ decay.

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Research Org.:
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Org.:
A2 Collaboration at MAMI
OSTI Identifier:
1439719
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1343343
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0016583; FG02-99-ER41110; FG02-88ER40415; FG02-01-ER41194
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 95; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; neutral pion decay

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Adlarson, P., Afzal, F., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Ahmed, Z., Akondi, C. S., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Berghäuser, H., Biroth, M., Borisov, N. S., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Cividini, F., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Dieterle, M., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Ferretti Bondy, M. I., Fil'kov, L. V., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D. I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G. M., Hamilton, D. J., Hornidge, D., Huber, G. M., Jude, T. C., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V. L., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Kulikov, V. V., Lazarev, A., Linturi, J., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Macrae, R., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., Martemianov, M., McGeorge, J. C., McNicoll, E. F., Metag, V., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mullen, C., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Neiser, A., Nikolaev, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P. B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S., Rajabi, A., Robinson, J., Ron, G., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Sfienti, C., Sikora, M. H., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I. I., Strandberg, B., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Wagner, S., Walford, N., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., and Zana, L. A. Measurement of the π0→e+e-γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.95.025202.
Adlarson, P., Afzal, F., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Ahmed, Z., Akondi, C. S., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Berghäuser, H., Biroth, M., Borisov, N. S., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Cividini, F., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Dieterle, M., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Ferretti Bondy, M. I., Fil'kov, L. V., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D. I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G. M., Hamilton, D. J., Hornidge, D., Huber, G. M., Jude, T. C., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V. L., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Kulikov, V. V., Lazarev, A., Linturi, J., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Macrae, R., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., Martemianov, M., McGeorge, J. C., McNicoll, E. F., Metag, V., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mullen, C., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Neiser, A., Nikolaev, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P. B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S., Rajabi, A., Robinson, J., Ron, G., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Sfienti, C., Sikora, M. H., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I. I., Strandberg, B., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Wagner, S., Walford, N., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., & Zana, L. A. Measurement of the π0→e+e-γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.95.025202
Adlarson, P., Afzal, F., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Ahmed, Z., Akondi, C. S., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Berghäuser, H., Biroth, M., Borisov, N. S., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Cividini, F., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Dieterle, M., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Ferretti Bondy, M. I., Fil'kov, L. V., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D. I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G. M., Hamilton, D. J., Hornidge, D., Huber, G. M., Jude, T. C., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V. L., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Kulikov, V. V., Lazarev, A., Linturi, J., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Macrae, R., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., Martemianov, M., McGeorge, J. C., McNicoll, E. F., Metag, V., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mullen, C., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Neiser, A., Nikolaev, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P. B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S., Rajabi, A., Robinson, J., Ron, G., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Sfienti, C., Sikora, M. H., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I. I., Strandberg, B., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Wagner, S., Walford, N., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., and Zana, L. A. Thu . "Measurement of the π0→e+e-γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.95.025202. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1439719.
@article{osti_1439719,
title = {Measurement of the π0→e+e-γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron},
author = {Adlarson, P. and Afzal, F. and Aguar-Bartolomé, P. and Ahmed, Z. and Akondi, C. S. and Annand, J. R. M. and Arends, H. J. and Bantawa, K. and Beck, R. and Berghäuser, H. and Biroth, M. and Borisov, N. S. and Braghieri, A. and Briscoe, W. J. and Cherepnya, S. and Cividini, F. and Collicott, C. and Costanza, S. and Denig, A. and Dieterle, M. and Downie, E. J. and Drexler, P. and Ferretti Bondy, M. I. and Fil'kov, L. V. and Gardner, S. and Garni, S. and Glazier, D. I. and Glowa, D. and Gradl, W. and Gurevich, G. M. and Hamilton, D. J. and Hornidge, D. and Huber, G. M. and Jude, T. C. and Käser, A. and Kashevarov, V. L. and Kay, S. and Keshelashvili, I. and Kondratiev, R. and Korolija, M. and Krusche, B. and Kulikov, V. V. and Lazarev, A. and Linturi, J. and Lisin, V. and Livingston, K. and MacGregor, I. J. D. and Macrae, R. and Manley, D. M. and Martel, P. P. and Martemianov, M. and McGeorge, J. C. and McNicoll, E. F. and Metag, V. and Middleton, D. G. and Miskimen, R. and Mornacchi, E. and Mullen, C. and Mushkarenkov, A. and Neganov, A. and Neiser, A. and Nikolaev, A. and Oberle, M. and Ostrick, M. and Ott, P. and Otte, P. B. and Paudyal, D. and Pedroni, P. and Polonski, A. and Prakhov, S. and Rajabi, A. and Robinson, J. and Ron, G. and Rosner, G. and Rostomyan, T. and Sfienti, C. and Sikora, M. H. and Sokhoyan, V. and Spieker, K. and Steffen, O. and Strakovsky, I. I. and Strandberg, B. and Strub, Th. and Supek, I. and Thiel, A. and Thiel, M. and Thomas, A. and Unverzagt, M. and Usov, Yu. A. and Wagner, S. and Walford, N. and Watts, D. P. and Werthmüller, D. and Wettig, J. and Witthauer, L. and Wolfes, M. and Zana, L. A.},
abstractNote = {The Dalitz decay π0 → e+e-γ has been measured in the γp → π0p reaction with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the π0 electromagnetic transition form factor, aπ= 0.030 ± 0.010tot, is in agreement with existing measurements of this decay and with recent theoretical calculations. The uncertainty obtained in the value of aπ is lower than in previous results based on the π0 → e+e-γ decay.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.95.025202},
journal = {Physical Review C},
number = 2,
volume = 95,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Thu Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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