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Title: Observation of direct-CP violation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:14507

Using a subset of data collected in the 1996-97 fixed target run at Fermilab, the authors report the first preliminary measurement on the direct-CP violation from the KTeV experiment. The result is, e{prime}/e = (28.0-4.1) x 10{sup {minus}4}, nearly 7 standard deviations above zero obtained by a blind analysis. This establishes the long-sought direct-CP violation effect in the two-pion system of neutral kaon decays. The experimental technique, data analysis and systematic checks for this measurement are discussed and the comparison with other measurements is also presented.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
14507
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-Conf-99-310-E; TRN: US0106149
Resource Relation:
Conference: OCPA Conference on Recent Advances and Cross-Century Outlooks in Physics, Atlanta, GA (US), 03/18/1999--03/20/1999; Other Information: PBD: 10 Nov 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English