First search for K+→π+νν¯ using the decay-in-flight technique

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doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2019.01.067

Title: First search for $K^{+} \to π^{+} ν \bar{ν}$ using the decay-in-flight technique

Journal Article · Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Physics Letters B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2019.01.067· OSTI ID:1527116

Cortina Gil, E.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Velghe, B.; Georgiev, G.; Kozhuharov, V.; Litov, L.; Numao, T.; Bryman, D.; Fu, J.; Husek, T.; Kampf, K.; Zamkovsky, M.; Aliberti, R.; Khoriauli, G.; Kunze, J.; Lomidze, D.; Marchevski, R.; Peruzzo, L. more »

The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS reports the first search for $K^{+} \to π^{+} ν \bar{ν}$ using the decay-in-flight technique, based on a sample of 1.21 x 10¹¹ K⁺ decays collected in 2016.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; 05H12UM5; 05H15UMCNA; 1506088; 268062; 336581; 404716; RBFR12JF2Z; 18-32-00072; 18-32-00245; UF100308; UF0758946; ST/J00412X/1; ST/M005798/1

OSTI ID:: 1527116

Journal Information:: Physics Letters B, Vol. 791, Issue C; ISSN 0370-2693

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