Precise measurement of the pi+-->pi0 e+nu branching ratio

Using a large acceptance calorimeter and a stopped pion beam we have made a precise measurement of the rare pi(+)-->pi(0)e(+)nu (pi(beta)) decay branching ratio. We have evaluated the branching ratio by normalizing the number of observed pi(beta) decays to the number of observed pi(+)-->e(+)nu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2004-10, Vol.93 (18), p.181803-181803
Hauptverfasser: Pocanić, D, Frlez, E, Baranov, V A, Bertl, W, Brönnimann, Ch, Bychkov, M, Crawford, J F, Daum, M, Khomutov, N V, Korenchenko, A S, Korenchenko, S M, Kozlowski, T, Kravchuk, N P, Kuchinsky, N A, Li, W, Minehart, R C, Mzhavia, D, Ritchie, B G, Ritt, S, Rozhdestvensky, A M, Sidorkin, V V, Smith, L C, Supek, I, Tsamalaidze, Z, VanDevender, B A, Wang, Y, Wirtz, H-P, Ziock, K O H
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Zusammenfassung:Using a large acceptance calorimeter and a stopped pion beam we have made a precise measurement of the rare pi(+)-->pi(0)e(+)nu (pi(beta)) decay branching ratio. We have evaluated the branching ratio by normalizing the number of observed pi(beta) decays to the number of observed pi(+)-->e(+)nu (pi(e2)) decays. We find the value of Gamma(pi(+)-->pi(0)e(+)nu)/Gamma(total)=[1.036+/-0.004(stat)+/-0.004(syst)+/-0.003(pi(e2))]x10(-8), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is the pi(e2) branching ratio uncertainty. Our result agrees well with the standard model prediction.
ISSN:0031-9007