The NA62 experiment reports the branching ratio measurement BR(K+ → π+ν(Equation presented)) at 68 % CL, based on the observation of 20 signal candidates with an expected background of 7.0 events from the total data sample collected at the CERN SPS during 2016-2018. This provides evidence for the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay, observed with a significance of 3.4σ. The experiment achieves a single event sensitivity of (0.839 ± 0.054) × 10−11, corresponding to 10.0 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 ± 1.0) × 10−11. The result represents the most accurate measurement achieved so far of this ultra-rare decay. Future prospects and plans for data taking from 2021 will also be presented.
Measurement of the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay at the NA62 experiment at CERN / Fiorenza, R., Akmete, A., Aliberti, R., Ambrosino, F., Ammendola, R., Angelucci, B., Antonelli, A., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Bache, T., Baeva, A., Baigarashev, D., Bandiera, L., Barbanera, M., Bernhard, J., Biagioni, A., Bician, L., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Blazek, T., et al.. - In: POS PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1824-8039. - 402:(2022). (22nd International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators, NuFact 2021 ita 2021).
Measurement of the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay at the NA62 experiment at CERN
Fiorenza R.
;Ambrosino F.;Brunetti M. B.;Capussela T.;Corvino M.;D'Errico M.;Di Filippo D.;Massarotti P.;Mirra M.;Napolitano M.;Saracino G.;
2022
Abstract
The NA62 experiment reports the branching ratio measurement BR(K+ → π+ν(Equation presented)) at 68 % CL, based on the observation of 20 signal candidates with an expected background of 7.0 events from the total data sample collected at the CERN SPS during 2016-2018. This provides evidence for the very rare K+ → π+ν(Equation presented) decay, observed with a significance of 3.4σ. The experiment achieves a single event sensitivity of (0.839 ± 0.054) × 10−11, corresponding to 10.0 events assuming the Standard Model branching ratio of (8.4 ± 1.0) × 10−11. The result represents the most accurate measurement achieved so far of this ultra-rare decay. Future prospects and plans for data taking from 2021 will also be presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


