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Pionium as a source of false events in the K -> pi nu(nu)over-bar, decays

LICHARD, Peter

Basic information

Original name

Pionium as a source of false events in the K -> pi nu(nu)over-bar, decays

Authors

LICHARD, Peter (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Physical Review D, 2020, 2470-0010

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10303 Particles and field physics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19630/20:A0000054

Organization unit

Institute of physics in Opava

UT WoS

000600276500002

Keywords in English

decay;pionium;kaon

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

Links

LTI17018, research and development project.
Změněno: 23/3/2021 17:55, RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

We suggest that the decay modes of kaons with a pion and a pionium (pi(+)pi(-) atom) in the final state can constitute a not yet considered background to the very rare decay K -> pi nu(nu over bar). In fact, a part of pioniums may escape the decay region before decaying into two pi(0)s (or to pi(0)pi(0)gamma in the case of excited pionium). To illustrate the importance of this background, we show that it may even explain, under some assumptions, the unexpected K_L decay events that appeared in the KOTO experiment.