New measurement of the η → π0 γγ branching ratio and the slope parameter for η → 3π0 decay with the crystal ball

S. Prakhov; E. Berger; M. Clajus; A. Marušić; S. McDonald; B. M.K. Nefkens; N. Phaisangittisakul; J. W. Price; M. Pulver; A. Starostin; W. B. Tippens; D. Isenhower; M. Sadler; C. Allgower; H. Spinka; J. Comfort; K. Craig; T. Ramirez; T. Kycia; J. Peterson; W. Briscoe; A. Shafi; H. M. Staudenmaier; D. M. Manley; J. Olmsted; D. Peaslee; V. Bekrenev; A. Koulbardis; N. Kozlenko; S. Kruglov; I. Lopatin; G. M. Huber; N. Knecht; G. J. Lolos; Z. Papandreou; I. Slaus; I. Supek; D. Grosnick; D. Koetke; R. Manweiler; S. Stanislaus

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New measurement of the η → π⁰ γγ branching ratio and the slope parameter for η → 3π⁰ decay with the crystal ball

S. Prakhov, E. Berger, M. Clajus, A. Marušić, S. McDonald, B. M.K. Nefkens, N. Phaisangittisakul, J. W. Price, M. Pulver, A. Starostin, W. B. Tippens, D. Isenhower, M. Sadler, C. Allgower, H. Spinka, J. Comfort, K. Craig, T. Ramirez, T. Kycia, J. PetersonW. Briscoe, A. Shafi, H. M. Staudenmaier, D. M. Manley, J. Olmsted, D. Peaslee, V. Bekrenev, A. Koulbardis, N. Kozlenko, S. Kruglov, I. Lopatin, G. M. Huber, N. Knecht, G. J. Lolos, Z. Papandreou, I. Slaus, I. Supek, D. Grosnick, D. Koetke, R. Manweiler, S. Stanislaus

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We have measured the quadratic slope parameter a for η → 3π⁰ decay. Our final result is α = -0.031(4). We have also obtained the branching ratio (BR) for the double radiative decay η → π⁰ γγ. Our preliminary result is BR(η → π⁰) = 3.2(9) × 10^-4. These new measurements were performed using the recent (1998) high-statistics sample of 1.9 × 10⁷ η produced at the AGS at BNL in π^-p → nη close to threshold. The η decay into neutrals was detected with the Crystal Ball multiphoton spectrometer. Both measurements provide important tests of chiral perturbation theory (χPTh). Our result for a is four times more precise than the present world data and disagrees with current χPTh calculations by about four standard deviations. Our branching ratio for η → π⁰γγ is about half the current value and is in agreement with the χPTh predictions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2238-2242
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Volume	65
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1530307
State	Published - Dec 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Prakhov, S., Berger, E., Clajus, M., Marušić, A., McDonald, S., Nefkens, B. M. K., Phaisangittisakul, N., Price, J. W., Pulver, M., Starostin, A., Tippens, W. B., Isenhower, D., Sadler, M., Allgower, C., Spinka, H., Comfort, J., Craig, K., Ramirez, T., Kycia, T., ... Stanislaus, S. (2002). New measurement of the η → π⁰ γγ branching ratio and the slope parameter for η → 3π⁰ decay with the crystal ball. Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 65(12), 2238-2242. https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1530307

Prakhov, S, Berger, E, Clajus, M, Marušić, A, McDonald, S, Nefkens, BMK, Phaisangittisakul, N, Price, JW, Pulver, M, Starostin, A, Tippens, WB, Isenhower, D, Sadler, M, Allgower, C, Spinka, H, Comfort, J, Craig, K, Ramirez, T, Kycia, T, Peterson, J, Briscoe, W, Shafi, A, Staudenmaier, HM, Manley, DM, Olmsted, J, Peaslee, D, Bekrenev, V, Koulbardis, A, Kozlenko, N, Kruglov, S, Lopatin, I, Huber, GM, Knecht, N, Lolos, GJ, Papandreou, Z, Slaus, I, Supek, I, Grosnick, D, Koetke, D, Manweiler, R & Stanislaus, S 2002, 'New measurement of the η → π⁰ γγ branching ratio and the slope parameter for η → 3π⁰ decay with the crystal ball', Physics of Atomic Nuclei, vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 2238-2242. https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1530307

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New measurement of the η → π⁰ γγ branching ratio and the slope parameter for η → 3π⁰ decay with the crystal ball

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