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1. Search for Lepton Number and Flavor Violation in K+ and π0 Decays

Author

L. Bician, J. Swallow, L. Di Lella, M. Misheva, H. O. Danielsson, G. Lehmann Miotto, Alessandro Lonardo, D. Soldi, D. Protopopescu, S. Martellotti, Luca Pontisso, Nicolas Lurkin, C. Graham, M. B. Brunetti, Claudio Santoni, V. Falaleev, A. Conovaloff, L. Federici, M. Vormstein, Babette Döbrich, A. M. Bragadireanu, K. Massri, B. Angelucci, A. Filippi, A. I. Zinchenko, L. Iacobuzio, E. B. Holzer, A. Salamon, G. Khoriauli, B. Wrona, C. J. Parkinson, F. Brizioli, Cristina Biino, E. Imbergamo, M. Moulson, S. Movchan, C. Lazzeroni, F. Ambrosino, T. Capussela, A. Gianoli, Y. Petrov, L. Fulton, D. Baigarashev, R. Fantechi, Rainer Wanke, C. Cerri, Mauro Piccini, Georgi P. Georgiev, Roberto Guida, Viacheslav Duk, Paul Laycock, E. Minucci, F. Duval, P. Rubin, Roberto Ammendola, Karol Kampf, S. Trilov, P. Lubrano, M. Sozzi, Paolo Massarotti, T. Numao, Fabrizio Petrucci, Emilio Leonardi, A. Baeva, Paolo Valente, Tomáš Husek, J. L. Fu, Leander Litov, I. Polenkevich, R. Page, V. Fascianelli, M. Perrin-Terrin, V. Palladino, P. F. Dalpiaz, Ilaria Neri, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, A. Fucci, N. Doble, F. Hahn, T. Enik, Douglas Bryman, Sergei Fedotov, N. De Simone, R. Marchevski, E. Gamberini, E. Lari, Mauro Raggi, D. T. Madigozhin, Antonino Sergi, Yu. Potrebenikov, M. Koval, G. Lamanna, Vladimir Ryjov, Giuseppe Latino, D. Coward, G. Saracino, L. Gatignon, A. Korotkova, M. Medvedeva, Giuseppe Ruggiero, M. Corvino, P. Petrov, Dave Britton, N. Estrada-Tristan, A. Mapelli, Evgueni Goudzovski, Yu.A. Kudenko, Jürgen Engelfried, S. Giudici, F. Bucci, G. D'Agostini, Vladimir Kekelidze, E. Iacopini, Matteo Lupi, D. Emelyanov, A. Sturgess, J. B. Dainton, S. Venditti, E. Menichetti, M. Pepe, A. Khotyantsev, F. Costantini, A. Ceccucci, B. Checcucci, R. W. L. Jones, G. Anzivino, Andrea Biagioni, R. Volpe, B. Jenninger, N. A. Molokanova, Andrea Bizzeti, O. Hutanu, Mattia Barbanera, M. Fiorini, M. Napolitano, S. Ghinescu, J. Henshaw, A. Shaikhiev, Francesco Gonnella, A. Antonelli, E. Maurice, Mario Giorgi, Jacopo Pinzino, V. Kurochka, Tomas Blazek, V. Kozhuharov, L. Peruzzo, M. Zamkovsky, D. Di Filippo, A. Cotta Ramusino, B. Bloch-Devaux, J. Jerhot, F. Newson, Roberta Arcidiacono, V. Cerny, S. Shkarovskiy, F. Marchetto, V. Obraztsov, Piero Vicini, S. Schuchmann, Helen F Heath, V. E. Semenov, E. Gushchin, P. Lichard, Z. Kucerova, H. D. Wahl, E. Pedreschi, A. Romano, Fausto Sargeni, M. Mirra, A P Ostankov, Matthew Noy, M. Boretto, E. Cortina Gil, Roberto Piandani, P. Cenci, Johannes Bernhard, J. Kunze, G. Lanfranchi, A. Parenti, F. Spinella, R. Lollini, B. Velghe, J. Carmignani, Ernesto Migliore, M. Lenti, S. Padolski, J. R. Fry, V. Sugonyaev, T. Bache, R. Aliberti, A. Norton, D. Lomidze, D. E. Hutchcroft, O. Yushchenko, V. Kurshetsov, S. Kholodenko, Tommaso Spadaro, P. Cooper, A. Mefodev, I. Mannelli, and A. Kleimenova

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Flavour, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Lepton number, 0103 physical sciences, Pi, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Lepton
Abstract

Searches for the lepton number violating $K^{+} \rightarrow \pi^{-} \mu^{+} e^{+}$ decay and the lepton flavour violating $K^{+} \rightarrow \pi^{+} \mu^{-} e^{+}$ and $\pi^{0} \rightarrow \mu^{-} e^{+}$ decays are reported using data collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in $2017$-$2018$. No evidence for these decays is found and upper limits of the branching ratios are obtained at 90% confidence level: $\mathcal{B}(K^{+}\rightarrow\pi^{-}\mu^{+}e^{+})

Published
2021

2. Search for heavy neutrinos in \(\pi ^{ + } \to \mu ^{ + }\nu \) decay and status of lepton universality test in the PIENU experiment

Author

T. Numao, Douglas Bryman, Chloé Malbrunot, P. Gumplinger, S. Cuen-Rochin, Dave Britton, Ahmed Hussein, A. Sher, D. Protopopescu, J. R. Comfort, L. S. Littenberg, T. Sullivan, Y. Igarashi, R. E. Mischke, Leonid Kurchaninov, Song Chen, S. Ito, S. H. Kettell, D. Vom Bruch, M. Blecher, Alexis A. Aguilar-Arevalo, Luca Doria, D. Vavilov, Masaharu Aoki, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE (UMR_7585)), and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP)

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Muon, +muon%2B+neutrino%22">pi+ --> muon+ neutrino, pi: decay, neutrino: heavy: search for, Universality (philosophy), Pontecorvo–Maki–Nakagawa–Sakata matrix, kinetic, energy spectrum, Kinetic energy, Pion, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, neutrino: mixing, Order of magnitude, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton, experimental results, lepton: universality
Abstract

International audience; In the present work of the PIENU experiment, heavy neutrinos were sought in pion decays \(\pi ^{ + } \to \mu ^{ + }\nu \). No evidence for extra peak was found in the muon kinetic energy spectrum and 90% confidence level upper limits were set on the neutrino mixing matrix \(|U_{\mu i}|^{2}\) in the mass range of 15.7 to 33.8 MeV/c^2, improving an order of magnitude over previous experiments. Current status of lepton universality test is also reported.

Published
2021

3. COMET Phase-I technical design report

Author

Y. Nakatsugawa, C. V. Tao, Y. Nakamura, Y. Ban, T. Kachelhoffer, Arsen Khvedelidze, G. Kumsiashvili, Minoru Yoshida, Alexey Volkov, T. Kormoll, Zainol Abidin Ibrahim, I. Trekov, Yu Nakazawa, Tsutomu Mibe, M. J. Lee, Tamaki Yoshioka, Paul Dauncey, N. Miyamoto, S. Hashimoto, Kai Zuber, E. Gillies, P. Jonsson, P. J. Dornan, Zviad Tsamalaidze, J. Tojo, H. Nakai, K. Sasaki, N. Kazak, Yoshitaka Eguchi, Dietmar Bauer, V. Ponariadov, Jordan Nash, P. Sarin, A. M. Teixeira, Jie Zhang, H. Yamaguchi, Y. Zhang, K. Ueno, F. Mohamad Idris, J. Tang, A. Sato, J. C. Angélique, T. Yano, O. Kemularia, M. Tomášek, T. Hayashi, L. B. Epshteyn, G. Kozlov, R. P. Litchfield, S. J. Chen, A. Kurup, Benjamin Krikler, T. Yamane, T. Ota, Y. Miyazaki, M. Koike, Joe Sato, A. Jansen, Kazuki Okamoto, I. H. Hashim, M. S. Nioradze, Tengizi Toriashvili, Y. Tevzadze, Y. K. Semertzidis, E. Kaneva, Yasuhiro Makida, C. Wu, W. Da Silva, Yoshitaka Kuno, Michael Finger Jr, C. Cârloganu, Eitaro Hamada, Rei Kawashima, Y. Fukao, I. Lomidze, K. A. Mohamed Kamal Azmi, W. C. Yao, R. Abramishvili, T. Y. Xing, Yang Yang, G. Quémener, T. T. H. Loan, Y. E. Cheung, G. V. Fedotovich, A. Melnik, T. Takayanagi, Tatsushi Nakamoto, R. R. Akhmetshin, Kou Oishi, Dz. Shoukavy, Masami Iio, T. Thanh, Jaroslaw Pasternak, J. Odell, Saki Ohta, F. Ignatov, K. Okinaka, O. Markin, Hajime Nishiguchi, Vladimir Rusinov, Satoshi Mihara, K. Noguchi, C. Densham, X. S. Jiang, P. Warin-Charpentier, M. Slunecka, Y. Uchida, T. Numao, Masashi Tanaka, C. Omori, Yurii Kurochkin, A. Drutskoy, G. Ban, D. N. Grigoriev, M. Yamanaka, T. T. Chau, Masaharu Aoki, Vaclav Vrba, V. Niess, S. S. Tolmachev, A. Paulau, Vassili Kazanin, A. Issadykov, N. Tsverava, T. Motoishi, D. Baygarashev, T. Tachimoto, J. L. Gabriel, D. Aznabayev, Yuki Fujii, Iuri Bagaturia, P. Loveridge, Jin Shei Lai, A. Yamamoto, V. H. Hai, Manabu Moritsu, D. Lomidze, H. Natori, A. Allin, Yuki Nakai, H. Katayama, Yohei Matsuda, Takahiro Okamura, Kiyotomo Kawagoe, A. Bondar, A. Melkadze, H. Trang, E. P. Velicheva, V. Duginov, M. L. Wong, T. S. Wong, Y. Mori, A. A. Ruban, M. Sugano, H. Sakamoto, Y. Igarashi, V. Anishchik, G.G. Macharashvili, Maxim V. Zdorovets, Hidetomo Yoshida, D. Stöckinger, George Adamov, M. Kravchenko, Yoshiaki Kuriyama, Hai-Bo Li, K. Gritsay, J. K. Chen, Toru Ogitsu, N. Shigyo, Yu.V. Yudin, B. Lagrange, F. Kapusta, T. Hiasa, T. Uchida, Masahito Tomizawa, Y. J. Mao, W. A. T. Wan Abdullah, S. Fayer, P. Evtoukhovich, V. A. Kalinnikov, O. Hayashi, B. Yeo, W. G. Li, K. Ishibashi, A. Moiseenko, D. Picters, T. Itahashi, B. Carniol, A. N. Kozyrev, B. M. Sabirov, G. G. Devidze, Y. Yuan, Laboratoire de physique corpusculaire de Caen (LPCC), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen (ENSICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont (LPC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE (UMR_7585)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Calcul de l'IN2P3 (CC-IN2P3), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), COMET, Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), The Royal Society, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, C01 Electroweak model, Proton, data acquisition, NEUTRINO MASSES, General Physics and Astronomy, beyond the standard model, drift chamber: drift tube, beam transport, cosmic background radiation, pi: production, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Physics, Particles & Fields, High Energy Physics - Experiment, LEPTON-FLAVOR VIOLATION, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), +electron+nucleus%22">muon- nucleus --> electron nucleus, C08 Tests of conservation laws, muon: particle source, physics.ins-det, Physics, Higgs bosons, track data analysis, DOUBLE-BETA-DECAY, lepton: flavor: violation, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), H10 Experimental detector systems, Physical Sciences, SIMULATION, intense muon physics, Particle physics, Comet, Physics, Multidisciplinary, Cosmic background radiation, FOS: Physical sciences, programming, C30 Experiments using hadron beams, SCINTILLATOR, Double beta decay, 0103 physical sciences, Sensitivity (control systems), [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], 010306 general physics, numerical calculations, DETECTOR, spatial resolution, activity report, detector: design, Muon, Science & Technology, electroweak symmetry breaking, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, hep-ex, muon: yield, MUON, CONSTRAINTS, bibliography, trigger, CONVERSION, calorimeter: electromagnetic, electronics: readout, RADIATION, charged lepton flavour violation, construction technologies and materials, Lepton, H50 Detector system design
Abstract

The Technical Design for the COMET Phase-I experiment is presented in this paper. COMET is an experiment at J-PARC, Japan, which will search for neutrinoless conversion of muons into electrons in the field of an aluminium nucleus ($\mu-e$ conversion, $\mu^- N \to e^- N$); a lepton flavor violating process. The experimental sensitivity goal for this process in the Phase-I experiment is $3.1\times10^{-15}$, or 90 % upper limit of branching ratio of $7\times 10^{-15}$, which is a factor of 100 improvement over the existing limit. The expected number of background events is 0.032. To achieve the target sensitivity and background level, the 3.2 kW 8 GeV proton beam from J-PARC will be used. Two types of detectors, CyDet and StrECAL, will be used for detecting the \mue conversion events, and for measuring the beam-related background events in view of the Phase-II experiment, respectively. Results from simulation on signal and background estimations are also described., Comment: A minor correction applied in Eq. 3

Published
2020

4. Searches for lepton flavour and lepton number violation in K$^+$ decays

Author

G. Mannocchi, Tomáš Husek, K. Massri, P. S. Cooper, D. T. Madigozhin, D. Soldi, R. Marchevski, Antonino Sergi, F. Hahn, Matteo Lupi, J. R. Fry, C. Cerri, S. Trilov, V. Kurochka, R. Guida, T. Bache, L. Iacobuzio, S. Schuchmann, R. Fantechi, P. F. Dalpiaz, M. Raggi A. Romano, Claudio Santoni, Emilio Leonardi, Christopher John Parkinson, L. Fulton, F. Duval, David Lomidze, Roberto Piandani, J. Kunze, E. Minucci, A. Filippi, G. D'Agostini, M. Pepe, V. Sugonyaev, G. Saracino, A.I. Zinchenko, N. Doble, I. Polenkevich, A. Mefodev, D. Coward, O. Hutanu, Jürgen Engelfried, E. Pedreschi, V. Fascianelli, R. Aliberti, A. Norton, T. Capussela, A. Gianoli, V. Obraztsov, F. Bucci, G. Ruggiero, J. Carmignani, V. E. Semenov, Milena Misheva, M. Mirra, G. Lehmann Miotto, G. Lamanna, I. Mannelli, P. Petrov, C. Graham, Babette Döbrich, Yu. Kudenko, G. Anzivino, A. Sturgess, N. A. Molokanova, Evgueni Goudzovski, H. O. Danielsson, Mattia Barbanera, D. E. Hutchcroft, S. Padolski, M. Sozzi, V. Palladino, Fausto Sargeni, A. Antonelli, M. Napolitano, O. Yushchenko, Luca Pontisso, V. Kurshetsov, E. Gamberini, M. Fiorini, A. Fucci, Angelo Biagioni, A P Ostankov, T. Numao, S. Kholodenko, Ilaria Neri, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, B. Angelucci, R. Volpe, Roberta Arcidiacono, B. Velghe, T. Enik, Douglas Bryman, L. Peruzzo, B. Bloch-Devaux, Sergei Fedotov, Vladimir Kekelidze, B. Jenninger, Alessandro Lonardo, Mauro Piccini, Paolo Massarotti, E. Lari, E. Gushchin, F. Newson, V. Cerny, Rainer Wanke, Aigul Baeva, R. D. page, Augusto Ceccucci, Z. Kucerova, F. Marchetto, Piero Vicini, L. Gatignon, M. Corvino, D. Protopopescu, Emilie Maurice, Nicolas Lurkin, Mario Giorgi, P. Rubin, D. Di Filippo, S. Shkarovskiy, M. B. Brunetti, G. Khoriauli, M. Lenti, R. W. L. Jones, Yu. Potrebenikov, P. Lichard, E. Iacopini, Giuseppe Latino, J. B. Dainton, M. Perrin-Terrin, Cristina Biino, J. Jerhot, L. Di Lella, Tommaso Spadaro, M. Boretto, V. Kozhuharov, M. Zamkovsky, Vladimir Ryjov, Johannes Bernhard, Helen F Heath, A. Parenti, F. Spinella, S. Movchan, C. Lazzeroni, F. Ambrosino, R. Lollini, Ernesto Migliore, A. Mapelli, B. Wrona, P. Lubrano, S. Giudici, M. Vormstein, P. Cenci, J. L. Fu, M. Koval, S. Venditti, A. Shaikhiev, A. Khotyantsev, S. Ghinescu, M. Bragadireanu, A. Korotkova, E. Imbergamo, V. Falaleev, Francesco Gonnella, L. Bician, Luca Federici, J. Swallow, Tomas Blazek, A. Cotta Ramusino, A. Conovaloff, J. Pinzino, Fabrizio Petrucci, Leander Litov, A. Kleimenova, Y. Petrov, Georgi P. Georgiev, Viacheslav Duk, Roberto Ammendola, A. Salamon, F. Brizioli, M. Moulson, Paul Laycock, Karol Kampf, H. D. Wahl, Paolo Valente, G. Lanfranchi, Dave Britton, N. Estrada-Tristan, B. Checcucci, Andrea Bizzeti, S. Martellotti, E. B. Holzer, M. Noy, E. Menichetti, N. De Simone, M. Medvedeva, and F. Costantini

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Range (particle radiation), Large Hadron Collider, Settore FIS/04, Flavour, NA62 experiment, Lepton number, Charged particle, Standard Model (mathematical formulation), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS is designed to conduct precision tests of the Standard Model by studying rare decays of charged kaons. NA62 took data in 2016-2018 and collected a large sample of charged kaon decays into final states with multiple charged particles. The sensitivity to a range of lepton flavour and lepton number violating kaon decays provided by this data set is improved over the previously reported measurements. Results from the searches of $K^+→ π^-l^+l^+$ decays with a partial NA62 data sample are presented.

Published
2020

5. Search for heavy neutral lepton production in K+ decays

Author

K. Massri, L. Di Lella, M. Misheva, M. Perrin-Terrin, V. Sugonyaev, H. O. Danielsson, L. Peruzzo, S. Giudici, B. Bloch-Devaux, L. Bician, Luca Federici, J. Swallow, B. Wrona, E. Imbergamo, G. D'Agostini, M. Pepe, Luca Pontisso, R. Aliberti, J. R. Fry, V. Palladino, Francesco Gonnella, G. Saracino, O. Hutanu, F. Bucci, A. Norton, Tomas Blazek, A. Fucci, A. Cotta Ramusino, M. Boretto, A. Conovaloff, Z. Kucerova, D. Soldi, G. Mannocchi, P. Cenci, Piero Vicini, Vladimir Ryjov, I. Mannelli, A. Mefodev, Alessandro Lonardo, P. Lichard, S. Movchan, L. Gatignon, A. Mapelli, J. Kunze, F. Ambrosino, T. Numao, Paolo Valente, L. Fulton, F. Duval, F. Hahn, Paul Laycock, V. Kekelidze, E. Cortina Gil, A. Salamon, G. Khoriauli, A. Korotkova, M. Koval, M. Corvino, Jürgen Engelfried, Roberto Piandani, D. Coward, Dave Britton, N. Estrada-Tristan, G. Anzivino, Leander Litov, F. Brizioli, A. Kleimenova, A. Romano, Fausto Sargeni, M. Sozzi, D. Lomidze, Yu. G. Kudenko, Evgueni Goudzovski, S. Padolski, A P Ostankov, Matthew Noy, R. Fantechi, Ilaria Neri, P. Petrov, O. Yushchenko, Cristina Biino, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Andrea Bizzeti, T. Enik, Douglas Bryman, Sergei Fedotov, Cristina Lazzeroni, D. Protopopescu, Nicolas Lurkin, M. B. Brunetti, A. Khotyantsev, B. Velghe, Mattia Barbanera, V. Kurochka, B. Jenninger, A. Antonelli, V. Kurshetsov, G. Lanfranchi, A. Zinchenko, S. Kholodenko, M. Vormstein, R. Wanke, P. F. Dalpiaz, Mario Giorgi, D. Di Filippo, B. Checcucci, V. Cerny, G. Latino, P. Cooper, Andrea Biagioni, R. Volpe, G. Lamanna, E. Gamberini, D. Madigozhin, Georgi P. Georgiev, Viacheslav Duk, E. Menichetti, V. Kozhuharov, M. Fiorini, S. Martellotti, M. Zamkovsky, A. Filippi, Roberto Ammendola, P. Lubrano, B. Angelucci, F. Spinella, R. Lollini, T. Spadaro, Ernesto Migliore, H. D. Wahl, M. Piccini, N. Doble, David Hutchcroft, S. Trilov, R. Page, E. Maurice, Helen F Heath, V. Obraztsov, A. Sturgess, N. De Simone, C. Cerri, V. E. Semenov, A. M. Bragadireanu, P. Rubin, Paolo Massarotti, M. Moulson, F. Marchetto, Karol Kampf, N. A. Molokanova, M. Napolitano, J. Pinzino, E. Iacopini, Mauro Raggi, J. L. Fu, S. Venditti, A. Shaikhiev, S. Ghinescu, Claudio Santoni, T. Capussela, A. Gianoli, Roberto Guida, F. Petrucci, Tomáš Husek, Yu. Potrebenikov, Matteo Lupi, R. Marchevski, Antonino Sergi, G. Lehmann Miotto, C. Graham, V. Falaleev, M. Lenti, Babette Döbrich, F. Newson, C. J. Parkinson, S. Shkarovskiy, E. Minucci, J. B. Dainton, V. Fascianelli, L. Iacobuzio, Emilio Leonardi, I. Polenkevich, M. Medvedeva, Roberta Arcidiacono, E. Gushchin, Giuseppe Ruggiero, A. Ceccucci, E. Pedreschi, M. Mirra, F. Costantini, 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., Vormstein, M., Wanke, R., Dalpiaz, P., Fiorini, M., Gamberini, E., Neri, I., Norton, A., Petrucci, F., Wahl, H., Cotta Ramusino, A., Gianoli, A., Iacopini, E., Latino, G., Lenti, M., Bizzeti, A., Bucci, F., Volpe, R., Antonelli, A., Gonnella, F., Lamanna, G., Lanfranchi, G., Mannocchi, G., Martellotti, S., Moulson, M., Raggi, M., Spadaro, T., Ambrosino, F., Capussela, T., Corvino, Michele, Di Filippo, D., Massarotti, P., Mirra, M., Napolitano, M., Saracino, G., Anzivino, G., Brizioli, F., Imbergamo, E., Lollini, R., Santoni, C., Barbanera, M., Cenci, P., Checcucci, B., Duk, V., Lubrano, P., Lupi, M., Pepe, M., Piccini, M., Costantini, F., Di Lella, L., Doble, N., Giorgi, M., Giudici, S., Pedreschi, E., Sozzi, M., Cerri, C., Fantechi, R., Piandani, R., Pinzino, J., Pontisso, L., Spinella, F., Mannelli, I., D'Agostini, G., Biagioni, A., Leonardi, E., Lonardo, A., Valente, P., Vicini, P., Ammendola, R., Bonaiuto, V., De Simone, N., Federici, L., Fucci, A., Salamon, A., Sargeni, F., Arcidiacono, R., Bloch-Devaux, B., Boretto, M., Iacobuzio, L., Menichetti, E., Migliore, E., Soldi, D., Biino, C., Filippi, A., Marchetto, F., Engelfried, J., Estrada-Tristan, N., Bragadireanu, A. M., Ghinescu, S. A., Hutanu, O. E., Enik, T., Falaleev, V., Kekelidze, V., Korotkova, A., Madigozhin, D., Misheva, M., Molokanova, N., Movchan, S., Polenkevich, I., Potrebenikov, Yu., Shkarovskiy, S., Zinchenko, A., Fedotov, S., Gushchin, E., Khotyantsev, A., Kleimenova, A., Kudenko, Y., Kurochka, V., Medvedeva, M., Mefodev, A., Shaikhiev, A., Kholodenko, S., Kurshetsov, V., Obraztsov, V., Ostankov, A., Semenov, V., Sugonyaev, V., Yushchenko, O., Bician, L., Blazek, T., Cerny, V., Koval, M., Kucerova, Z., Ceccucci, A., Danielsson, H., Duval, F., Döbrich, B., Gatignon, L., Guida, R., Hahn, F., Jenninger, B., Laycock, P., Lehmann Miotto, G., Lichard, P., Mapelli, A., Noy, M., Palladino, V., Perrin-Terrin, M., Ruggiero, G., Ryjov, V., Venditti, S., Brunetti, M. B., Fascianelli, V., Goudzovski, E., Lazzeroni, C., Lurkin, N., Newson, F., Parkinson, C., Romano, A., Sergi, A., Sturgess, A., Swallow, J., Heath, H., Page, R., Trilov, S., Angelucci, B., Britton, D., Graham, C., Protopopescu, D., Dainton, J. B., Fry, J. R., Fulton, L., Hutchcroft, D., Massri, K., Maurice, E., Wrona, B., Conovaloff, A., Cooper, P., Coward, D., and Rubin, P.

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, lepton, Pontecorvo–Maki–Nakagawa–Sakata matrix, heavy neutral leptons, neutrino mixing, FOS: Physical sciences, k meson, NA62 experiment, 01 natural sciences, neutrino mixing, Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare, decay, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, neutrino, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Minimum bias, Economica, Bounds, neutrinos, masses, tests, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, 0103 physical sciences, heavy neutral leptons, lepton, k meson, decay, neutrino, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, hep-ex, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Ambientale, lcsh:QC1-999, High Energy Physics::Experiment, lcsh:Physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

A search for heavy neutral lepton production in $K^+$ decays using a data sample collected with a minimum bias trigger by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2015 is reported. Upper limits at the $10^{-7}$ to $10^{-6}$ level are established on the elements of the extended neutrino mixing matrix $|U_{\ell 4}|^2$ ($\ell=e,\mu$) for heavy neutral lepton mass in the range $170-448~{\rm MeV}/c^2$. This improves on the results from previous production searches in $K^+$ decays, setting more stringent limits and extending the mass range., Comment: Version accepted for publication in Phys.Lett.B (12/01/2018)

Published
2018

6. Initial results from the PIENU experiment

Author

Tristan Sullivan, T. Sullivan, A. Aguilar-Arevalo, M. Aoki, M. Blecher, D.I Britton, D.A Bryman, D. vom Bruch, S. Chen, J. Comfort, S. Cuen-Rochin, L. Doria, P. Gumplinger, A. Hussein, Y. Igarashi, S. Ito, S.H Kettell, L. Kurchaninov, L.S Littenberg, C. Malbrunot, R.E Mischke, T. Numao, D. Protopopescu, A. Sher, and D. Vavilov

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, Physics beyond the Standard Model, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Condensed Matter Physics, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Pion, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

The pion branching ratio, $R_{\pi } = \frac { {\Gamma }(\pi ^{+} \rightarrow e^{+} \nu _{e} + \pi ^{+}\rightarrow e^{+} \nu _{e} \gamma )}{\Gamma (\pi ^{+} \rightarrow \mu ^{+} \nu _{\mu } + \pi ^{+} \rightarrow \mu ^{+} \nu _{\mu } \gamma )}$ , provides a sensitive test of lepton universality and constraints on many new physics scenarios. The theoretical uncertainty on the Standard Model prediction of R π is 0.02 %, a factor of twenty smaller than the experimental uncertainty. The analysis of a subset of data taken by the PIENU experiment will be presented. The result, R π = (1.2344 ± 0.0023(s t a t) ± 0.0019(s y s t)) ⋅ 10−4 [1], is consistent with the Standard Model prediction and represents a 0.1 % constraint on lepton non-universality.

Published
2017

7. Neutral pion form factor measurement by the NA62 experiment

Author

Fabrizio Petrucci, A. Gonidec, Leander Litov, A. Romano, G. Collazuol, P.L. Frabetti, M. Scarpa, M. Hita-Hochgesand, Marco Clemencic, V K Semenov, F. Retire, S. Balev, M. Martini, V. Obraztsov, V. Kozhuharov, B. Hallgren, V. Falaleev, I. Mannelli, Rainer Wanke, M. Shieh, M. Zamkovsky, Alan W. Walker, Roberto Piandani, P. Rubin, Jacqueline Batley, Mark Slater, N. A. Molokanova, Peter Zahariev Hristov, F. Marchetto, N. Doble, O. Yushchenko, A. Winhart, L. Widhalm, L. Masetti, A. Peters, K. Eppard, M. Napolitano, G. Dellacasa, Vladimir Kekelidze, Evgueni Goudzovski, Tomas Blazek, E. C. Swallow, U. Moosbrugger, Antonino Sergi, A. Cotta Ramusino, Evgeny Gushchin, S. Movchan, H. D. Wahl, Simone Bifani, M. Fidecaro, F. Ambrosino, Andreas Alexander Maier, P. F. Dalpiaz, M. Moulson, F. Costantini, B. Peyaud, E. Iacopini, M. C. Petrucci, Petra Riedler, Mauro Piccini, P. Marouelli, A. Michetti, Konrad Kleinknecht, Paolo Massarotti, C. Damiani, T. Spadaro, T. Numao, G. D'Agostini, Ivan Mikulec, V. Palladino, Paolo Valente, M. Veltri, D. Coward, Anne Dabrowski, Viacheslav Duk, G. Lamanna, G. Marel, Emilio Leonardi, M. Pepe, M. Valdata-Nappi, M. Ziolkowski, I. Polenkevich, M. D. Wood, Jürgen Engelfried, Emmanuel Monnier, R. Fantechi, A.I. Zinchenko, M. Markytan, M. Lenti, Milene Calvetti, F. Bucci, A. Ceccucci, M. Holder, H. O. Danielsson, Milena Misheva, Andrea Bizzeti, M. Koval, S. Venditti, V. Bolotov, S. A. Wotton, C. Cerri, H. Dibon, Wander Baldini, G. Bocquet, Yu. Potrebenikov, J. Derr, Cristina Lazzeroni, M. Savri, E. Imbergamo, Maulik R. Patel, A. Antonelli, Mauro Raggi, C. Morales Morales, D. Di Filippo, J. B. Chze, S. Shkarovskiy, T. Fonseca Martin, S. Goy Lopez, A. Salamon, M. Serra, A. Norton, Roland Winston, Massimiliano Fiorini, S. Gallorini, V. Kurshetsov, Nicolo Cartiglia, Stoyan Stoynev, W. Kubischta, D. J. Munday, S. Giudici, M. Sozzi, L. DiLella, Cristina Biino, M. De Beer, M. Wache, D. T. Madigozhin, E. Mazzucato, P. Cenci, M. Behler, Roberta Arcidiacono, Michal Szleper, Nicola Cabibbo, B. Bloch-Devaux, G.E. Kalmus, A. Nappi, Mayda Velasco, Cvetan Valeriev Cheshkov, G. Saracino, E. Gersabeck, B. Renk, Manfred Jeitler, A. Gianoli, G.M. Pierazzini, G. Anzivino, A. Fucci, Lidia Fiorini, B. Vallage, L. Gatignon, I. Popov, G. Neuhofer, D.C. Cundy, Nicolas Lurkin, G. Ruggiero, Zamkovsky, Michal, Ambrosino, F., Antonelli, A., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Baldini, W., Balev, S., Batley, J. R., Behler, M., Bifani, S., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Blazek, T., Bloch-Devaux, B., Bocquet, G., Bolotov, V., Bucci, F., Cabibbo, N., Calvetti, M., Cartiglia, N., Ceccucci, A., Cenci, P., Cerri, C., Cheshkov, C., Chze, J. B., Clemencic, M., Collazuol, G., Costantini, F., Cotta Ramusino, A., Coward, D., Cundy, D., Dabrowski, A., Dagostini, G., Dalpiaz, P., Damiani, C., Danielsson, H., De Beer, M., Dellacasa, G., Derr, J., Dibon, H., Di Filippo, D., Dilella, L., Doble, N., Duk, V., Engelfried, J., Eppard, K., Falaleev, V., Fantechi, R., Fidecaro, M., Fiorini, L., Fiorini, M., Fonseca Martin, T., Frabetti, P. L., Fucci, A., Gallorini, S., Gatignon, L., Gersabeck, E., Gianoli, A., Giudici, S., Gonidec, A., Goudzovski, E., Goy Lopez, S., Gushchin, E., Hallgren, B., Hita-Hochgesand, M., Holder, M., Hristov, P., Iacopini, E., Imbergamo, E., Jeitler, M., Kalmus, G., Kekelidze, V., Kleinknecht, K., Koval, M., Kozhuharov, V., Kubischta, W., Kurshetsov, V., Lamanna, G., Lazzeroni, C., Lenti, M., Leonardi, E., Litov, L., Lurkin, N., Madigozhin, D., Maier, A., Mannelli, I., Marchetto, F., Marel, G., Markytan, M., Marouelli, P., Martini, M., Masetti, L., Massarotti, P., Mazzucato, E., Michetti, A., Mikulec, I., Misheva, M., Molokanova, N., Monnier, E., Moosbrugger, U., Morales Morales, C., Moulson, M., Movchan, S., Munday, D. J., Napolitano, M., Nappi, A., Neuhofer, G., Norton, A., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V., Palladino, V., Patel, M., Pepe, M., Peters, A., Petrucci, F., Petrucci, M. C., Peyaud, B., Piandani, R., Piccini, M., Pierazzini, G., Polenkevich, I., Popov, I., Potrebenikov, Y., Raggi, M., Renk, B., Retire, F., Riedler, P., Romano, A., Rubin, P., Ruggiero, G., Salamon, A., Saracino, G., Savri, M., Scarpa, M., Semenov, V., Sergi, A., Serra, M., Shieh, M., Shkarovskiy, S., Slater, M. W., Sozzi, M., Spadaro, T., Stoynev, S., Swallow, E., Szleper, M., Valdata-Nappi, M., Valente, P., Vallage, B., Velasco, M., Veltri, M., Venditti, S., Wache, M., Wahl, H., Walker, A., Wanke, R., Widhalm, L., Winhart, A., Winston, R., Wood, M. D., Wotton, S. A., Yushchenko, O., Zinchenko, A., and Ziolkowski, M.

Subjects
Physics, History, Particle physics, 02 Physical Sciences, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Nuclear Theory, Form factor (quantum field theory), Elementary particle, NA62 experiment, 01 natural sciences, 09 Engineering, Dark photon, Computer Science Applications, Education, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), Pion, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract

The NA62 experiment at CERN collected a large sample of charged kaon decays with a highly efficient trigger for decays into electrons in 2007. The kaon beam represents a source of tagged neutral pion decays in vacuum. A measurement of the electromagnetic transition form factor slope of the neutral pion in the time-like region from ∼1 million fully reconstructed π 0 Dalitz decay is presented. The limits on dark photon production in π 0 decays from the earlier kaon experiment at CERN, NA48/2, are also reported.

Published
2017

8. Lepton flavour universality and conservation tests in Kaon decays at CERN

Author

AMBROSINO, FABIO, DI FILIPPO, DOMENICO, MASSAROTTI, PAOLO, SARACINO, GIULIO, A. Antonelli, G. Anzivino, R. Arcidiacono, W. Baldini, S. Balev, J. R. Batley, M. Behler, S. Bifani, C. Biino, A. Bizzeti, B. Bloch Devaux, G. Bocquet, V. Bolotov, F. Bucci, N. Cabibbo, M. Calvetti, N. Cartiglia, A. Ceccucci, P. Cenci, C. Cerri, C. Cheshkov, J. B. Chèze, M. Clemencic, G. Collazuol, F. Costantini, A. Cotta Ramusino, D. Coward, D. Cundy, A. Dabrowski, G. D???Agostini, P. Dalpiaz, C. Damiani, H. Danielsson, M. De Beer, G. Dellacasa, J. Derré, H. Dibon, L. DiLella, N. Doble, V. Duk, J. Engelfried, K. Eppard, V. Falaleev, R. Fantechi, M. Fidecaro, L. Fiorini, M. Fiorini, T. Fonseca Martin, P. L. Frabetti, A. Fucci, S. Gallorini, L. Gatignon, E. Gersabeck, A. Gianoli, S. Giudici, A. Gonidec, E. Goudzovski, S. Goy Lopez, E. Gushchin, B. Hallgren, M. Hita Hochgesand, M. Holder, P. Hristov, E. Iacopini, E. Imbergamo, M. Jeitler, G. Kalmus, V. Kekelidze, K. Kleinknecht, V. Kozhuharov, W. Kubischta, V. Kurshetsov, G. Lamanna, C. Lazzeroni, M. Lenti, E. Leonardi, L. Litov, D. Madigozhin, A. Maier, I. Mannelli, F. Marchetto, G. Marel, M. Markytan, P. Marouelli, M. Martini, L. Masetti, E. Mazzucato, A. Michetti, I. Mikulec, M. Misheva, N. Molokanova, E. Monnier, U. Moosbrugger, C. Morales Morales, M. Moulson, S. Movchan, D. J. Munday, M. Napolitano, A. Nappi, G. Neuhofer, A. Norton, T. Numao, V. Obraztsov, V. Palladino, M. Patel, M. Pepe, A. Peters, F. Petrucci, M. C. Petrucci, B. Peyaud, R. Piandani, M. Piccini, G. Pierazzini, I. Polenkevich, I. Popov, Y.u. Potrebenikov, M. Raggi, B. Renk, F. Retière, P. Riedler, A. Romano, P. Rubin, G. Ruggiero, A. Salamon, M. Savrié, M. Scarpa, V. Semenov, A. Sergi, M. Serra, M. Shieh, S. Shkarovskiy, M. W. Slater, M. Sozzi, T. Spadaro, S. Stoynev, E. Swallow, M. Szleper, M. Valdata Nappi, P. Valente, B. Vallage, M. Velasco, M. Veltri, S. Venditti, M. Wache, H. Wahl, A. Walker, R. Wanke, L. Widhalm, A. Winhart, R. Winston, M. D. Wood, S. A. Wotton, O. Yushchenko, A. Zinchenko, M. Z.i.o.l.k.o.w.s.k.i., Ambrosino, Fabio, A., Antonelli, G., Anzivino, R., Arcidiacono, W., Baldini, S., Balev, J. R., Batley, M., Behler, S., Bifani, C., Biino, A., Bizzeti, B., Bloch Devaux, G., Bocquet, V., Bolotov, F., Bucci, N., Cabibbo, M., Calvetti, N., Cartiglia, A., Ceccucci, P., Cenci, C., Cerri, C., Cheshkov, J. B., Chèze, M., Clemencic, G., Collazuol, F., Costantini, A., Cotta Ramusino, D., Coward, D., Cundy, A., Dabrowski, G., D???agostini, P., Dalpiaz, C., Damiani, H., Danielsson, M., De Beer, G., Dellacasa, J., Derré, H., Dibon, DI FILIPPO, Domenico, L., Dilella, N., Doble, V., Duk, J., Engelfried, K., Eppard, V., Falaleev, R., Fantechi, M., Fidecaro, L., Fiorini, M., Fiorini, T., Fonseca Martin, P. L., Frabetti, A., Fucci, S., Gallorini, L., Gatignon, E., Gersabeck, A., Gianoli, S., Giudici, A., Gonidec, E., Goudzovski, S., Goy Lopez, E., Gushchin, B., Hallgren, M., Hita Hochgesand, M., Holder, P., Hristov, E., Iacopini, E., Imbergamo, M., Jeitler, G., Kalmu, V., Kekelidze, K., Kleinknecht, V., Kozhuharov, W., Kubischta, V., Kurshetsov, G., Lamanna, C., Lazzeroni, M., Lenti, E., Leonardi, L., Litov, D., Madigozhin, A., Maier, I., Mannelli, F., Marchetto, G., Marel, M., Markytan, P., Marouelli, M., Martini, L., Masetti, Massarotti, Paolo, E., Mazzucato, A., Michetti, I., Mikulec, M., Misheva, N., Molokanova, E., Monnier, U., Moosbrugger, C., Morales Morale, M., Moulson, S., Movchan, D. J., Munday, M., Napolitano, A., Nappi, G., Neuhofer, A., Norton, T., Numao, V., Obraztsov, V., Palladino, M., Patel, M., Pepe, A., Peter, F., Petrucci, M. C., Petrucci, B., Peyaud, R., Piandani, M., Piccini, G., Pierazzini, I., Polenkevich, I., Popov, Potrebenikov, Y. u., M., Raggi, B., Renk, F., Retière, P., Riedler, A., Romano, P., Rubin, G., Ruggiero, A., Salamon, Saracino, Giulio, M., Savrié, M., Scarpa, V., Semenov, A., Sergi, M., Serra, M., Shieh, S., Shkarovskiy, M. W., Slater, M., Sozzi, T., Spadaro, S., Stoynev, E., Swallow, M., Szleper, M., Valdata Nappi, P., Valente, B., Vallage, M., Velasco, M., Veltri, S., Venditti, M., Wache, H., Wahl, A., Walker, R., Wanke, L., Widhalm, A., Winhart, R., Winston, M. D., Wood, S. A., Wotton, O., Yushchenko, A., Zinchenko, and M. Z. i. o. l. k. o. w. s. k., I.

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, Branching fraction, QC1-999, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Flavour, NA62 experiment, Lepton number, Helicity, Universality (dynamical systems), Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

A test of lepton flavour conservation in kaon rare decays by the NA48/2 experiment at CERN SPS is presented. The improved upper limit on the rate of the lepton number violating decay K ± → π ∓ μ ± μ ± is established with the data sample collected in 2003–2004. A precision test of lepton flavour universality in kaon rare decays by the successor NA62 experiment at CERN SPS is reported. The helicity suppressed ratio R K = Γ(K ± → e ± ν )/Γ(K ± → μ ± ν ) is measured with a 0.4% precision using the data sample collected in 2007–2008 and is consistent with the prediction of the Standard Model. The main goal of the NA62 experiment is to measure the branching ratio of the ultra-rare K + → π + ν ν decay with 10% accuracy. This will be achieved by collecting ∼ 1013 K + decays in the fiducial volume. The NA62 estimated sensitivities to rare and forbidden decays of K + and π 0 , including lepton flavour and number violating modes, and the NA62 potential to improve on several experimental limits are discussed.

Published
2014

9. Precision tests of the Standard Model with Kaon decays at CERN

Author

G. Lamanna, F. Ambrosino, A. Antonelli, G. Anzivino, R. Arcidiacono, W. Baldini, S. Balev, J.R. Batley, M. Behler, S. Bifani, C. Biino, A. Bizzeti, B. Bloch-Devaux, G. Bocquet, V. Bolotov, F. Bucci, N. Cabibbo, M. Calvetti, N. Cartiglia, A. Ceccucci, P. Cenci, C. Cerri, C. Cheshkov, J.B. Chèze, M. Clemencic, G. Collazuol, F. Costantini, A. Cotta Ramusino, D. Coward, D. Cundy, A. Dabrowski, G. D'Agostini, P. Dalpiaz, C. Damiani, H. Danielsson, M. De Beer, G. Dellacasa, J. Derré, H. Dibon, D. Di Filippo, L. DiLella, N. Doble, V. Duk, J. Engelfried, K. Eppard, V. Falaleev, R. Fantechi, M. Fidecaro, L. Fiorini, M. Fiorini, T. Fonseca Martin, P.L. Frabetti, A. Fucci, S. Gallorini, L. Gatignon, E. Gersabeck, A. Gianoli, S. Giudici, A. Gonidec, E. Goudzovski, S. Goy Lopez, E. Gushchin, B. Hallgren, M. Hita-Hochgesand, M. Holder, P. Hristov, E. Iacopini, E. Imbergamo, M. Jeitler, G. Kalmus, V. Kekelidze, K. Kleinknecht, V. Kozhuharov, W. Kubischta, V. Kurshetsov, C. Lazzeroni, M. Lenti, E. Leonardi, L. Litov, D. Madigozhin, A. Maier, I. Mannelli, F. Marchetto, G. Marel, M. Markytan, P. Marouelli, M. Martini, L. Masetti, P. Massarotti, E. Mazzucato, A. Michetti, I. Mikulec, M. Misheva, N. Molokanova, E. Monnier, U. Moosbrugger, C. Morales Morales, M. Moulson, S. Movchan, D.J. Munday, M. Napolitano, A. Nappi, G. Neuhofer, A. Norton, T. Numao, V. Obraztsov, V. Palladino, M. Patel, M. Pepe, A. Peters, F. Petrucci, M.C. Petrucci, B. Peyaud, R. Piandani, M. Piccini, G. Pierazzini, I. Polenkevich, I. Popov, Yu. Potrebenikov, M. Raggi, B. Renk, F. Retière, P. Riedler, A. Romano, P. Rubin, G. Ruggiero, A. Salamon, G. Saracino, M. Savrié, M. Scarpa, V. Semenov, A. Sergi, M. Serra, M. Shieh, S. Shkarovskiy, M.W. Slater, M. Sozzi, T. Spadaro, S. Stoynev, E. Swallow, M. Szleper, M. Valdata-Nappi, P. Valente, B. Vallage, M. Velasco, M. Veltri, S. Venditti, M. Wache, H. Wahl, A. Walker, R. Wanke, L. Widhalm, A. Winhart, R. Winston, M.D. Wood, S.A. Wotton, O. Yushchenko, A. Zinchenko, M. Ziolkowski, Lamanna, G., Ambrosino, Fabio, Antonelli, A., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Baldini, W., Balev, S., Batley, J. R., Behler, M., Bifani, S., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Bloch Devaux, B., Bocquet, G., Bolotov, V., Bucci, F., Cabibbo, N., Calvetti, M., Cartiglia, N., Ceccucci, A., Cenci, P., Cerri, C., Cheshkov, C., Chèze, J. B., Clemencic, M., Collazuol, G., Costantini, F., Cotta Ramusino, A., Coward, D., Cundy, D., Dabrowski, A., D'Agostini, G., Dalpiaz, P., Damiani, C., Danielsson, H., De Beer, M., Dellacasa, G., Derré, J., Dibon, H., DI FILIPPO, Domenico, Dilella, L., Doble, N., Duk, V., Engelfried, J., Eppard, K., Falaleev, V., Fantechi, R., Fidecaro, M., Fiorini, L., Fiorini, M., Fonseca Martin, T., Frabetti, P. L., Fucci, A., Gallorini, S., Gatignon, L., Gersabeck, E., Gianoli, A., Giudici, S., Gonidec, A., Goudzovski, E., Goy Lopez, S., Gushchin, E., Hallgren, B., Hita Hochgesand, M., Holder, M., Hristov, P., Iacopini, E., Imbergamo, E., Jeitler, M., Kalmus, G., Kekelidze, V., Kleinknecht, K., Kozhuharov, V., Kubischta, W., Kurshetsov, V., Lazzeroni, C., Lenti, M., Leonardi, E., Litov, L., Madigozhin, D., Maier, A., Mannelli, I., Marchetto, F., Marel, G., Markytan, M., Marouelli, P., Martini, M., Masetti, L., Massarotti, Paolo, Mazzucato, E., Michetti, A., Mikulec, I., Misheva, M., Molokanova, N., Monnier, E., Moosbrugger, U., Morales Morales, C., Moulson, M., Movchan, S., Munday, D. J., Napolitano, Marco, Nappi, A., Neuhofer, G., Norton, A., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V., Palladino, Vito, Patel, M., Pepe, M., Peters, A., Petrucci, F., Petrucci, M. C., Peyaud, B., Piandani, R., Piccini, M., Pierazzini, G., Polenkevich, I., Popov, I., Potrebenikov, Y. u., Raggi, M., Renk, B., Retière, F., Riedler, P., Romano, A., Rubin, P., Ruggiero, G., Salamon, A., Saracino, Giulio, Savrié, M., Scarpa, M., Semenov, V., Sergi, A., Serra, M., Shieh, M., Shkarovskiy, S., Slater, M. W., Sozzi, M., Spadaro, T., Stoynev, S., Swallow, E., Szleper, M., Valdata Nappi, M., Valente, P., Vallage, B., Velasco, M., Veltri, M., Venditti, S., Wache, M., Wahl, H., Walker, A., Wanke, R., Widhalm, L., Winhart, A., Winston, R., Wood, M. D., Wotton, S. A., Yushchenko, O., Zinchenko, A., and Ziolkowski, M.

Subjects
Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Large Hadron Collider, kaon decays, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Flavor-changing neutral current, kaon decays, lepton number violation, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Clean environment, NA62 experiment, 01 natural sciences, Standard Model, Nuclear physics, lepton number violation, Kaon Physics, Lepton Flavour Violation, NA62, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Particle Physics - Phenomenology, Lepton
Abstract

Effects of new physics in flavor could be found both in Flavor Changing Neutral Current (FCNC) processes and in Lepton Flavor Violation (LFV) modes. The former offer the possibility to deeply test the standard model in a clean environment, while the latter are sensitive to contribution from several models beyond the standard model. In the Kaon sector both FCNC and LFV will be investigated in the NA62 experiment. In addition the kaons sector is an ideal place where to look for new particles and tiny effects, in the region of hundreds of MeV/ c 2 . In this paper prospects for exotic searches in NA62 will be presented, together with recent results from NA48/2 and NA62-RK on LFV kaon decays modes.

Published
2016

10. Test of lepton flavour universality in K+→ℓ+ν decays

Author

N. A. Molokanova, K. Eppard, M. Napolitano, Fabrizio Petrucci, D. Coward, Leander Litov, B. Hallgren, Antonino Sergi, P. L. Frabetti, V. Kozhuharov, H. O. Danielsson, P. Rubin, N. Doble, M. Veltri, T. Numao, Oleg Yushchenko, V. Obraztsov, A. Norton, Roland Winston, Evgueni Goudzovski, E. Iacopini, M. Pepe, M. Hita-Hochgesand, B. Renk, A. Antonelli, F. Retiere, G. D'Agostini, Roberta Arcidiacono, T. Spadaro, Paolo Valente, E. Gushchin, R. Fantechi, Cristina Biino, Viacheslav Duk, A. A. Maier, P. F. Dalpiaz, F. Marchetto, M. Lenti, A. Peters, Yu. Potrebenikov, Konrad Kleinknecht, W. Baldini, A. Winhart, S. Movchan, C. Lazzeroni, Mauro Piccini, F. Ambrosino, S. Giudici, G. Ruggiero, A. I. Zinchenko, G. Saracino, Jürgen Engelfried, Roberto Piandani, V. Kurshetsov, C. Cerri, I. Mannelli, A. Romano, M. Sozzi, A. Gianoli, Mauro Raggi, G. Collazuol, D. Di Filippo, L. DiLella, Massimiliano Fiorini, G.M. Pierazzini, V. Palladino, M. Dyulendarova, S. Goy Lopez, V K Semenov, D. T. Madigozhin, A. Fucci, G. Anzivino, Lau Gatignon, F. Bucci, S. Balev, Vladimir Kekelidze, A. Ceccucci, P. Cenci, Andrea Bizzeti, Simone Bifani, H. D. Wahl, B. Peyaud, Petra Riedler, V. Falaleev, S. Venditti, I. Popov, M. Serra, E. Marinova, P. Massarotti, M. Savrie, V. Bolotov, B. Bloch-Devaux, E. Imbergamo, A. Cotta Ramusino, G. Lamanna, G. Dellacasa, A. Salamon, F. Costantini, Emilio Leonardi, Rainer Wanke, Stefano Gallorini, M. Moulson, and S. Shkarovskiy

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Flavour, Width ratio, Universality (dynamical systems), Lepton
Abstract

A precision test of lepton flavour universality has been performed by measuring the ratio R K of kaon leptonic decay rates K + → e + ν and K + → μ + ν in a sample of 59 813 reconstructed K + → e + ν candidates with ( 8.71 ± 0.24 ) % background contamination. The result R K = ( 2.487 ± 0.013 ) × 10 − 5 is in agreement with the Standard Model expectation.

Published
2011

11. Precision Measurements with Pions—Review

Author

T. Numao

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, Helicity, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract

The branching ratio of pion decays, R e / μ = Γ ( π + → e + ν + e + ν γ ) / Γ ( π + → μ + ν + μ + ν γ ) , has provided the best test of electron-muon universality in weak interactions. While the Standard Model prediction is R e / μ = ( 1.2353 ± 0.0001 ) × 10 − 4 , the existing experimental results, ( 1.2265 ± 0.0056 ) × 10 − 4 (TRIUMF) and ( 1.2346 ± 0.0050 ) × 10 − 4 (PSI), have still orders of magnitude worse uncertainties. Since the decay π + → e + ν is helicity-suppressed, it is extremely sensitive to a presence of pseudo-scalar couplings arising from a wide range of new physics up to a mass scale of 1000 TeV/c2. Two new experiments aiming at a precision level of 0.1 % for R e / μ , as well as related precision measurements of other pion decays, are described.

Published
2011

12. Silicon Carbide Target for a Muon-Electron Conversion Search at J-PARC MLF

Author

Pranab Kumar Saha, H. Natori, Nguyen Minh Truong, Nguyen Duy Thong, Yuto Takezaki, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Naritoshi Kawamura, Masaharu Aoki, Stefan Ritt, Y. Seiya, Chihiro Ohmori, Shunsuke Makimura, Tsutomu Mibe, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Doug Bryman, Shin-ichiro Meigo, Yohei Nakatsugawa, Michikazu Kinsho, Patrick Strasser, Yoshiro Irie, Natsuki Teshima, Koichiro Shimomura, Hajime Nishiguchi, Masanori Ikegami, T. Numao, Shintaro Ito, Kazami Yamamoto, Naohito Saito, Satoshi Mihara, Kousuke Shimizu, Masahito Yoshii, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, and Yasuhiro Miyake

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, chemistry.chemical_compound, Muon, chemistry, Silicon carbide, J-PARC, Electron, Atomic physics, Lepton, Muon capture, Carbide, Exotic atom
Published
2015

13. Status of the PIENU experiment at TRIUMF

Author

R. E. Mischke, D. Vom Bruch, Leonid Kurchaninov, S. H. Kettell, Y. Igarashi, J. R. Comfort, T. Sullivan, Luca Doria, Alexis A. Aguilar-Arevalo, Chloé Malbrunot, D. Protopopescu, P. Gumplinger, Douglas Bryman, Ahmed Hussein, S. Ito, S. Cuen-Rochin, T. Numao, Dave Britton, D. Vavilov, Masaharu Aoki, L. S. Littenberg, Song Chen, A. Sher, and M. Blecher

Subjects
Physics, History, Particle physics, Muon, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, Computer Science Applications, Education, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Pion, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract

The PIENU experiment at TRIUMF aims to measure the branching ratio of pion decays R = Γ(π(+) → e(+)ν(e) + π(+) → e(+) ν(e)γ)/Γ(π(+)→μ(+)ν(μ) + π(+) → μ(+)ν(μ)γ) with precision

Published
2015

14. Status of the PIENU experiment

Author

S. Cuen-Rochin, Douglas Bryman, D. Vavilov, Leonid Kurchaninov, Masaharu Aoki, Song Chen, A.H. Hussein, R. E. Mischke, L. S. Littenberg, Y. Igarashi, D. Vom Bruch, P. Gumplinger, T. Sullivan, Luca Doria, J. R. Comfort, S. H. Kettell, T. Numao, M. Blecher, Dave Britton, Alexis A. Aguilar-Arevalo, S. Ito, C. Malbrunot, A. Sher, and D. Protopopescu

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, History, Muon, Branching fraction, Elementary particle, Fermion, Electron, Computer Science Applications, Education, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract

The branching ratio, Re/μ = Γ(π → eν + eνγ)/Γ(π → μν + μνγ), provides a sensitive test of muon-electron universality in weak interactions. The status of the PIENU experiment at TRIUMF, which aims to improve the precision of the Re/μ measurement by a factor of > 5, is presented.

Published
2014

15. Recent results and prospects on kaon physics at CERN

Author

Augusto Ceccucci, H. Wahl, V. Bolotov, B. Renk, Tommaso Spadaro, Mayda Velasco, M. Sozzi, E. Imbergamo, P. Rubin, P. F. Dalpiaz, S. Movchan, F. Ambrosino, S. A. Wotton, E. Iacopini, L. DiLella, F. Bucci, Andreas Alexander Maier, V. Obraztsov, G. Lamanna, Milena Misheva, D. Di Filippo, G. Marel, V. E. Semenov, J.B. Cheze, A. Cotta Ramusino, Cvetan Valeriev Cheshkov, A. I. Zinchenko, Cristina Lazzeroni, O. Yushchenko, Luca Fiorini, Antonino Sergi, A. Antonelli, I. Mannelli, A. Gianoli, N. Doble, Milene Calvetti, Cristina Biino, Ivan Mikulec, G. DʼAgostini, R. Winston, Mauro Piccini, M. Holder, V. Palladino, D. Coward, Paolo Massarotti, V. Kurshetsov, Evgueni Goudzovski, A. Peters, Emmanuel Monnier, P. Cenci, Roberto Piandani, L. Masetti, Rainer Wanke, Jacqueline Batley, M. Markytan, M. Lenti, H. Dibon, G. Neuhofer, M. Wache, Jürgen Engelfried, V. Falaleev, M. Shieh, M. Valdata-Nappi, M. Scarpa, Viacheslav Duk, D. T. Madigozhin, Peter Zahariev Hristov, C. Cerri, A. Winhart, H. O. Danielsson, F. Petrucci, Mauro Raggi, E. Mazzucato, E. C. Swallow, R. Fantechi, U. Moosbrugger, Vladimir Kekelidze, C. Morales Morales, B. Vallage, P. Marouelli, M. C. Petrucci, Simone Bifani, M. Hita-Hochgesand, T. Numao, Stoyan Stoynev, W. Baldini, W. Kubischta, G. Bocquet, Yu. Potrebenikov, D. J. Munday, D.C. Cundy, S. Balev, M. Martini, K. Kleinknecht, S. Goy Lopez, A. Salamon, M. Serra, A. Norton, Massimiliano Fiorini, S. Gallorini, S. Venditti, G. Collazuol, F. Retiere, C. Damiani, Nicolo Cartiglia, I. Popov, M. Ziolkowski, V. Kozhuharov, G.M. Pierazzini, A. Fucci, M. De Beer, M. Veltri, Emilio Leonardi, I. Polenkevich, M. D. Wood, M. Behler, Mark Slater, Michal Szleper, G. Dellacasa, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Nicola Cabibbo, M. Savrie, B. Bloch-Devaux, F. Costantini, Lau Gatignon, J. Derre, M. Patel, Roberta Arcidiacono, S. Shkarovskiy, T. Fonseca Martin, E. Gushchin, Marco Clemencic, A. Gonidec, A. Romano, Leander Litov, P.L. Frabetti, M. Pepe, B. Hallgren, Paolo Valente, Alan W. Walker, M. Moulson, Andrea Bizzeti, F. Marchetto, A. Michetti, L. Widhalm, M. Fidecaro, N. A. Molokanova, B. Peyaud, K. Eppard, Petra Riedler, G. E. Kalmus, M. Napolitano, E. M. Gersabeck, Anne Dabrowski, G. Saracino, Manfred Jeitler, S. Giudici, G. Anzivino, A. Nappi, and Ambrosino, Fabio

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle decay, Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, Meson, Hadron, Elementary particle, Fermion, NA62 experiment, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Lepton
Abstract

A review of recent experimental results on charged kaon decays from NA48/2 and NA62 collaborations is given, together with a description of the NA62 experiment to study the ultra-rare decay K + → π + ν ν ¯ starting in fall 2014.

Published
2013

16. Search for massive neutrinos in the decayπ→eν

Author

L. S. Littenberg, A. Sher, C. Malbrunot, T. Sullivan, S. H. Kettell, D. Vavilov, C. Hurst, N. Ito, Luca Doria, R. Poutissou, Song Chen, Masaharu Aoki, Minoru Yoshida, T. Numao, P. Gumplinger, Ahmed Hussein, Leonid Kurchaninov, Y. Igarashi, Douglas Bryman, Koji Yamada, M. Ding, and M. Blecher

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Meson, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Branching fraction, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Massless particle, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Pion, Antimatter, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Lepton
Abstract

The positron spectrum from the decay ..pi../sup +/..-->..e/sup +/..nu../sub e/ has been examined for evidence of peaks arising from an admixture in the ..nu../sub e/ weak eigenstate of massive neutrinos. Limits on the intensity of such peaks, together with the measured ..pi -->..e..nu.. branching ratio, have been used to derive constraints on the neutrino mixing parameters over the range 4 MeV

Published
2011

17. Further Search for the DecayK+→π+νν¯

Author

S. Adler, M. S. Atiya, I-H. Chiang, M. V. Diwan, J. S. Frank, J. S. Haggerty, V. Jain, S. H. Kettell, T. F. Kycia, K. K. Li, L. S. Littenberg, C. Ng, R. C. Strand, C. Witzig, M. Kazumori, T. K. Komatsubara, M. Kuriki, N. Muramatsu, A. Otomo, S. Sugimoto, T. Inagaki, S. Kabe, M. Kobayashi, Y. Kuno, T. Sato, T. Shinkawa, Y. Yoshimura, Y. Kishi, T. Nakano, T. Sasaki, M. Ardebili, A. O. Bazarko, M. R. Convery, M. M. Ito, D. R. Marlow, R. A. McPherson, P. D. Meyers, F. C. Shoemaker, A. J. S. Smith, J. R. Stone, M. Aoki, P. C. Bergbusch, E. W. Blackmore, D. A. Bryman, A. Konaka, J. A. Macdonald, J. Mildenberger, T. Numao, P. Padley, J.-M. Poutissou, R. Poutissou, G. Redlinger, P. Kitching, and R. Soluk

Subjects
Physics, Antiparticle, Particle decay, Particle physics, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, Neutrino, Lepton
Abstract

A search for additional evidence for the rare kaon decay K+-->pi(+)nunu; has been made with a new data set comparable in sensitivity to the previous exposure that produced a single event. No new events were found in the pion momentum region examined, 211 pi(+)nunu;) = 1.5(+3.4)(-1.2)x10(-10).

Published
2000

18. Study of the decayK+→π+νν¯in the momentum region140<Pπ<199 MeV/c

Author

I. H. Chiang, Y. Yoshimura, O. V. Mineev, S. H. Kettell, S. Sugimoto, Tamaki Yoshioka, Norihito Muramatsu, J. Ives, E. J. Ramberg, V. A. Mukhin, T. Numao, A. Kushnirenko, V. Obraztsov, L. S. Littenberg, J. Hu, M. V. Diwan, M. M. Khabibullin, B. Lewis, T. Nakano, S. V. Petrenko, J. A. Macdonald, B. Bassalleck, Yu. G. Kudenko, T. Sato, T. Tsunemi, D. E. Jaffe, J. Mildenberger, R. Tschirhart, R. C. Strand, M. Miyajima, A. N. Khotjantsev, K. Mizouchi, A. P. Kozhevnikov, T. K. Komatsubara, Yoichi Tamagawa, Song Chen, Ewart W. Blackmore, T. Shinkawa, N. V. Yershov, D. V. Vavilov, T. Sekiguchi, Takashi Nomura, D. I. Patalakha, T. Fujiwara, A. Konaka, Masaaki Kobayashi, A. V. Artamonov, I. A. Christidi, Zhe Wang, R. Poutissou, Masaharu Nomachi, B. Viren, P. Kitching, B. Bhuyan, S. Kabe, K. K. Li, L. G. Landsberg, Douglas Bryman, P. S. Cooper, James Frank, George Redlinger, and K. Omata

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle decay, Particle physics, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, Elementary particle, Dimensionless quantity, Lepton
Abstract

Experiment E949 at Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed three new events consistent with the decay ${K}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}\ensuremath{\nu}\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}}$ in the pion momentum region $140l{P}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}l199\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/c$ in an exposure of $1.71\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{12}$ stopped kaons with an estimated total background of $0.93\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.17(\mathrm{stat}{)}_{\ensuremath{-}0.24}^{+0.32}(\mathrm{syst})$ events. This brings the total number of observed ${K}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}\ensuremath{\nu}\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}}$ events to seven. Combining this observation with previous results, assuming the pion spectrum predicted by the standard model, results in a branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}({K}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}\ensuremath{\nu}\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}})=({1.73}_{\ensuremath{-}1.05}^{+1.15})\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}10}$. An interpretation of the results for alternative models of the decay ${K}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}+nothing$ is also presented.

Published
2009

19. Upper limit on the branching ratio for the decayπ0→νν¯

Author

Daniel Robert Marlow, Georges Azuelos, Ewart W. Blackmore, R. C. Strand, T. Numao, W. C. Louis, L. S. Littenberg, Mats A Selen, J. Roy, I. H. Chiang, A. J. Stevens, T. F. Kycia, D. S. Akerib, Y. Kuno, R. Poutissou, Peter Daniel Meyers, L. Felawka, K. K. Li, Douglas Bryman, J. S. Frank, J. A. Macdonald, J. S. Haggerty, P. Padley, A. J.S. Smith, M. S. Atiya, P. Kitching, F. C. Shoemaker, J. M. Poutissou, and M. M. Ito

Subjects
Physics, Particle decay, Antiparticle, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, General Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Atomic physics, Weak interaction, Energy (signal processing), Lepton
Abstract

An experimental upper limit on the branching ratio for the decay {pi}{sup 0}{r arrow}{nu}{bar {nu}} is set at 8.3{times}10{sup {minus}7} (90% C.L.). This decay is forbidden if neutrinos are purely left handed. The limit also applies to any decays of the {pi}{sup 0} to weakly interacting neutrals.

Published
1991

20. New Measurement of theK+→π+νν¯Branching Ratio

Author

A. Kushnirenko, J. Ives, T. Numao, E. J. Ramberg, Tamaki Yoshioka, Ewart W. Blackmore, J. A. Macdonald, T. Tsunemi, B. Bassalleck, K. K. Li, Song Chen, Y. Yoshimura, J. Mildenberger, R. Poutissou, Douglas Bryman, R. C. Strand, A. P. Kozhevnikov, T. K. Komatsubara, Yoichi Tamagawa, D. E. Jaffe, A. V. Artamonov, I. A. Christidi, T. Shinkawa, D. I. Patalakha, N. V. Yershov, O. V. Mineev, T. Sekiguchi, A. N. Khotjantsev, George Redlinger, K. Mizouchi, T. Nomura, A. Konaka, R. Tschirhart, Zhe Wang, I. H. Chiang, K. Omata, S. H. Kettell, T. Fujiwara, Norihito Muramatsu, V. Obraztsov, M. M. Khabibullin, M. V. Diwan, Masaaki Kobayashi, V. A. Mukhin, L. S. Littenberg, Yu. G. Kudenko, S. Sugimoto, T. Sato, J. Hu, James Frank, Masaharu Nomachi, B. Lewis, T. Nakano, M. Miyajima, S. V. Petrenko, P. Kitching, P. S. Cooper, B. Viren, B. Bhuyan, S. Kabe, D. V. Vavilov, and L. G. Landsberg

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Pair production, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, Dimensionless quantity, Lepton
Abstract

Three events for the decay K+-->pi+ nunu have been observed in the pion momentum region below the K+-->pi+pi0 peak, 140 pi+ nunu) = (1.73(-1.05)+1.15) x 10(-10) consistent with the standard model prediction.

Published
2008

21. Measurement of theK+→π+νν¯branching ratio

Author

V. Obraztsov, M. M. Khabibullin, M. Ardebili, A. V. Artamonov, T. Numao, A. Konaka, S. S. Adler, P. S. Cooper, A. Kushnirenko, I. H. Chiang, Song Chen, S. H. Kettell, James Frank, A. O. Bazarko, M. Kuriki, K. Omata, J. A. Macdonald, B. Bassalleck, M. S. Atiya, T. Sekiguchi, J. Mildenberger, R. C. Strand, A. P. Kozhevnikov, T. K. Komatsubara, T. Sato, Ewart W. Blackmore, O. V. Mineev, M. Aoki, M. R. Convery, Masaharu Nomachi, P. D. Meyers, D. E. Jaffe, Y. Yoshimura, Yoichi Tamagawa, B. Viren, T. Shinkawa, Norihito Muramatsu, K. Mizouchi, M. Kazumori, George Redlinger, P. Kitching, B. Bhuyan, L. S. Littenberg, F. C. Shoemaker, M. Miyajima, Tamaki Yoshioka, J. R. Stone, V. A. Mukhin, J. Hu, Masaaki Kobayashi, N. V. Yershov, B. Lewis, T. Nakano, S. V. Petrenko, K. K. Li, A. N. Khotjantsev, Douglas Bryman, Y. Kuno, A. P. Ivashkin, Takashi Nomura, Daniel Robert Marlow, T. Fujiwara, S. Kabe, R. Poutissou, E. J. Ramberg, M. M. Ito, T. Tsunemi, D. I. Patalakha, S. Sugimoto, V. V. Anisimovsky, D. V. Vavilov, R. A. McPherson, I. A. Christidi, L. G. Landsberg, R. Tschirhart, J. S. Haggerty, A. J.S. Smith, T. Inagaki, M. V. Diwan, and Yu. G. Kudenko

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Particle decay, Crystallography, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Hadron, Elementary particle, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract

Experiment E949 at Brookhaven National Laboratory studied the rare decay K{sup +}-->pi{sup +} nu{ovr {nu}} and other processes with an exposure of 1.77 x 10{sup 12} k{sup +}'s. The data were analyzed using a blind analysis technique yielding one candidate event with an estimated background of 0.30 {+-} 0.03 events. Combining this result with the observation of two candidate events by the predecessor experiment E787 gave the branching ratio B(K{sup +}-->pi{sup +} nu{ovr {nu}}) = (1.47{sub -0.89}{sup +1.30}) x 10{sup -10}, consistent with the standard model prediction of (0.74 {+-} 0.20) x 10{sup -10}. This is a more detailed report of results previously published [V.V. Anisimovsky et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 031801 (2004)].

Published
2008

22. Improved search for massive neutrinos inπ+→e+νdecay

Author

Shama Ahmad, M. S. Dixit, D. I. Britton, J. M. Poutissou, T. Numao, J. A. Macdonald, R. A. Burnham, P. Kitching, E. T. H. Clifford, A. Olin, Y. Kuno, and Douglas Bryman

Subjects
Physics, Antiparticle, Particle physics, Particle decay, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Elementary particle, Neutrino, Lepton
Abstract

Evidence of massive neutrinos was sought in the ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{e}^{+}\ensuremath{\nu}$ decay spectrum with the background from the $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\mu}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}e$ decay chain highly suppressed. Upper limits (90% C.L.) were set on the neutrino mixing parameter ${|{U}_{\mathrm{ei}}|}^{2}l{10}^{\ensuremath{-}7}$ in the mass region $50l{m}_{\ensuremath{\nu}}l130$ MeV/${\mathit{c}}^{2}$.

Published
1992

23. The PIENU experiment at TRIUMF : a sensitive probe for new physics

Author

Makoto Yoshida, Koji Yamada, J. Doornbos, Chloé Malbrunot, T. Numao, N. Ito, Dave Britton, Alexis A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. Hurst, Song Chen, A.H. Hussein, P. Gumplinger, A. Sher, J. R. Comfort, Leonid Kurchaninov, D. Vavilov, Douglas Bryman, Masaharu Aoki, Luca Doria, Y. Igarashi, M. Ding, S. Kettell, L. Littenberg, Y. Kuno, T. Sullivan, M. Blecher, and R. Poutissou

Subjects
Physics, History, Particle physics, Meson, Branching fraction, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Elementary particle, Computer Science Applications, Education, Nuclear physics, Pseudoscalar, Particle decay, Pion, Lepton
Abstract

Study of rare decays is an important approach for exploring physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). The branching ratio of the helicity suppressed pion decays, R = , is one of the most accurately calculated decay process involving hadrons and has so far provided the most stringent test of the hypothesis of electron-muon universality in weak interactions. The branching ratio has been calculated in the SM to better than 0.01% accuracy to be RSM = 1.2353(1) × 10 . The PIENU experiment at TRIUMF, which started taking physics data in September 2009, aims to reach an accuracy five times better than the previous experiments, so as to confront the theoretical calculation at the level of ±0.1%. If a deviation from the RSM is found, "new physics" beyond the SM, at potentially very high mass scales (up to 1000 TeV), could be revealed. Alternatively, sensitive constraints on hypotheses can be obtained for interactions involving pseudoscalar or scalar interactions. So far, 4 million π+ → e+ νe ue events have been accumulated by PIENU. This paper will outline the physics motivations, describe the apparatus and techniques designed to achieve high precision and present the latest results.

Published
2011

24. Search for massive neutrinos inπ+→μ+ν decay

Author

T. Numao and Douglas Bryman

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Antiparticle, Particle decay, Crystallography, Meson, Branching fraction, Antimatter, Hadron, Elementary particle, Lepton
Abstract

Evidence of massive neutrinos was sought in the {pi}{sup +}{implies}{mu}{sup +}{ital x} decay spectrum in the mass region {ital M}{sub {ital x}}=30{endash}33.91 MeV/{ital c}{sup 2}. Upper limits on the branching ratio {ital R}{sub {mu}}{sub {ital x}}{le}(4{endash}6){times}10{sup -}{sup 5} (90{percent} C.L.) were set for this region, which correspond to the neutrino mixing parameter {vert_bar}{ital U}{sub {mu}}{sub {ital x}}{vert_bar}{sup 2}{much_gt}10{sup -}{sup 3}{endash}10{sup -}{sup 4}. {copyright} {ital 1995 The American Physical Society.}

Published
1996

25. Search for muon-electron and muon-positron conversion

Author

J. M. Poutissou, Georges Azuelos, P. Depommier, T. Numao, H. Mes, R. Poutissou, E. T. H. Clifford, J. A. Macdonald, J. Spuller, M. Blecher, R. A. Burnham, M. J. Leitch, Douglas Bryman, I. Navon, Shafqat Ahmad, M. S. Dixit, C. K. Hargrove, M. D. Hasinoff, K. Gotow, J. Summhammer, and P. Schlatter

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Physics, Antiparticle, Positron, Muon, Branching fraction, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Elementary particle, Electron, Atomic physics, Lepton
Abstract

Limits on the lepton-flavor-violating reactions ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$+Z\ensuremath{\rightarrow}${e}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$+Z and ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$+Z\ensuremath{\rightarrow}${e}^{+}$+(Z-2), muon-electron and muon-positron conversion, have been obtained from a search performed at TRIUMF using a time-projection chamber. Upper limits (90% C.L.) for the branching ratios compared to ordinary muon capture for a titanium target are R---(Ti)=\ensuremath{\Gamma}(${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$Ti\ensuremath{\rightarrow}${\mathit{e}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$Ti)/\ensuremath{\Gamma}(${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$Ti capture)4.6\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}12}$ and ${\mathit{R}}_{+}$(Ti)=\ensuremath{\Gamma}(${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$Ti\ensuremath{\rightarrow}${\mathit{e}}^{+}$Ca*)/\ensuremath{\Gamma}(${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$Ti capture).1.7\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}10}$ A smaller data set obtained using a lead target yielded ${R}_{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}}$(Pb)4.9\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}10}$. The implications of these results for extensions of the standard model which allow lepton-flavor violation are discussed.

Published
1988

26. Search for muon electron conversion μ−+Ti → e−+Ti

Author

J. A. Macdonald, Georges Azuelos, H. Mes, P. Depommier, K. Gotow, M. Blecher, M. J. Leitch, J. Spuller, Herbert L. Anderson, C. K. Hargrove, R. Poutissou, A.L. Carter, I. Navon, J.-M. Poutissou, M. S. Dixit, S.C. Wright, T. Numao, Jean-Pierre Martin, P. Schlatter, M. D. Hasinoff, Douglas Bryman, and R. A. Burnham

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Analytical chemistry, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Electron, Lepton, Muon capture
Abstract

A progress report on a search for the lepton flavor violating reaction μ − +Ti → e − +Ti is presented. No evidence for this process has yet been found leading to an upper limit −11 (90% confidence level) relative to ordinary muon capture.

Published
1985

27. A cylindrical drift chamber for the measurement of K to pi nu nu decay

Author

T. Numao, Y. Kuno, Douglas Bryman, Ewart W. Blackmore, Nadeem A. Khan, Shama Ahmad, and J.V. Cresswell

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Antiparticle, Meson, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Particle detector, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Pion, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Antimatter, Measuring instrument, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lepton
Abstract

A cylindrical drift chamber has been constructed for the study of a rare kaon decay. A description is given of the design and construction of the chamber. Data from two prototype chambers and initial results from the final chamber are presented. >

Published
1988

28. Measurement of thepi→eνbranching ratio

Author

A. Olin, B. Olaniyi, J. M. Poutissou, J. A. Macdonald, T. Numao, M. S. Dixit, R. Dubois, and Douglas Bryman

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Pion, Meson, Branching fraction, Electroweak interaction, Hadron, Analytical chemistry, Elementary particle, Lepton
Abstract

A measurement of the ..pi -->..e..nu.. branching ratio using a NaI(Tl) spectrometer yields a value GAMMA((..pi -->..e..nu..)+(..pi -->..e..nu gamma..))/ GAMMA((..pi --> mu nu..)+(..pi --> mu nu gamma..)) = (1. 218 +- 0.014) x 10/sup -4/. The result is consistent with expectations of the standard electroweak theory incorporating electron-muon universality.

Published
1986

29. Constraints on Massive Neutrinos inπ→eνDecay

Author

A. Olin, P. Kitching, T. Numao, Georges Azuelos, Dave Britton, P. Schlatter, Douglas Bryman, E. T. H. Clifford, J. A. Macdonald, M. S. Dixit, B. Olaniyi, and J. M. Poutissou

Subjects
Massless particle, Physics, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, Particle physics, Pion, Meson, Antimatter, General Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Decay chain, Neutrino, Lepton
Abstract

A search has been carried out for the production of neutrinos in the mass range 60 to 130 MeV coupling to the electron in the decay ..pi../sup +/..-->..e/sup +/..nu... The dominant background from the ..pi..-..mu..-e decay chain has been suppressed by use of a new technique leading to more than an order of magnitude greater sensitivity than achieved previously.

Published
1986

30. Search for Muon — to — Electron Conversion in Titanium

Author

R. A. Burnham, T. Numao, J. A. Macdonald, R. Poutissou, K. Gotow, E. T. H. Clifford, M. S. Dixit, J. M. Poutissou, H. Mes, J. Summhammer, P. Depommier, M. Blecher, Douglas Bryman, M. Hasinoff, C. K. Hargrove, Georges Azuelos, and Shama Ahmad

Subjects
Physics, Standard Model (mathematical formulation), Particle decay, Particle physics, Muon, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Higgs boson, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Lepton number, Lepton, Muon capture
Abstract

The question of muon — to — electron conversion is as old as the muon itself. When it was realised that the muon does not decay into electron and photon the concept of separately conserved muonic and electronic lepton numbers was introduced as an ad hoc hypothesis, without profound justification. But it is only recently that this question has become of great importance, with the advent of the gauge theories of fundamental interactions. The “standard model” based on the electroweak group SU(2) × U(l) with the minimal particle content (no right-handed neutrino, only one Higgs doublet) does not allow any muon number (or any partial lepton number) violation. But the “standard model” is not believed to be the final theory of nature. It has to be modified, generalised, and hopefully embedded in a more complete unification scheme. To do this there are many possibilities which lead to muon number violation in a very natural and inescapable way. Therefore the study of muon number (and other lepton number) violation is one of the most important issues in particle physics. Processes which violate muon number have already been searched for extensively at the meson factories. They have not been observed but very stringent upper limits for their existence have been obtained, which put strong constraints on theoretical models, in particular on mixing parameters and masses of hypothetical particles on the TeV scale. All muon number violating processes are important and must be studied. They will be discussed at length by other speakers at this conference.

Published
1986

31. Search for muon‐electron and muon‐positron conversion

Author

R. Poutissou, J. Spuller, J. A. Macdonald, M. J. Leitch, I. Navon, P. Depommier, J. M. Poutissou, M. Blecher, Georges Azuelos, E. T. H. Clifford, C. K. Hargrove, K. Gotow, M. S. Dixit, R. A. Burnham, J. Summhammer, P. Schlatter, T. Numao, H. Mes, Douglas Bryman, Shafqat Ahmad, and M. D. Hasinoff

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear reaction, Antiparticle, Positron, Muon, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, Antimatter, Analytical chemistry, Elementary particle, Lepton, Muon capture
Abstract

Limits on the lepton flavor violating reactions ..mu../sup -/+Z..-->..e/sup -/+Z and ..mu../sup -/+Z..-->..e/sup +/+(Z-2), muon-electron and muon-position conversion, have been obtained. Upper limits (90% C.L.) for the branching ratios compared to ordinary muon capture are: R/sub -/(Ti) = GAMMA(..mu../sup -/Ti..-->..e/sup -/Ti)/GAMMA(..mu../sup -/Ti capture) ..d/sup +/Ca*)/GAMMA(..mu../sup -/Ti capture)

Published
1988

32. Searches for muon-electron and muon-positron conversion in titanium

Author

R. Poutissou, H. Mes, J. Spuller, J. A. Macdonald, Georges Azuelos, T. Numao, E. T. H. Clifford, R. A. Burnham, Douglas Bryman, M. Blecher, Shama Ahmad, M. D. Hasinoff, J. M. Poutissou, C. K. Hargrove, M. S. Dixit, J. Summhammer, K. Gotow, and P. Depommier

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear reaction, Antiparticle, Muon, Branching fraction, General Physics and Astronomy, Muon capture, Nuclear physics, Positron, TheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITY, Giant resonance, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

Searches have been performed for neutrinoless muon-electron conversion and muon-positron conversion using a time projection chamber. An upper limit on the branching ratio for the coherent reaction R(..mu../sup -/ +Ti..-->..e/sup -/+Ti) ..e/sup +/+Ca no events were observed for positron momenta p>96 MeV/c leading to an upper limit on the partial branching ratio relative to ordinary muon capture GAMMA/sub p//sub >//sub 96/(..mu../sup -/+Ti..-->..e/sup +/ +Ca)/GAMMA(..mu../sup -/+Ti..-->..capture) ..e/sup +/+Ca)/GAMMA(..mu../sup -/ +Ti..-->..capture)

Published
1987

33. NA62 and NA48/2 results on search for Heavy Neutral Leptons

Author

A. Antonelli, O. Yushchenko, V. Ryjov, M. Sozzi, F. Marchetto, M. Mirra, V. Fascianelli, D. Protopopescu, Douglas Bryman, G. Lamanna, E. Iacopini, R. Lollini, F. Gonnella, E. Pedreschi, A. Korotkova, I. Mannelli, A. Shaikhiev, L. Bician, G. Khoriauli, Y. U. Kudenko, P. Dalpiaz, M. B. Brunetti, B. Angelucci, V. Cerny, P. Lichard, R. Wanke, M. Corvino, G. Anzivino, R. Volpe, A. Salamon, C. Santoni, C. Lazzeroni, P. Laycock, M. Perrin-Terrin, V. Falaleev, D. Di Filippo, D. Lomidze, G. Saracino, V. Sougonyaev, S. Padolski, A. Sturgess, M. Boretto, A. Mapelli, G. Ruggiero, D. Soldi, C. Parkinson, J. Fu, T. Capussela, A. Lonardo, G. Georgiev, M. Medvedeva, S. Venditti, M. Raggi, B. Bloch-Devaux, Mario Giorgi, V. Obraztsov, S. Shkarovskiy, C. Biino, A. Khotyantsev, A. Bizzeti, M. Zamkovsky, E. Cortina Gil, B. Wrona, A. Romano, F. Brizioli, M Napolitano, M. Pepe, V. Kekelidze, S. Ghinescu, L. Fulton, F. Petrucci, V. Palladino, Pasquale Lubrano, M. Koval, R. Arcidiacono, Massimiliano Fiorini, F. Hahn, V. Kozhuharov, O. Hutanu, R. Piandani, E. Gushchin, P. Petrov, Luca Pontisso, G. Latino, F. Spinella, E. Goudzovski, A. Ceccucci, V. Bonaiuto, A. Fucci, E. Minucci, A. Conovaloff, L. Federici, S. Trilov, M. Bragadireanu, B. Velghe, L. Peruzzo, Piero Vicini, D. Britton, S. Movchan, P. Cooper, M. Moulson, B. Checcucci, F. Duval, M. Vormstein, S. Giudici, V. Kurochka, R. Marchevski, R. D. page, R. Ammendola, B. Dobrich, P. Rubin, L. Iacobuzio, David Hutchcroft, E. Menichetti, B. Jenninger, E. Leonardi, Fausto Sargeni, A. Filippi, G. Mannocchi, P. Massarotti, N. Lurkin, L. Di Lella, A. Mefodev, G. D'Agostini, C. Cerri, E. Maurice, J. Dainton, L. Litov, A. Sergi, A. Kleimenova, N. Doble, Z. Kucerova, I. Polenkevich, Helen F Heath, A. Gianoli, G. Lanfranchi, J. Pinzino, F. Ambrosino, N. De Simone, J. Engelfried, S. Fedotov, T. Spadaro, M. Lenti, R. Aliberti, G. Lehmann Miotto, S. Martellotti, T. Enik, K. Massri, R. Guida, H. Danielsson, Yu Potrebenikov, A. Biagioni, J. Kunze, T. Blazek, M. Noy, E. Imbergamo, N. Molokanova, R. Fantechi, M. Piccini, T. Numao, E. Migliore, Matteo Lupi, N. Estrada-Tristan, L. Gatignon, J. Fry, F. Costantini, D. Madigozhin, P. Valente, P. Cenci, A. Ostankov, A. Cotta Ramusino, D. Coward, M. Barbanera, J. Swallow, V. Kurshetsov, S. Kholodenko, H. Wahl, K. Kampf, F. Newson, E. Gamberini, A. Norton, I. Neri, V. Semenov, C. Graham, F. Bucci, T. Husek, M. Misheva, A. Zinchenko, V. Duk, D’Ambrosio, G, Iacovacci, M, Mastroianni, S, Passera, M, Venanzoni, G, Lamanna, Gianluca, Aliberti, R., Ambrosino, F., Ammendola, R., Angelucci, B., Antonelli, A., Anzivino, G., Arcidiacono, R., Barbanera, M., Biagioni, A., Bician, L., Biino, C., Bizzeti, A., Blazek, T., Bloch-Devaux, B., Bonaiuto, V., Boretto, M., Bragadireanu, M., Britton, D., Brizioli, F., Brunetti, M. B., Bryman, D., Bucci, F., Capussela, T., Ceccucci, A., Cenci, P., Cerny, V., Cerri, C., Checcucci, B., Conovaloff, A., Cooper, P., Cortina Gil, E., Corvino, M., Costantini, F., Cotta Ramusino, A., Coward, D., D'Agostini, G., Dainton, J., Dalpiaz, P., Danielsson, H., De Simone, N., Di Filippo, D., Di Lella, L., Doble, N., Dobrich, B., Duval, F., Duk, V., Engelfried, J., Enik, T., Estrada-Tristan, N., Falaleev, V., Fantechi, R., Fascianelli, V., Federici, L., Fedotov, S., Filippi, A., Fiorini, M., Fry, J., Fu, J., Fucci, A., Fulton, L., Gamberini, E., Gatignon, L., Georgiev, G., Ghinescu, S., Gianoli, A., Giorgi, M., Giudici, S., Gonnella, F., Goudzovski, E., Graham, C., Guida, R., Gushchin, E., Hahn, F., Heath, H., Husek, T., Hutanu, O., Hutchcroft, D., Iacobuzio, L., Iacopini, E., Imbergamo, E., Jenninger, B., Kampf, K., Kekelidze, V., Kholodenko, S., Khoriauli, G., Khotyantsev, A., Kleimenova, A., Korotkova, A., Koval, M., Kozhuharov, V., Kucerova, Z., Kudenko, Y., Kunze, J., Kurochka, V., Kurshetsov, V., Lanfranchi, G., Lamanna, G., Latino, G., Laycock, P., Lazzeroni, C., Lenti, M., Lehmann Miotto, G., Leonardi, E., Lichard, P., Litov, L., Lollini, R., Lomidze, D., Lonardo, A., Lubrano, P., Lupi, M., Lurkin, N., Madigozhin, D., Mannelli, I., Mannocchi, G., Mapelli, A., Marchetto, F., Marchevski, R., Martellotti, S., Massarotti, P., Massri, K., Maurice, E., Medvedeva, M., Mefodev, A., Menichetti, E., Migliore, E., Minucci, E., Mirra, M., Misheva, M., Molokanova, N., Moulson, M., Movchan, S., Napolitano, M., Neri, I., Newson, F., Norton, A., Noy, M., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V., Ostankov, A., Padolski, S., Page, R., Palladino, V., Parkinson, C., Pedreschi, E., Pepe, M., Perrin-Terrin, M., Peruzzo, L., Petrov, P., Petrucci, F., Piandani, R., Piccini, M., Pinzino, J., Polenkevich, I., Pontisso, L., Potrebenikov, Yu., Protopopescu, D., Raggi, M., Romano, A., Rubin, P., Ruggiero, G., Ryjov, V., Salamon, A., Santoni, C., Saracino, G., Sargeni, F., Semenov, V., Sergi, A., Shaikhiev, A., Shkarovskiy, S., Soldi, D., Sougonyaev, V., Sozzi, M., Spadaro, T., Spinella, F., Sturgess, A., Swallow, J., Trilov, S., Valente, P., Velghe, B., Venditti, S., Vicini, P., Volpe, R., Vormstein, M., Wahl, H., Wanke, R., Wrona, B., Yushchenko, O., Zamkovsky, M., and Zinchenko, A.

Subjects
Physics, Range (particle radiation), Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, Heavy Neutral leptons, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, QC1-999, Detector, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, 01 natural sciences, Physics, neutral leptons, NA62, Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare, Kaon Physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), neutral leptons, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

In this paper we present new results on upper limits for the search of Heavy Neutral Leptons (HNL) with data collected by NA48/2 (2003-2004), NA62-RK (2007) and NA62 (2015) CERN experiments. The data collected with different trigger configuration allow to search for both long and short living heavy neutrinos in the mass range below the kaon mass. In addition the status of the search for K+ → π+vv with the NA62 detector will be briefly presented.

34. Search for heavy neutral lepton production in K+ decays to positrons

Author

Fabrizio Petrucci, F. Hahn, B. Jenninger, Mario Giorgi, D. Di Filippo, Leander Litov, P. Rubin, S. Padolski, Paul Laycock, Evgueni Goudzovski, S. Martellotti, Claudio Santoni, A. Filippi, G. Saracino, M. Vormstein, D. Emelyanov, B. Angelucci, L. Iacobuzio, E. B. Holzer, A. I. Zinchenko, M. Koval, Mattia Barbanera, G. Latino, M. Medvedeva, Giuseppe Ruggiero, V. Palladino, Yu. Potrebenikov, L. Bician, A. Fucci, Tommaso Spadaro, J. Swallow, Y. Petrov, Johannes Bernhard, A. Parenti, F. Spinella, H. D. Wahl, D. Coward, E. Iacopini, R. Lollini, T. Capussela, A. Gianoli, Roberto Guida, J. L. Fu, G. Lanfranchi, J. R. Fry, G. Lamanna, Ernesto Migliore, Tomáš Husek, Georgi P. Georgiev, Viacheslav Duk, T. Bache, R. W. L. Jones, A. Kleimenova, F. Costantini, Alessandro Lonardo, E. Cortina Gil, Roberto Piandani, G. Anzivino, L. Peruzzo, Andrea Biagioni, R. Volpe, L. Gatignon, M. Fiorini, M. Corvino, M. Piccini, P. F. Dalpiaz, R. Marchevski, E. Gamberini, D. T. Madigozhin, J. Jerhot, Roberto Ammendola, L. Di Lella, R. Page, V. Kozhuharov, N. A. Molokanova, A. Conovaloff, M. Misheva, M. Zamkovsky, S. Movchan, C. Lazzeroni, F. Ambrosino, D. Protopopescu, B. Velghe, J. Carmignani, A. Salamon, G. Khoriauli, R. Fantechi, Nicolas Lurkin, Matteo Lupi, F. Brizioli, A. Mefodev, M. B. Brunetti, Paolo Massarotti, M. Napolitano, B. Bloch-Devaux, V. Kurochka, Helen F Heath, I. Mannelli, Jürgen Engelfried, B. Wrona, A. Korotkova, A. Sturgess, J. B. Dainton, E. Lari, V. Cerny, H. O. Danielsson, C. Cerri, S. Trilov, Jacopo Pinzino, M. Perrin-Terrin, Vladimir Kekelidze, Luca Pontisso, Antonino Sergi, S. Schuchmann, Emilio Leonardi, A. M. Bragadireanu, I. Polenkevich, L. Federici, S. Venditti, E. Imbergamo, M. Moulson, N. Doble, A. Baeva, D. Baigarashev, Karol Kampf, V. Obraztsov, S. Ghinescu, T. Numao, Paolo Valente, Mauro Raggi, E. Pedreschi, E. Menichetti, V. E. Semenov, A. Shaikhiev, Francesco Gonnella, Rainer Wanke, M. Mirra, Tomas Blazek, Dave Britton, N. Estrada-Tristan, A. Cotta Ramusino, Yu.A. Kudenko, A. Ceccucci, Andrea Bizzeti, G. Lehmann Miotto, C. Graham, Roberta Arcidiacono, P. Petrov, Z. Kucerova, E. Gushchin, A. Khotyantsev, M. Lenti, F. Bucci, M. Boretto, V. Falaleev, F. Newson, P. Cenci, Babette Döbrich, S. Shkarovskiy, C. J. Parkinson, E. Minucci, V. Fascianelli, A. Antonelli, D. Soldi, V. Sugonyaev, R. Aliberti, A. Norton, K. Massri, J. Kunze, D. Lomidze, D. E. Hutchcroft, O. Yushchenko, V. Kurshetsov, S. Kholodenko, L. Fulton, B. Checcucci, F. Duval, P. Cooper, M. Sozzi, Ilaria Neri, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, T. Enik, Douglas Bryman, Sergei Fedotov, Vladimir Ryjov, A. Mapelli, S. Giudici, Cristina Biino, A. Romano, Fausto Sargeni, A P Ostankov, J. Henshaw, Matthew Noy, E. Maurice, F. Marchetto, Piero Vicini, P. Lichard, G. D'Agostini, M. Pepe, O. Hutanu, P. Lubrano, N. De Simone, Ambrosino, F., Corvino, M., Massarotti, P., Mirra, M., Napolitano, M., Saracino, G., Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and UCL - SST/IRMP - Institut de recherche en mathématique et physique

Subjects
Astrofísica, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Heavy neutral lepton, kaon meson, kaon decay, positron, Pontecorvo–Maki–Nakagawa–Sakata matrix, Socio-culturale, FOS: Physical sciences, NA62 experiment, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, NA62, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Positron, kaon decays, heavy neutral lepton, SM extensions, PE2_2, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, SM extensions, kaon physics, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Large Hadron Collider, kaon decays, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, hep-ex, Settore FIS/04, Heavy neutral lepton, lepton flavour violation, Física, lcsh:QC1-999, kaon meson, kaon decay, positron, Production (computer science), High Energy Physics::Experiment, kaon, lcsh:Physics, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract

A search for heavy neutral lepton ($N$) production in $K^+\to e^+N$ decays using the data sample collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2017--2018 is reported. Upper limits of the extended neutrino mixing matrix element $|U_{e4}|^2$ are established at the level of $10^{-9}$ over most of the accessible heavy neutral lepton mass range 144--462 MeV/$c^2$, with the assumption that the lifetime exceeds 50 ns. These limits improve significantly upon those of previous production and decay searches. The $|U_{e4}|^2$ range favoured by Big Bang Nucleosynthesis is excluded up to a mass of about 340 MeV/$c^2$., Comment: Version accepted for publication in Physics Letters B (28 June 2020)

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