A measurement of the K %2b → π %2b μ %2b μ− decay Article uri icon

abstract

  • A sample of 2.8 × 104K%2b → π%2bμ%2bμ− candidates with negligible background was collected by the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS in 2017–2018. The model-independent branching fraction is measured to be (9.15 ± 0.08) × 10−8, a factor three more precise than previous measurements. The decay form factor is presented as a function of the squared dimuon mass. A measurement of the form factor parameters and their uncertainties is performed using a description based on Chiral Perturbation Theory at O(p6). © 2022, The Author(s).

publication date

  • 2022-01-01