Study of the K ±→π ±γγ decay by the NA62 experiment
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A study of the dynamics of the rare decay K ±→π ±γγ has been performed on a sample of 232 decay candidates, with an estimated background of 17.4 ± 1.1 events, collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2007. The results are combined with those from a measurement conducted by the NA48/2 Collaboration at CERN. The combined model-independent branching ratio in the kinematic range z=(mγγ/mK)2>0.2 is BMI(z>0.2)=(0.965±0.063)×10-6, and the combined branching ratio in the full kinematic range assuming a Chiral Perturbation Theory description is B(Kπγγ)=(1.003±0.056)×10-6. A detailed comparison of the results with the previous measurements is performed. © 2014 The Authors.
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