A measurement of the K+→π+νν¯ decay by the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS is presented, using data collected in 2021 and 2022. This dataset was recorded, after modifications to the beamline and detectors, at a higher instantaneous beam intensity with respect to the 2016–2018 data taking. Combining NA62 data collected in 2016–2022, a measurement of BK+→π+νν¯=13.0−3.0+3.3×10−11 is reported. With 51 signal candidates observed and an expected background of 18−2+3 events, BK+→π+νν¯ becomes the smallest branching ratio measured with a signal significance above 5σ.
Observation of the $$ {K}^{+}\to {\pi}^{+}\nu \overline{\nu} $$ decay and measurement of its branching ratio
Cortina Gil, E.;Wahl, H.;Dalpiaz, P.;Negrello, R.;Neri, I.;Petrucci, F.;Soldani, M.;Bandiera, L.;Canale, N.;Cotta Ramusino, A.;Gianoli, A.;Romagnoni, M.;Sytov, A.;Turisini, M.;Menichetti, E.;Gamberini, E.;Norton, A.;
2025
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A measurement of the K+→π+νν¯ decay by the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS is presented, using data collected in 2021 and 2022. This dataset was recorded, after modifications to the beamline and detectors, at a higher instantaneous beam intensity with respect to the 2016–2018 data taking. Combining NA62 data collected in 2016–2022, a measurement of BK+→π+νν¯=13.0−3.0+3.3×10−11 is reported. With 51 signal candidates observed and an expected background of 18−2+3 events, BK+→π+νν¯ becomes the smallest branching ratio measured with a signal significance above 5σ.File in questo prodotto:
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