12 research outputs found
Search for the Lepton-Number-Violating Decay Ξ-→pμ-μ-
A sensitive search for the lepton-number-violating decay Ξ-→pμ-μ- has been performed using a sample of ∼109  Ξ- hyperons produced in 800  GeV/c p-Cu collisions. We obtain B(Ξ-→pμ-μ-)\u3c4.0×10-8 at 90% confidence, improving on the best previous limit by 4 orders of magnitude
Evidence for the Decay Σ+→pμ+μ-
We report the first evidence for the decay Σ+→pμ+μ- from data taken by the HyperCP (E871) experiment at Fermilab. Based on three observed events, the branching ratio is B(Σ+→pμ+μ-)=[8.6-5.4+6.6(stat)±5.5(syst)]×10-8. The narrow range of dimuon masses may indicate that the decay proceeds via a neutral intermediate state, Σ+→pP0,P0→μ+μ- with a P0 mass of 214.3±0.5  MeV/c2 and branching ratio B(Σ+→pP0,P0→μ+μ-)=[3.1-1.9+2.4(stat)±1.5(syst)]×10-8
High Statistics Search for the θ+ (1.54) Pentaquark State
We have searched for θ+(1.54)→K0p decays using data from the 1999 run of the HyperCP experiment at Fermilab. We see no evidence for a narrow peak in the KS0p mass distribution near 1.54  GeV/c among 106 000 KS0p candidates, and obtain an upper limit for the fraction of θ+(1.54) to KS0p candidates o
Measurement of the α Asymmetry Parameter for the Ω-→ΛK- Decay
We have measured the α parameter of the Ω-→ΛK- decay using data collected with the HyperCP spectrometer during the 1997 fixed-target run at Fermilab. Analyzing a sample of 0.96×106 Ω-→ΛK-, Λ→pπ- decays, we obtain αΩαΛ=[1.33±0.33(stat)±0.52(syst)]×10-2. With the accepted value ofαΛ, αΩ is found to be [2.07±0.51(stat)±0.81(syst)]×10-2
Rare Decays with a Light CP-Odd Higgs Boson in the NMSSM
We have previously proposed a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson in the
next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM), the A_1^0, as a
candidate to explain the HyperCP observations in Sigma^+ -> p mu^+ mu^-. In
this paper we calculate the rates for several other rare decay modes that can
help confirm or refute this hypothesis. The first modes we evaluate are K_L ->
pi pi A_1^0, which are interesting because they are under study by the KTeV
Collaboration. We next turn to eta -> pi pi A_1^0, which are interesting
because they are independent of the details of the flavor-changing sector of
the NMSSM and may be accessible at DAPhNE. For completeness, we also evaluate
Omega^- -> Xi^- A_1^0.Comment: 17 pages, 11 figure
Light-Front Approach for Pentaquark Strong Decays
Assuming the two diquark structure for the pentaquark state as advocated in
the Jaffe-Wilczek model, we study the strong decays of light and heavy
parity-even pentaquark states using the light-front quark model in conjunction
with the spectator approximation. The narrowness of the Theta width is ascribed
to the p-wave configuration of the diquark pair. Taking the Theta width as a
benchmark, we estimate the rates of the strong decays Xi_{3/2}-- to Xi- pi-,
Sigma- K-, Sigma_{5c}0 to D_s- p, D_{s0}*- p and Xi_{5c}0 to D_s- Sigma+,
D_{s0}^{*-} Sigma+ with Sigma_{5c} Xi_{5c} being antisextet charmed pentaquarks
and D_{s0}* a scalar strange charmed meson. The ratio of Gamma(P_c to Baryon
D_{s0}*)/Gamma(P_c to Baryon D_s) is very useful for verifying the parity of
the antisextet charmed pentaquark P_c. It is expected to be of order unity for
an even parity P_c and much less than one for an odd parity pentaquark.Comment: 24 pages, 2 figure
Search for CP Violation in Charged-Xi and Lambda Hyperon Decays
We have compared the proton and antiproton angular distributions in 117
million Xi-minus -> Lambda + pi-minus -> proton + pi-minus + pi-minus and 41
million anti-Xi-minus -> anti-Lamba + pi-plus -> antiproton + pi-plus + pi-plus
decays using a subset of the data from the HyperCP experiment (E871) at
Fermilab. We find no evidence of CP violation, with the direct-CP-violating
parameter .Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. Let
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A measurement of the branching ratio of K+-- ->pi+--mu+mu- decays in the Hyper CP experiment
Large samples of hyperon and kaon decays were collected with the Hyper CP spectrometer during two fixed-target runs at Fermilab. Based on an analysis of 110 million K pm decays from the 1997 data sample we present a branching ratio for K pm right arrow pi pm mu+ mu-. This is the first observation of K- right arrow pi- mu+ mu- decay
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A measurement of the branching ratio of K+-- ->pi+--mu+mu- decays in the Hyper CP experiment
Large samples of hyperon and kaon decays were collected with the Hyper CP spectrometer during two fixed-target runs at Fermilab. Based on an analysis of 110 million K pm decays from the 1997 data sample we present a branching ratio for K pm right arrow pi pm mu+ mu-. This is the first observation of K- right arrow pi- mu+ mu- decay
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Examining CP symmetry in strange baryon decay
Non-conservation of CP symmetry can manifest itself in non-lepton ichyperon decays as a difference in the decay parameter between the strange-baryon decay and its charge conjugate. By comparing the decay distribution in the helicity frame for the decay sequence ,with that of decay, E756 at Fermilab did not observe any CP-odd effect at the level. The status of a follow-up experiment, HyperCP (FNAL E871), to search for CP violation in charged decay with a sensitivity of is also presented