D. E. Jaffe

Improved measurement of the K+ ---> pi+ nu anti-nu branching ratio

An additional event near the upper kinematic limit for K+ to pi+ nu nubar has been observed by Experiment E949 at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Combining previously reported and new data, the branching ratio is B(K+ to pi+ nu nubar)= 1.47 (+1.30, - 0.89) x 10-10 based on three events observed in the pion momentum region 211<P<229 MeV/c. At the measured central value of the branching ratio, the additional event had a signal-to-background ratio of 0.9.

New measurement of the K+-->pi+ nunu branching ratio.

A.V. Artamonov, B. Bassalleck, B. Bhuyan, ∗ E.W. Blackmore, D.A. Bryman, S. Chen, 4 I-H. Chiang, I.-A. Christidi, † P.S. Cooper, M.V. Diwan, J.S. Frank, T. Fujiwara, J. Hu, J. Ives, D.E. Jaffe, S. Kabe, S.H. Kettell, M.M. Khabibullin, A.N. Khotjantsev, P. Kitching, M. Kobayashi, T.K. Komatsubara, A. Konaka, A.P. Kozhevnikov, Yu.G. Kudenko, A. Kushnirenko, ‡ L.G. Landsberg, § B. Lewis, K.K. Li, L.S. Littenberg, J.A. Macdonald, § J. Mildenberger, O.V. Mineev, M. Miyajima, K. Mizouchi, V.A. Mukhin, N. Muramatsu, T. Nakano, M. Nomachi, T. Nomura, T. Numao, V.F. Obraztsov, K. Omata, D.I. Patalakha, S.V. Petrenko, R. Poutissou, E.J. Ramberg, G. Redlinger, T. Sato, T. Sekiguchi, T. Shinkawa, R.C. Strand, S. Sugimoto, Y. Tamagawa, R. Tschirhart, T. Tsunemi, ¶ D.V. Vavilov, B. Viren, Zhe Wang, 3 N.V. Yershov, Y. Yoshimura, and T. Yoshioka

Study of the decay K+→π+νν̄ in the momentum region 140<Pπ<199MeV/c

Experiment E949 at Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed three new events consistent with the decay K+ => pi+,nu,nubar in the pion momentum region 140 pi+,nu,nubar events to seven. Combining this observation with previous results, assuming the pion spectrum predicted by the standard model, results in a branching ratio of (1.73+1.15-1.05)e-10. An interpretation of the results for alternative models of the decay K^ => pi+,nothing is also presented.

The PROSPECT Physics Program

The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is designed to make a precise measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from a highly-enriched uranium reactor and probe eV-scale sterile neutrinos by searching for neutrino oscillations over meter-long distances. PROSPECT is conceived as a 2-phase experiment utilizing segmented

Further search for the decay K+ ---> pi+ nu anti-nu in the momentum region P < 195-MeV/c

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Search for the decay in the momentum region Pπ<195 MeV/c

Li-doped liquid scintillator detectors for both efficient detection of reactor antineutrinos through the inverse beta decay reaction and excellent background discrimination. PROSPECT Phase I consists of a movable 3-ton antineutrino detector at distances of 7 - 12 m from the reactor core. It will probe the best-fit point of the

Search for the decay K+ ---> pi+ nu anti-nu in the momentum region P(pi) less than 195-MeV/c

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