Tomohiko Sekiguchi

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

Search for the decay K+→π+γγ in the π+ momentum region P>213 MeV/c

We have searched for the K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma}{gamma} decay in the kinematic region with {pi}{sup +} momentum close to the end point. No events were observed, and the 90% confidence-level upper limit on the partial branching ratio was obtained, B(K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma}{gamma}, P > 213 MeV/c) < 8.3 x 10{sup -9} under the assumption of chiral perturbation theory including next-to-leading order unitarity corrections. The same data were used to determine an upper limit on the K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma} branching ratio of 2.3 x 10{sup -9} at the 90% confidence level.

Search for the decay K+→π+γγK+→π+γγ in the π+π+ momentum region P>213 MeV/cP>213 MeV/c

We have searched for the K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma}{gamma} decay in the kinematic region with {pi}{sup +} momentum close to the end point. No events were observed, and the 90% confidence-level upper limit on the partial branching ratio was obtained, B(K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma}{gamma}, P > 213 MeV/c) < 8.3 x 10{sup -9} under the assumption of chiral perturbation theory including next-to-leading order unitarity corrections. The same data were used to determine an upper limit on the K{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup +}{gamma} branching ratio of 2.3 x 10{sup -9} at the 90% confidence level.