Abstract
We have observed 72915 KL0e() decays in the data set collected in the 19871988 run of Fermilab experiment E731. We found the Ke4 branching ratio to be [5.160.20(stat)0.22(sys)]×10-5. We also performed the first measurement of the form factors parametrizing the decay. Our branching ratio result agrees with a prediction using a vector-meson-exchange model. An interpretation of the data in terms of chiral perturbation theory implies a value L3=(3.40.4) ×10-3 in the O(p4) chiral Lagrangian.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1591-1594 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)