Searches for Majoron production and other processes associated with π→eν decay

Picciotto, C. et al. (1988) Searches for Majoron production and other processes associated with π→eν decay. Physical Review D, 37(5), pp. 1131-1133. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.37.1131)

Abstract

Data from a new study of the decay π→eν are used to place bounds on Majoron-neutrino couplings and to obtain inclusive branching-ratio limits for π→eνM, where M is a new particle with a mass in the range 0 to 125 MeV. A limit for the process π⁺→e⁺ννν¯ is also obtained.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Britton, Professor David
• Authors: Picciotto, C., Ahmad, S., Britton, D., Bryman, D., Clifford, E., Kitching, P., Kuno, Y., Macdonald, J., Numao, T., Olin, A., Poutissou, J.-M., Summhammer, J., and Dixit, M.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Physical Review D
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• ISSN: 1550-7998