Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-10-2005
Abstract
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-)<4.0×10-8 at 90% confidence, improving on the best previous limit by 4 orders of magnitude.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.181801
Version
Publisher's PDF
Recommended Citation
Rajaram, D.; Holmstrom, Timothy; and HyperCP Collaboration, "Search for the Lepton-Number-Violating Decay Ξ-→pμ-μ-" (2005). Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications. 12.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/chemphys_facpubs/12
Original Citation
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 181801 (2005)
Comments
© 2005 The American Physical Society. The original publication is available at http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.181801