Chronology of Milestone Events in Particle Physics - BENNETT 1967
Chronology of Milestone Events in Particle Physics

BENNETT 1967

Bennett, S.; Nygren, D.; Saal, H.; Steinberger, J.; Sunderland, J.;
Measurement of the Charge Asymmetry in the Decay KL ± e±
Phys. Rev. Lett. 19 (1967) 993;

Abstracts
The charge asymmetry = (+ - -)/(+ + -) for the electron in the decay of the longlived neutral kaon to pion, and neutrino has been measured. We find asymmetry = (+2.24 ± 0.36) x 10-3. The result shows that CP symmetry is not conserved in this process.

Accelerator BNL Detectors SPEC

Related references
See also
P. A. M. Dirac, Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 26 (1930) 361;
J. A. Helland et al., Phys. Rev. 134 (1964) B1079;
J. A. Helland et al., Phys. Rev. 134 (1964) B1062;

Reactions
  KL + e e qnc
  KL e+ e qnc

Particles studied
  KL pw

Record comments
Evidence for CP violation in semileptonic decays of the KL.
    
  New Comments List of Comments