MEASUREMENT OF E+E- ANNIHILATION AT REST INTO 4 GAMMA-RAYS

被引:21
作者
ADACHI, S
CHIBA, M
HIROSE, T
NAGAYAMA, S
NAKAMITSU, Y
SATO, T
YAMADA, T
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[1] Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 158, Setagaya-ku
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2634
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have measured for the first time the decay rate for e+e4 from rest, by using a multi - ray spectrometer. The branching ratio R=S4/S2, where S4 and S2 are the 4 and 2 rates, respectively, was measured to be R=[1.30±0. 26(stat)±0.16(system)]×10-6, consistent with the lowest-order QED calculation. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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