High-statistics measurement of the η→3π0 decay at the Mainz Microtron

S. Prakhov, S. Abt, P. Achenbach, P. Adlarson, F. Afzal, P. Aguar-Bartolomé, Z. Ahmed, J. Ahrens, J. R.M. Annand, H. J. Arends, K. Bantawa, M. Bashkanov, R. Beck, M. Biroth, N. S. Borisov, A. Braghieri, W. J. Briscoe, S. Cherepnya, F. Cividini, C. CollicottS. Costanza, A. Denig, M. Dieterle, E. J. Downie, P. Drexler, M. I. Ferretti Bondy, L. V. Fil'Kov, A. Fix, S. Gardner, S. Garni, D. I. Glazier, I. Gorodnov, W. Gradl, G. M. Gurevich, C. B. Hamill, L. Heijkenskjöld, D. Hornidge, G. M. Huber, A. Käser, V. L. Kashevarov, S. Kay, I. Keshelashvili, R. Kondratiev, M. Korolija, B. Krusche, A. Lazarev, V. Lisin, K. Livingston, D. P. Watts, A2 Collaboration at MAMI, Dominik Werthmüller

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Abstract

The largest, at the moment, statistics of 7×106η→3π0 decays, based on 6.2×107η mesons produced in the γp→ηp reaction, has been accumulated by the A2 Collaboration at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. It allowed a detailed study of the η→3π0 dynamics beyond its conventional parametrization with just the quadratic slope parameter α and enabled, for the first time, a measurement of the second-order term and a better understanding of the cusp structure in the neutral decay. The present data are also compared to recent theoretical calculations that predict a nonlinear dependence along the quadratic distance from the Dalitz-plot center.

Original languageEnglish
Article number065203
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume97
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2018

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