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First Observation of the decay KL -> pi0 e e gamma

The KTeV Collaboration

hep-exarXiv:hep-ex/0011093

Abstract

We report on the first observation of the decay KL -> pi0 ee gamma by the KTeV E799 experiment at Fermilab. Based upon a sample of 48 events with an estimated background of 3.6 +/- 1.1 events, we measure the KL -> pi0 ee gamma branching ratio to be (2.34 +/- 0.35 +/- 0.13)x10-8. Our data agree with recent O(p6) calculations in chiral perturbation theory that include contributions from vector meson exchange through the parameter aV. A fit was made to the KL -> pi0 ee gamma data for aV with the result -0.67 +/- 0.21 +/- 0.12, which is consistent with previous results from KTeV.

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