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SU(3) Breaking in Hyperon Beta Decays: a Prediction for Xi0 -> Sigma+ e anti-neutrino

Philip G. Ratcliffe

hep-pharXiv:hep-ph/9807394

Abstract

SU(3) breaking in hyperon semi-leptonic decays is discussed. The SU(3) parameters F and D, relevant to the ``proton-spin puzzle'', are extracted and a prediction is presented for the decay Xi0 -> Sigma+ e anti-neutrino, currently under study by the KTeV collaboration. The values found are g1/f1 = 1.16+/-0.03+/-0.01 and Gamma = (0.80+/-0.03+/-0.01) x 106 s-1.

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