Searches for lepton number violating K+ -> pi(-)e(+)e(+) and K+ -> pi(-)pi(0)e(+)e(+) decays have been performed using the complete dataset collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2016-2018. Upper limits of 5.3 x 10(-11 )and 8.5 x 10(-10) are obtained on the decay branching fractions at 90% confidence level. The former result improves by a factor of four over the previous best limit, while the latter result represents the first limit on the K+ -> pi(-)pi(0)e(+)e(+) decay rate. (C) 2022 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Searches for lepton number violating K⁺→π⁻ (π⁰)ℯ⁺ℯ⁺ decays

M. Giorgi;S. Giudici;G. Lamanna;E. Lari;M. Sozzi;
2022-01-01

Abstract

Searches for lepton number violating K+ -> pi(-)e(+)e(+) and K+ -> pi(-)pi(0)e(+)e(+) decays have been performed using the complete dataset collected by the NA62 experiment at CERN in 2016-2018. Upper limits of 5.3 x 10(-11 )and 8.5 x 10(-10) are obtained on the decay branching fractions at 90% confidence level. The former result improves by a factor of four over the previous best limit, while the latter result represents the first limit on the K+ -> pi(-)pi(0)e(+)e(+) decay rate. (C) 2022 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.
2022
Cortina Gil, E.; Kleimenova, A.; Minucci, E.; Padolski, S.; Petrov, P.; Shaikhiev, A.; Volpe, R.; Numao, T.; Petrov, Y.; Velghe, B.; Wong, V. W. S.; B...espandi
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