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Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction and Decay Asymmetry of Λ→nγ
M Ablikim1, M N Achasov2, P Adlarson3
1Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The radiative hyperon decay Λ→nγ is studied using (10087±44)×10^{6} J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector operating at BEPCII. The absolute branching fraction of the decay Λ→nγ is determined to be (0.832±0.038_{stat}±0.054_{syst})×10^{-3}, which is a factor of 2.1 lower and 5.6 standard deviations different than the previous measurement. By analyzing the joint angular distribution of the decay products, the first determination of the decay asymmetry α_{γ} is reported with a value of -0.16±0.10_{stat}±0.05_{syst}.
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