First measurement of the $π^+π^-$ atom lifetime

Details First measurement of the $π^+π^-$ atom lifetime First measurement of the $π^+π^-$ atom lifetime

2005-04-26

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0504044v2

Phys.Lett.B619:50-60,2005

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

18 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2005.05.045

The goal of the DIRAC experiment at CERN (PS212) is to measure the $\pi^+\pi^-$ atom lifetime with 10% precision. Such a measurement would yield a precision of 5% on the value of the $S$-wave $\pi\pi$ scattering lengths combination $|a_0-a_2|$. Based on part of the collected data we present a first result on the lifetime, $\tau=[2.91 ^{+0.49}_{-0.62}]\times 10^{-15}$ s, and discuss the major systematic errors. This lifetime corresponds to $|a_0-a_2|=0.264 ^{+0.033}_{-0.020} m_{\pi}^{-1}$.

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