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Mean life-time of the neutral pion

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The mean life-time of the π0- is measured by the method of Harris, Orear and Taylor. The decay distance of π0-produced by Kπ2-decay at rest (K+→π+0) and subsequent decay by the Dalitz mode (π0→e++e+γ) is measured. Using Ilford G-5 emulsions, exposed in the 300 MeV/c separated K+ beam from the Bevatron at Berkeley, 88 of the above events were found. The observed mean π0 life-time is (2.8±0.9)·10−16) s.

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Si misura col metodo di Harris, Orear e Taylor la vita media del mesone π0, e la distanza di decadimento del mesone π0 prodotto nel decadimento Kπ2 in quiete (K+→π+0) e del susseguente decadimento nel modo di Dalitz (π0→e++e+γ). Servendosi di emulsioni Ilford G-5, esposte al fascio separato di K+ di 300 MeV/c, si sono trovati 88 eventi del tipo suddetto. La vita media osservata del π0 è (2.8±0.9)·10−16) s.

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Supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and by an equipment loan contract with the Office of Naval Research.

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Koller, E.L., Taylor, S. & Huetter, T. Mean life-time of the neutral pion. Nuovo Cim 27, 1405–1409 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785635

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