A search is reported for decays of the Z0 into π0γ, ηγ and η′ (958)γ in e+e− collisions using data collected during a scan around the Z0 mass. In order to search for π0γ final states, in which the two photons from the π0 decay are unresolved, the production of pairs of high-energy electromagnetic clusters is studied. The data are compared with the expectations from the pure QED process e+e− → γγ, and a 95% confidence level upper limit on the branching ratio of the Z0 into π0γ of 4.9 × 10−4 is derived. For η′γ, the decay modes of the mesons that contain two charged particles are largely free from QED background. These modes are used to place upper limits of 4.6 × 10−4 and 2.2 × 10−4 on the corresponding branching ratios of the Z0.

Search for decays of the Z0 into a photon and a pseudoscalar meson / Decamp, D., Deschizeaux, B., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Fernandez, E., Martinez, M., Miquel, R., Mir, Ll.M., Orteu, S., Pacheco, A., Perlas, J.A., Tubau, E., Catanesi, M.G., de Palma, M., Farilla, A., Iaselli, G., Maggi, G., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 241:4(1990), pp. 635-643. [10.1016/0370-2693(90)91883-D]

Search for decays of the Z0 into a photon and a pseudoscalar meson

Iaselli, G.;Maggi, G.;
1990

Abstract

A search is reported for decays of the Z0 into π0γ, ηγ and η′ (958)γ in e+e− collisions using data collected during a scan around the Z0 mass. In order to search for π0γ final states, in which the two photons from the π0 decay are unresolved, the production of pairs of high-energy electromagnetic clusters is studied. The data are compared with the expectations from the pure QED process e+e− → γγ, and a 95% confidence level upper limit on the branching ratio of the Z0 into π0γ of 4.9 × 10−4 is derived. For η′γ, the decay modes of the mesons that contain two charged particles are largely free from QED background. These modes are used to place upper limits of 4.6 × 10−4 and 2.2 × 10−4 on the corresponding branching ratios of the Z0.
1990
Search for decays of the Z0 into a photon and a pseudoscalar meson / Decamp, D., Deschizeaux, B., Goy, C., Lees, J.-P., Minard, M.-N., Crespo, J.M., Delfino, M., Fernandez, E., Martinez, M., Miquel, R., Mir, Ll.M., Orteu, S., Pacheco, A., Perlas, J.A., Tubau, E., Catanesi, M.G., de Palma, M., Farilla, A., Iaselli, G., Maggi, G., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - STAMPA. - 241:4(1990), pp. 635-643. [10.1016/0370-2693(90)91883-D]
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