Determination of the relative branching ratios for p anti-p ---> pi+ pi- and p anti-p ---> K+ K-

The CPLEAR collaboration Adler, R. ; Angelopoulos, A. ; Apostolakis, A. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 267 (1991) 154-158, 1991.
Inspire Record 317491 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48425

The ratio of the branching fractions for p p →K + K − and p p →π + π − was determined with the CPLEAR detector, by stopping antiprotons in a gaseous hydrogen target at 15 bar pressure. It was found to be BR(K + K − )/BR( π + π − )=0.205± 0.016. The fraction of P-wave annihilation at rest at this target density was deduced to be (38±9)%.

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CONST is the fraction of P-wave annihilation in gaseous hydrogen at pressu re of 15 bar. In the SIG/SIG the statistical and systematic errors are added qu adratically.