Precise measurements of the $K_{S} \to \gamma\gamma$ and $K_{L} \to \gamma\gamma$ decay rates
A. Lai
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D. Marras
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J R. Batley
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R S. Dosanjh
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T J. Gershon
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G E. Kalmus
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C. Lazzeroni
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D J. Munday
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E. Olaiya
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M A. Parker
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T O. White
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S A. Wotton
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R. Arcidiacono
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G. Barr
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G. Bocquet
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A. Ceccucci
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T. Cuhadar-Donszelmann
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D. Cundy
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N. Doble
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V. Falaleev
,
L. Gatignon
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A. Gonidec
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B. Gorini
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P. Grafstrom
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W. Kubischta
,
A. Lacourt
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I. Mikulec
,
A. Norton
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B. Panzer-Steindel
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G. Tatishvili
,
H. Wahl
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C. Cheshkov
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P Z. Khristov
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V D. Kekelidze
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D. Madigojine
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N. Molokanova
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Yu. Potrebenikov
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A. Zinchenko
,
V. Martin
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P. Rubin
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R. Sacco
,
A. Walker
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M. Contalbrigo
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P. Dalpiaz
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J. Duclos
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P L. Frabetti
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A. Gianoli
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M. Martini
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F. Petrucci
,
M. Savrie
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A. Bizzeti
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M. Calvetti
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G. Collazuol
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G. Graziani
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E. Iacopini
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M. Lenti
,
F. Martelli
,
M. Veltri
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M. Eppard
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A. Hirstius
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K. Holtz
,
K. Kleinknecht
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U. Koch
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L. Kopke
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P. Lopesda
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P. Marouelli
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I. Mestvirishvili
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I. Pellmann
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A. Peters
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S A. Schmidt
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V. Schonharting
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Y. Schue
,
R. Wanke
,
A. Winhart
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M. Wittgen
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J C. Chollet
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L. Fayard
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L. Iconomidou-Fayard
(1)
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G. Unal
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I. Wingerter-Seez
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G. Anzivino
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P. Cenci
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E. Imbergamo
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P. Lubrano
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A. Mestvirishvili
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A. Nappi
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M. Pepe
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M. Piccini
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R. Casali
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C. Cerri
,
M. Cirilli
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F. Costantini
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R. Fantechi
,
L. Fiorini
,
S. Giudici
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I. Mannelli
,
G. Pierazzini
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M. Sozzi
,
J B. Cheze
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M. de Beer
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P. Debu
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F. Derue
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A. Formica
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R. Granier de Cassagnac
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G. Gouge
,
G. Marel
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E. Mazzucato
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B. Peyaud
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R. Turlay
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B. Vallage
,
M. Holder
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A. Maier
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M. Ziolkowski
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C. Biino
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N. Cartiglia
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F. Marchetto
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E. Menichetti
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N. Pastrone
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J. Nassalski
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E. Rondio
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M. Szleper
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W. Wislicki
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S. Wronka
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H. Dibon
,
M. Jeitler
,
M. Markytan
,
G. Neuhofer
,
M. Pernicka
,
A. Taurok
,
L. Widhalm
A. Lai
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D. Marras
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J R. Batley
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R S. Dosanjh
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T J. Gershon
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G E. Kalmus
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C. Lazzeroni
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D J. Munday
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E. Olaiya
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M A. Parker
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T O. White
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S A. Wotton
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R. Arcidiacono
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G. Barr
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G. Bocquet
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A. Ceccucci
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T. Cuhadar-Donszelmann
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D. Cundy
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N. Doble
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V. Falaleev
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L. Gatignon
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A. Gonidec
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B. Gorini
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P. Grafstrom
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W. Kubischta
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A. Lacourt
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I. Mikulec
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A. Norton
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B. Panzer-Steindel
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G. Tatishvili
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H. Wahl
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C. Cheshkov
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P Z. Khristov
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V D. Kekelidze
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D. Madigojine
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N. Molokanova
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Yu. Potrebenikov
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A. Zinchenko
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V. Martin
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P. Rubin
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R. Sacco
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A. Walker
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M. Contalbrigo
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P. Dalpiaz
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J. Duclos
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P L. Frabetti
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A. Gianoli
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M. Martini
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F. Petrucci
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M. Savrie
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A. Bizzeti
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M. Calvetti
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G. Collazuol
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G. Graziani
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E. Iacopini
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M. Lenti
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F. Martelli
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M. Veltri
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M. Eppard
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A. Hirstius
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K. Holtz
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K. Kleinknecht
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U. Koch
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L. Kopke
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P. Lopesda
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P. Marouelli
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I. Mestvirishvili
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I. Pellmann
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A. Peters
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S A. Schmidt
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V. Schonharting
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Y. Schue
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R. Wanke
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A. Winhart
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M. Wittgen
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G. Anzivino
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P. Cenci
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E. Imbergamo
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P. Lubrano
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A. Mestvirishvili
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A. Nappi
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M. Pepe
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M. Piccini
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R. Casali
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C. Cerri
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M. Cirilli
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F. Costantini
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R. Fantechi
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L. Fiorini
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S. Giudici
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I. Mannelli
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G. Pierazzini
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M. Sozzi
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J B. Cheze
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M. de Beer
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P. Debu
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F. Derue
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A. Formica
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R. Granier de Cassagnac
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G. Gouge
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G. Marel
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E. Mazzucato
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B. Peyaud
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R. Turlay
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B. Vallage
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M. Holder
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A. Maier
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M. Ziolkowski
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C. Biino
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N. Cartiglia
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F. Marchetto
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E. Menichetti
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N. Pastrone
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J. Nassalski
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E. Rondio
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M. Szleper
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W. Wislicki
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S. Wronka
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H. Dibon
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M. Jeitler
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M. Markytan
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G. Neuhofer
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M. Pernicka
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A. Taurok
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L. Widhalm
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Abstract
Affiliations: CERN Imprint: 10 Oct 2002 Pages: 10 p Subjects: Particle Physics - Experimental Results Accelerator: CERN SPS Experiment: NA48 (CERN Expt. Grey Book) ; Divisional affiliation: EP See record at SLAC Abstract: The K_S -> gammagamma decay rate has been measured with the NA48 detector using a high intensity short neutral beam from the CERN SPS. The measured branching ratio BR(K_S) -> gammagamma = (2.78 +- 0.06_{stat} +- 0.04_{syst}) x 10^{-6}, obtained from 7461 +- 172 K_S -> gammagamma events, is significantly higher than the O(p^4) prediction of Chiral Perturbation Theory. Using a K-L beam the ratio Gamma(K_L-gammagamma / Gamma(K_L -> pi^0pi^0pi^0 = (2.81 +- 0.01_{stat} +- 0.02_{syst}) x 10^{-3} has been measured.