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Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 121801 (2004) [4 pages]

Determination of the a0-a2 Pion Scattering Length from K+π+π0π0 Decay

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Nicola Cabibbo*
Physics Department, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

Received 20 May 2004; published 16 September 2004

We present a new method for the determination of the π-π scattering length combination a0-a2, based on the study of the π0π0 spectrum in K+π0π0π+ in the vicinity of the π+π- threshold. The method requires a minimum of theoretical input, and is potentially very accurate.

© 2004 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.121801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.121801
PACS:
13.25.Es, 11.30.Rd, 13.75.Lb

*Electronic address: nicola.cabibbo@roma1.infn.it

On leave from Università di Roma “La Sapienza” and INFN, Sezione di Roma, Italy.