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Latest Results on Kaon Physics from the NA48 Experiment

The NA48 experiment, conceived primarily to look for direct CP violation in neutral kaon decays, has recently published the so far most precise determination of the $\epsilon'/\epsilon$ parameter. After reviewing shortly this result, we report on the 2001 data-taking, which concluded the $\epsi...

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Autor principal: Graziani, Giacomo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/552849
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Sumario:The NA48 experiment, conceived primarily to look for direct CP violation in neutral kaon decays, has recently published the so far most precise determination of the $\epsilon'/\epsilon$ parameter. After reviewing shortly this result, we report on the 2001 data-taking, which concluded the $\epsilon'$ program by collecting a substantial amount of data with different beam intensity conditions. We also present new precision measurements of the $K^{0}$ and $\eta$ masses and of the $K_{S}$-lifetime, that provide consistency checks of our analysis. Finally, the prospects for the future experimental program are discussed.