Kaon mass measurement from kaonic atom x-ray energies; the 4f-3d kaonic transition in chlorine

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(71)90660-5

Physics Letters B

Volume 34, Issue 6, 29 March 1971, Pages 485-487

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From measurements of kaonic atom X-ray energies we measure the negative kaon mass to be 493.87 ± 0.19 MeV. The effects of the strong interaction between the kaon and nucleus cause the X rays from the 4f-3d transition in chlorine (Z=17) to be shifted by -0.94 ± 0.40 keV. This shift was used to estimate the strong interaction shifts needed for the mass measurement.

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Kaon mass measurement from kaonic atom x-ray energies; the 4f-3d kaonic transition in chlorine

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