NA48
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NA48 was a CERN fixed-target experiment at the SPS focused on precision studies of CP violation and rare decays in neutral kaons.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
→
fixed-target experiment → particle physics experiment → |
| beamEnergy | SPS proton beam energies (hundreds of GeV) → |
| collaborationType | international collaboration → |
| country | Switzerland → |
| dataTakingMode | fixed-target mode → |
| decayModeStudied |
K0 -> 2 pi
→
K0 -> pi+ pi- → K0 -> pi0 pi0 → rare kaon decay modes → |
| detectorComponent |
beam spectrometer
→
drift chambers → scintillator hodoscopes → |
| detectorType |
hadronic calorimeter
→
liquid krypton electromagnetic calorimeter → magnetic spectrometer → muon detector → |
| endDate | 2000s → |
| field |
experimental high-energy physics
→
experimental particle physics → |
| hostLaboratory | CERN → |
| locatedAt |
North Area of CERN SPS
→
surface form: "CERN North Area"
Super Proton Synchrotron → |
| measuredQuantity |
CP-violating asymmetries in kaon decays
→
direct CP violation parameter Re(epsilon'/epsilon) → |
| operatedBy | CERN → |
| physicsGoal |
measurement of direct CP violation in K0 decays
→
precision test of the Standard Model in the kaon sector → |
| primaryFocus | CP violation in neutral kaons → |
| publicationType | results published in peer-reviewed journals → |
| researchArea |
flavour physics
→
kaon physics → rare kaon decays → |
| startDate | 1990s → |
| studiesParticle |
K-long
→
K-short → K0 → neutral kaon → |
| successor |
NA48
→
surface form: "NA48/1"
NA48 →
surface form: "NA48/2"
|
| targetType | fixed target → |
| usesAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron → |
| usesBeam | proton beam from SPS → |