Measurement of the branching ratio and search for a CP violating asymmetry in the [formula omitted] decay at KLOE

Abstract

We have studied the η→π+π−e+e−(γ) decay using about 1.7 fb−1 collected by the KLOE experiment at the DAΦNE ϕ-factory. This corresponds to about 72 millions η mesons produced in ϕ radiative decays. We have measured the branching ratio, inclusive of radiative effects, with 4% accuracy: BR(η→π+π−e+e−(γ))=(26.8±0.9Stat.±0.7Syst.)×10−5. We have obtained the first measurement of the CP-odd ππ–ee decay planes angular asymmetry, Aϕ=(−0.6±2.5Stat.±1.8Syst.)×10−2.