Institute for High Energy Physics, Serpukhov, USSR
Abstract:
600 events of the rare electromagnetic decay η → μ+μ?γ have been detected. The branching ratio has been measured as BR(η → μ+μ?γ) = (3.1 ± 0.4) × 10?4. The electromagnetic form factor of the η meson, F(mμμ2;0) = (1 ? mμμ2/Λ2)?1, has been determined. Λ = (0.72 ± 0.09) GeV/c2 is in good agreement with the vector meson dominance model.