Determination of the a0-a2 pion scattering length from K+-->pi+pi0pi0 decay

Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Sep 17;93(12):121801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.121801. Epub 2004 Sep 16.

Abstract

We present a new method for the determination of the pi-pi scattering length combination a(0)-a(2), based on the study of the pi(0)pi(0) spectrum in K+-->pi(0)pi(0)pi(+) in the vicinity of the pi(+)pi(-) threshold. The method requires a minimum of theoretical input, and is potentially very accurate.