1. Detection of pionium with DIRAC
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Lanaro, A., Adeva, B., Afanasev, L., Benayoun, Maurice, Brekhovskikh, V., Caragheorgheopol, G., Cechak, T., Chiba, M., Constantinescu, S., Doudarev, A., Dreossi, D., Drijard, D., Ferro-Luzzi, M., Gallas Torreira, T., Gerndt, J., Giacomich, R., Gianotti, P., Gomez, F., Gorin, A., Gortchakov, O., Guaraldo, C., Hansroul, M., Hosek, R., Iliescu, M., Kalinina, N., Karpoukhine, V., Kluson, J., Kobayashi, M., Kokkas, P., Komarov, V., Koulikov, A., Kouptsov, A., Krouglov, V., Krouglova, L., Kuroda, K. I., Lapshine, V., Richard Lednicky, Leruste, P., Levi Sandri, P., Lopez Aguera, A., Lucherini, V., Maki, T., Manuilov, I., Montanet, L., Narjoux, J. L., Nemenov, L., Nikitin, M., Nunez Pardo, T., Okada, K., Olchevsky, V., Pazos, A., Pentia, M., Penzo, A., Perreau, J. M., Petrascu, C., Plo, M., Ponta, T., Pop, D., Riazantsev, A., Rodriguez, J. M., Rodriguez Fernandez, A., Rykaline, V., Santamarina, C., Schacher, J., Sidorov, A., Smolik, J., Takeutchi, F., Tarasov, A., Tauscher, L., Trusov, Sergey V., Vazquez, P., Vlachos, S., Yazkov, V., Yoshimura, Y., and Zrelov, P.
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High Energy Physics::Lattice ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Detectors and Experimental Techniques ,Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
The aim of the DIRAC experiment at CERN is to provide an accurate determination of S-wave pion-pion scattering lengths from the measurement of the lifetime of the pi+ pi- atom. The measurement will be done with precision comparable to the level of accuracy of theoretical predictions, formulated in the context of Chiral Perturbation Theory. Therefore, the understanding of chiral symmetry breaking of QCD will be submitted to a stringent test. The aim of the DIRAC experiment at CERN is to provide an accurate determination of S-wave pion-pion scattering lengths from the measurement of the lifetime of the pi+ pi- atom. The measurement will be done with precision comparable to the level of accuracy of theoretical predictions, formulated in the context of Chiral Perturbation Theory. Therefore, the understanding of chiral symmetry breaking of QCD will be submitted to a stringent test.