First measurement of kaonic helium-3 X-rays

Phys Lett B. 2011 Mar 7;697(3-2):199-202. doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2011.02.001.

Abstract

The first observation of the kaonic (3)He 3d→2p transition was made, using slow K- mesons stopped in a gaseous (3)He target. The kaonic atom X-rays were detected with large-area silicon drift detectors using the timing information of the K+K- pairs of ϕ-meson decays produced by the DAΦNE e+e- collider. The strong interaction shift of the kaonic (3)He 2p state was determined to be -2±2(stat)±4(syst) eV.