Test of charge conjugation invariance.
We report on the first determination of upper limits on the branching ratio (BR) of eta decay to pi0pi0gamma and to pi0pi0pi0gamma. Both decay modes are strictly forbidden by charge conjugation (C) invariance. Using the Crystal Ball multiphoton detector, we obtained BR(eta-->pi0pi0gamma)<5 x 10(-4) at the 90% confidence level, in support of C invariance of isoscalar electromagnetic interactions of the light quarks. We have also measured BR(eta-->pi0pi0pi0gamma)<6 x 10(-5) at the 90% confidence level, in support of C invariance of isovector electromagnetic interactions.
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University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA.
Prakhov
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Gårdestig
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A
Allgower
C E
CE
Bekrenev
V
V
Briscoe
W J
WJ
Clajus
M
M
Comfort
J R
JR
Craig
K
K
Grosnick
D
D
Isenhower
D
D
Knecht
N
N
Koetke
D
D
Koulbardis
A
A
Kozlenko
N
N
Kruglov
S
S
Lolos
G
G
Lopatin
I
I
Manley
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DM
Manweiler
R
R
Marusić
A
A
McDonald
S
S
Olmsted
J
J
Papandreou
Z
Z
Peaslee
D
D
Phaisangittisakul
N
N
Price
J W
JW
Ramirez
A F
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Sadler
M
M
Shafi
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A
Spinka
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H
Stanislaus
T D S
TD
Starostin
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A
Staudenmaier
H M
HM
Supek
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Tippens
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