A search for the rare decay K L → π 0 νν was performed. With the data collected in 2015, corresponding to 2.2 × 10 19 protons on target, a single event sensitivity of ð1.30 AE 0.01 stat AE 0.14 syst Þ × 10 −9 was achieved and no candidate events were observed. We set an upper limit of 3.0 × 10 −9 for the branching fraction of K L → π 0 νν at the 90% confidence level (C.L.), which improved the previous limit by almost an order of magnitude. An upper limit for K L → π 0 X 0 was also set as 2.4 × 10 −9 at the 90% C.L., where X 0 is an invisible boson with a mass of 135 MeV=c 2 .
Antiferroquadrupolar (AFQ) ordering has been conjectured in several rare-earth compounds to explain their anomalous magnetic properties. No direct evidence for AFQ ordering, however, has been reported. Using the resonant x-ray scattering technique near the Dy L(III) absorption edge, we have succeeded in observing the AFQ order parameter in DyB2C2 and analyzing the energy and polarization dependence. The much weaker coupling between the orbital degrees of freedom and the lattice in 4f electron systems than in 3d compounds makes them an ideal platform to study orbital interactions originating from electronic mechanisms.
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