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Introduction

The most abundant and well known all-neutral $\phi $ and $\omega $ decays are $\phi $ -$>$ $\eta \gamma$ $ (3\gamma)$ and $\omega $ -$>$ $\pi^0 \gamma$ (3$\gamma $). They are both 3$\gamma $ events and they can be used to check the calibration of the Lead Glass Detector (LGD). To examine 3$\gamma $ events, the invariant mass of every 2$\gamma $ pair in 3-cluster events is formed. The plot of 2$\gamma $ invariant mass shows two peaks one high and sharp corresponding to the $\pi ^0$ and one less pronounced near the $\eta$ mass. This is used to select desired $\phi $ or $\omega $ events, since $\pi ^0$ can come from $\omega $ decay while $\eta$ is expected from $\phi $ decay.



Richard T. Jones 2004-04-30