Measurement of the Slope Parameter for the eta->3pi0 Decay in the pp->pp eta Reaction

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The CELSIUS/WASA setup is used to measure the 3pi0 decay of eta mesons produced in pp interactions with beam kinetic energies of 1.36 and 1.45 GeV.

• The efficiency-corrected Dalitz plot and density distributions for this decay are shown, together with a fit of the quadratic slope parameter alpha yielding alpha = -0.026 +/- 0.010(stat) +/- 0.010(syst).
• This value is compared to recent experimental results and theoretical predictions.