Measurements of Branching Fraction, Polarization, and Direct CP-Violating Asymmetry in B[sup +] --] K*[sup 0] [rho][sup +] Decays

Measurements of Branching Fraction, Polarization, and Direct CP-Violating Asymmetry in B[sup +] --] K*[sup 0] [rho][sup +] Decays
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The purpose of this analysis is the simultaneous measurement of the branching fraction, the longitudinal-polarization component, and the direct-CP-violating charge asymmetry for the B --> vector-vector decay mode B[sup +] --> K*[sup 0][rho][sup +], which has previously not been seen experimentally. The measurement of the polarization of the penguin decay is of special interest. There is no tree contribution to the decay amplitude and only a very small annihilation process. The polarization of the B[sup +] --> K*[sup 0][rho][sup +] decay mode can be compared to that already measured for the similar penguin decay B --> K*[phi].

Measurements of Branching Fractions, Polarizations, and Direct CP-violation Asymmetries in B -] Rho0 K* and B -] F0(980) K* Decays

Measurements of Branching Fractions, Polarizations, and Direct CP-violation Asymmetries in B -] Rho0 K* and B -] F0(980) K* Decays
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We present measurements of the branching fractions, longitudinal polarization, and direct CP-violation asymmetries for the decays B →?°K*+ and B+ f0(980)K*+ with a sample of (467 ± 5) x 106 B{bar B} pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e− collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We observe B+ →?°K*+ with a significance of 5.3? and measure the branching fraction?(B+ →?°K*+) = (4.6 ± 1.0 ± 0.4) x 10−6, the longitudinal polarization f{sub L} = 0.78 ± 0.12 ± 0.03, and the CP-violation asymmetry A{sub CP} = 0.31 ± 0.13 ± 0.03. We observe B+ → f0(980)K*+ and measure the branching fraction?(B+ → f0(980)K*+) x?(f0(980) →?+?−) = (4.2 ± 0.6 ± 0.3) x 10−6 and the CP-violation asymmetry A{sub CP} = -0.15 ± 0.12 ± 0.03. The first uncertainty quoted is statistical and the second is systematic.

Measurements of Branching Fraction Ratios and CP-asymmetries in Suppressed B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )K- and B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )[pi]- Decays

Measurements of Branching Fraction Ratios and CP-asymmetries in Suppressed B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )K- and B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )[pi]- Decays
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We report the first reconstruction in hadron collisions of the suppressed decays B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )K- and B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )[pi]- decays, sensitive to the CKM phase [gamma], using data from 7 fb-1 of integrated luminosity collected by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron collider. We reconstruct a signal for the B-2!D(2!K+[pi]- )K- suppressed mode with a significance of 3.2 standard deviations, and measure the ratios of the suppressed to favored branching fractions R(K) = [22.0 " 8.6(stat) " 2.6(syst)] x 10-3, R+(K) = [42.6 " 13.7(stat) " 2.8(syst)] x 10-3, R-(K) = [3.8 " 10.3(stat) " 2.7(syst)] x 10-3 as well as the direct CP-violating asymmetry A(K) = -0.82"0.44(stat)"0.09(syst) of this mode. Corresponding quantities for B- 2!D(2!K+[pi]- )[pi]- decay are also reported.

Measurements of Branching Fraction, Polarization, and Direct CP-Violating Asymmetry in B --] K*°?+ Decays

Measurements of Branching Fraction, Polarization, and Direct CP-Violating Asymmetry in B --] K*°?+ Decays
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The purpose of this analysis is the simultaneous measurement of the branching fraction, the longitudinal-polarization component, and the direct-CP-violating charge asymmetry for the B --> vector-vector decay mode B --> K*°?+, which has previously not been seen experimentally. The measurement of the polarization of the penguin decay is of special interest. There is no tree contribution to the decay amplitude and only a very small annihilation process. The polarization of the B+ --> K*°?+ decay mode can be compared to that already measured for the similar penguin decay B --> K*?

Measurements of the Branching Fraction and CP-Violation Asymmetries in B0-]f0(980)Ks

Measurements of the Branching Fraction and CP-Violation Asymmetries in B0-]f0(980)Ks
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The authors present measurements of the branching fraction and CP-violating asymmetries in the decay B[sup 0] [yields] f[sub 0](980)K[sub S][sup 0]. The results are obtained from a data sample of 123 x 10[sup 6] [Upsilon](4S) [yields] B[bar B] decays. From a time-dependent maximum likelihood fit they measure the branching fraction [Beta](B[sup 0] [yields] f[sub 0](980)([yields][Pi][sup +][pi][sup 0])K[sup 0]) = (6.0 [+-] 0.9 [+-] 0.6 [+-] 1.2) x 10[sup -6], the mixing-induced CP violation parameter S = 1.62[sub -0.51][sup +0.56] [+-] 0.09 [+-] 0.04 and the direct CP violation parameter C = 0.27 [+-] 0.36 [+-] 0.10 [+-] 0.07, where the first errors are statistical, the second systematic and the third due to model uncertainties. They measure the f[sub 0](980) mass and width to be m[sub f[sub 0(980)]] = (980.6 [+-] 4.1 [+-] 0.5 [+-] 4.0) MeV/c[sup 2] and [Lambda][sub f[sub 0(980)]] = (43[sub -9][sup +12] [+-] 3 [+-] 9) MeV/c[sup 2], respectively.

Measurement of Branching Fractions and CP-Violating Asymmetries in B -] Rho+/-h-/

Measurement of Branching Fractions and CP-Violating Asymmetries in B -] Rho+/-h-/
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We present measurements of branching fractions and CP-violating asymmetries in B[sup 0][yields][rho][sup[+-]][pi][sup[-+]] and B[sup 0][yields][rho][sup -]K[sup+] decays. The results are obtained from a data sample of 88.9 x 10[sup 6][Upsilon](4S)[yields] B[bar B] decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at SLAC. From a time-dependent maximum likelihood fit we measure the charge-averaged branching fractions[Beta](B[sup 0][yields][rho][sup[+-]][pi][sup[-+]])= (22.6[+-] 1.8 (stat)[+-] 2.2 (syst)) x 10[sup -6] and[Beta](B[sup 0][yields][rho][sup -]K[sup+])= (7.3[sub -1.2][sup+1.3][+-] 1.3) x 10[sup -6]; and the CP-violating charge asymmetries A[sub CP][sup[rho][pi]]= -0.18[+-] 0.08[+-] 0.03 and A[sub CP][sup[rho]K]= 0.28[+-] 0.17[+-] 0.08; the direct CP violation parameter C[sub[rho][pi]]= 0.36[+-] 0.18[+-] 0.04 and the mixing-induced CP violation parameter S[sub[rho][pi]]= 0.19[+-] 0.24[+-] 0.03; and the dilution parameters[Delta]C[sub[rho][pi]]= 0.28[sub -0.19][sup+0.18][+-] 0.04 and[Delta]S[sub[rho][pi]]= 0.15[+-] 0.25[+-] 0.03.

Branching Fractions in B -] Phi H and Search for Direct CP Violation in B+ -] Phi K

Branching Fractions in B -] Phi H and Search for Direct CP Violation in B+ -] Phi K
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The authors present preliminary measurements of branching fractions of the b[yields] s[bar s]s penguin-dominated decays B[sup[+-]][yields][phi]K[sup[+-]] and B[sup 0][yields][phi]K[sup 0] in a sample of approximately 89 million B[bar B] pairs collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B-meson Factor at SLAC. They determine[Beta](B[sup[+-]][yields][phi]K[sup[+-]])= (10.0[sub -0.8][sup+0.9](stat.)[+-] 0.5(syst.)) x 10[sup -6] and[Beta](B[sup 0][yields][phi]K[sup 0])= (7.6[sub -1.2][sup+1.3](stat.)[+-] 0.5(syst.)) x 10[sup -6]. Additionally, they measure the charge asymmetry[Alpha][sub CP](B[sup[+-]][yields][phi]K[sup[+-]])= 0.039[+-] 0.086(stat.)[+-] 0.011(syst.) and set an upper limit on the CKM- and color-suppressed decay B[sup[+-]][yields][phi][pi][sup[+-]], [Beta](B[sup[+-]][yields][phi][pi][sup[+-]])

Branching Fraction And Direct CP Violating Asymmetries in Charmless Twobody B Decays at BaBar

Branching Fraction And Direct CP Violating Asymmetries in Charmless Twobody B Decays at BaBar
Author: W. D. Hulsbergen
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Release: 2005
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We present preliminary measurements of branching fractions and direct CP violating asymmetries in charmless two-body B decays, obtained with the BABAR detector using a sample of 227M {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{bar B} decays. We report the first observation of B{sup 0} {yields} K{sup 0}{bar K}{sup 0} and the first observation of direct CP violation in B{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +}{pi}{sup -} decays.