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Branching fraction measurements of the color-suppressed decays B̄0 to D (*)0 π0, D(*)0η, D(*)0ω and D(*)0η' and measurement of the polarization in the decay B̄0 → D*0ω.

Source :
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation & Cosmology. Dec2011, Vol. 84 Issue 11, p112007-1-112007-25. 25p.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

We report updated branching fraction measurements of the color-suppressed decays B̄0 → D0 π0, D*0 π0, D0 η, D*0 η, D0 ω, D*0 ω, D0 η', and D*0 η'. We measure the branching fractions (x 10-4): B(B̄0 → D0 π0 = 2.69 ± 0.09 ± 0.13, B(B̄0 → D*0 π0 = 3.05 ± 0.14 ± 0.28, B(B̄0 → D0 η) = 2.53 ± 0.09 ± 0.11, B(B̄0 → D*0 η) = 2.69 ± 0.14 ± 0.23, B(B̄0 → D0 ω) = 2.57 ± 0.11 ± 0.14, B(B̄0 → D*0 ω) = 4.55 ± 0.24 ± 0.39, B(B̄0 → D0 η') = 1.48 ± 0.13 ± 0.07, and B(B̄0 → D*0 η') = 1.49 ± 0.22 ± 0.15. We also present the first measurement of the longitudinal polarization fraction of the decay channel D*0ω fL = (66.5 ± 4.7 ± 1.5)%. In the above, the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The results are based on a sample of (454 ± 5) x 106 BB̄ pairs collected at the Y(4S) resonance, with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage rings at SLAC. The measurements are the most precise determinations of these quantities from a single experiment. They are compared to theoretical predictions obtained by factorization, Soft Collinear Effective Theory (SCET) and perturbative QCD (pQCD). We find that the presence of final state interactions is favored and the measurements are in better agreement with SCET than with pQCD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24700010
Volume :
84
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation & Cosmology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
72288781
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.112007