41 research outputs found
Measurement of the Relative Branching Fraction of to Charged and Neutral B-Meson Pairs
We analyze 9.7 x 10^6 B\bar{B}$ pairs recorded with the CLEO detector to
determine the production ratio of charged to neutral B-meson pairs produced at
the Y(4S) resonance. We measure the rates for B^0 -> J/psi K^{(*)0} and B^+ ->
J/psi K^{(*)+} decays and use the world-average B-meson lifetime ratio to
extract the relative widths f+-/f00 = Gamma(Y(4S) -> B+B-)/Gamma(Y(4S) ->
B0\bar{B0}) = = 1.04 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.04(syst). With the assumption that
f+- + f00 = 1, we obtain f00 = 0.49 +/- 0.02(stat) +/- 0.01(syst) and f+- =
0.51 +/- 0.02(stat) +/- 0.01(syst). This production ratio and its uncertainty
apply to all exclusive B-meson branching fractions measured at the Y(4S)
resonance.Comment: 11 pages postscript, also available through
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
Study of the Decays B0 --> D(*)+D(*)-
The decays B0 --> D*+D*-, B0 --> D*+D- and B0 --> D+D- are studied in 9.7
million Y(4S) --> BBbar decays accumulated with the CLEO detector. We determine
Br(B0 --> D*+D*-) = (9.9+4.2-3.3+-1.2)e-4 and limit Br(B0 --> D*+D-) < 6.3e-4
and Br(B0 --> D+D-) < 9.4e-4 at 90% confidence level (CL). We also perform the
first angular analysis of the B0 --> D*+D*- decay and determine that the
CP-even fraction of the final state is greater than 0.11 at 90% CL. Future
measurements of the time dependence of these decays may be useful for the
investigation of CP violation in neutral B meson decays.Comment: 21 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
A Search for
We report results of a search for in a sample of 9.7 million
charged meson decays. The search uses both and
decay modes of the , and demands exclusive reconstruction of the
companion decay to suppress background. We set an upper limit on the
branching fraction at 90%
confidence level. With slight modification to the analysis we also establish
at 90% confidence
level.Comment: 10 ages postscript, also available through
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
Precise Measurement of B^{0}\to \bar{B^{0} Mixing Parameters at the S)$
We describe a measurement of B^0-B^0bar mixing parameters exploiting a method
of partial reconstruction of the decay chains B0 -> D^{*-}\pi^+ and B0 ->
D^{*-}\rho^+. Using 9.6 x 10^6 BBbar pairs collected at the Cornell Electron
Storage Ring, we find \chi_d = 0.198 +- 0.013 +- 0.014, |y_d|<0.41 at 95%
confidence level, and |Re(\epsilon_B)|<0.034 at 95% confidence level.Comment: 11 pages postscript, also available through
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
Measurement of B(/\c->pKpi)
The /\c->pKpi yield has been measured in a sample of two-jet continuum events
containing a both an anticharm tag (Dbar) as well as an antiproton (e+e- ->
Dbar pbar X), with the antiproton in the hemisphere opposite the Dbar. Under
the hypothesis that such selection criteria tag e+e- -> Dbar pbar (/\c) X
events, the /\c->pkpi branching fraction can be determined by measuring the
pkpi yield in the same hemisphere as the antiprotons in our Dbar pbar X sample.
Combining our results from three independent types of anticharm tags, we obtain
B(/\c->pKpi)=(5.0+/-0.5+/-1.2)
Measurements of charm fragmentation into D-s(*+) and D-s(+) in e(+)e(-) annihilations at root s=10.5 GeV
A study of charm fragmentation into Ds*+ and Ds+ in e+e- annihilations at √s=10.5 GeV is presented. This study using 4.72±0.05 fb-1 of CLEO II data reports measurements of the cross sections σ(Ds*+) and σ(Ds+) in momentum regions above x=0.44, where x is the Ds momentum divided by the maximum kinematically allowed Ds momentum. The Ds vector to vector plus pseudoscalar production ratio is measured to be PV(x(Ds+)>0.44)=0.44±0.04. ©2000 The American Physical Society
Resonant structure of τ→3 ππ0ντ and τ→ωπντ decays
The resonant structure of the four pion final state in the decay τ→3 ππ0ντ has been analyzed using 4.27 million τ+τ- pairs collected by the CLEO II experiment at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring. A partial wave analysis of the resonant structure of the τ→3 ππ0ντ decay has been performed; the spectral decomposition of the four pion system is dominated by the ωπ and a1π final states. The mass and width of the ρ′ resonance have been extracted from a fit to the τ→ωπντ spectral function. We have searched for second class currents in the decay τ→ωπντ using spin-parity analysis and established an upper limit on the non-vector current contribution. © 2000 The American Physical Society
Search for B ->tau nu and B -> K nu(nu)over-bar
We report results of a search for B-->tau(nu) in a sample of 9.7 x 10(6) charged B meson decays. We exclusively reconstruct the companion B decay to suppress background. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction B(B-->tau(nu))<8.4 x 10(-4) at 90% confidence level. We also establish B(B+/--->K+/-nu(nu))<2.4 x 10(-4) at 90% confidence level
Search for the decay (B)over-bar(0) -> D*(0)gamma
We report results of a search for the rare radiative decay B̄0 → D0γ. Using 9.66 × 10 6 BB̄ meson pairs collected with the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we set an upper limit on the branching ratio for this decay of 5.0× 10-5 at 90% C.L. This provides evidence that the anomalous enhancement is absent in W-exchange processes and that weak, radiative B decays are dominated by the short-distance b → sγ mechanism in the standard model. © 2000 The American Physical Society