Precision Measurements of the Charged Pion, Charged Kaon, and Proton Electromagnetic Form Factors at s = 13.48 GeV^2

Using 20.7 pb^-1 of e+e- annihilation data taken at sqrt{s} = 3.671 GeV with the CLEO-c detector, precision measurements of the electromagnetic form factors of the charged pion, charged kaon, and proton have been made for timelike momentum transfers of |Q^2| = 13.48 GeV^2 by the reaction e+e- -> h+h-. The measurements are the first ever with identified pions and kaons of |Q^2| > 4 GeV^2, with the results |F_pi(13.48 GeV^2)| = 0.075 +- 0.008(stat) +- 0.005(syst) and |F_K(13.48 GeV^2)| = 0.063 +- 0.004(stat) +- 0.001(syst). The result for the proton, assuming |G^p_E| = |G^p_M|, is |G^p_M(13.48 GeV^2)| = 0.014 +- 0.002(stat) +- 0.001(syst), which is in agreement with earlier results.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figures, contributed to PANIC0

Charm Input for Determining gamma/phi_3

Overconstraining the CKM unitarity triangle with precision measurements of its angles continues to test the validity of the Standard Model. One of these angles, gamma/phi_3, has been measured by studying B+- -> D K+- decays, where D = D0 or D0-bar. I present recent results of hadronic D decays which will improve the sensitivity of gamma/phi_3 measurements.Comment: 4 pages, CIPANP 2009 proceedings; references adde

Charm Factories: Present and Future

The next generation tau-charm factory, the third Beijing Electron Spectrometer (BESIII) at the new Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPCII), has begun data collection. I discuss the flavor physics reach of the BESIII charm program and conclude with a discussion on future proposed tau-charm facilities.Comment: 4 pages, CIPANP 2009 proceeding

Search for X(3872) in gamma gamma Fusion and ISR at CLEO

We report on a search for the X(3872) state using 15.1 fb^{-1} of e+ e- annihilation data taken with the CLEO III detector in the sqrt{s} = 9.46-11.30 GeV region. Separate searches for the production of X(3872) in untagged gamma gamma fusion and e+ e- annihilation following initial state radiation are made by taking advantage of the unique correlation of J/psi -> l+ l- in X(3872) decay into J/psi pi+ pi-. No signals are observed in either case, and 90% confidence upper limits are established as (2J+1)Gamma_{gammagamma}(X(3872))B(X -> J/psi pi+ pi-) J/psi pi+ pi-) < 8.3 eV.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 1st Meeting of the APS Topical Group on Hadronic Physics, Fermilab, Oct. 24-26, 200