Download or read book Analysis of Semileptonic Decays of B Mesons and D Mesons written by Kenneth Arthur Bloom and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soft Pion Emission in Semileptonic B meson Decays written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of semileptonic decays of B mesons with the emission of a single soft pion is presented in the framework of the heavy-quark limit using an effective Lagrangian which implements chiral and heavy-quark symmetries. The analysis is performed at leading order of the chiral and inverse heavy mass expansions. In addition to the ground state heavy mesons some of their resonances are included. The estimates of the various coupling constants and form factors needed in the analysis are obtained using a chiral quark model. As the main result, a clear indication is found that the 0 and 1+ resonances substantially affect the decay mode with a D{sup *} in the final state, and a less dramatic effect is also noticed in the D mode. An analysis of the decay spectrum in the D{sup *}-?2 invariant mass is carried out, showing the main effects of including the resonances. The obtained rates show promising prospects for studies of soft pion emission in semileptonic B-meson decays in a B-meson factory where, module experimental cuts, about 105 such decays in the D meson mode and 104 in the D{sup *} mode could be observed per year.
Download or read book Measurement of the B and B Lifetimes from Semileptonic Decays at SLD written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lifetimes of B and B° mesons have been measured using a sample of 150,000 hadronic Z° decays collected by the SLD experiment at the SLC between 1993 and 1995. The analysis identifies the semileptonic decays of B mesons with high (p, p{sub t}) leptons and reconstructs the B meson decay length and charge by vertexing the lepton with a partially reconstructed D meson. This method results in a sample of 634 (584) charged (neutral) decays with high charge purity. A maximum likelihood fit finds: [tau]{sub B{sup +}} = 1.60{sub -0.11}{sup +0.12}(stat) ± 0.06(syst) ps, [tau]{sub B{sup 0}} = 1.55{sub -0.12}{sup +0.13}(stat) ± 0.09(syst) ps, and the ratio [tau]{sub B{sup +}}/[tau]{sub B{sup 0}} = 1.03{sub -0.13}{sup +0.15}(stat) ± 0.08(syst).
Download or read book A Study of Neutral B Meson Time Evolution Using Exclusively Reconstructed Semileptonic Decays written by T. Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Standard Model of particle physics describes the fundamental building blocks of the Universe and their basic interactions. The model naturally describes the time evolution of the basic particles, of which lifetime and mixing are two examples. The neutral B meson, consisting of a bottom quark and an oppositely charged down quark, enjoys a lifetime of about 1.5 ps and the special property of mixing with its antiparticle partner, the {bar B}{sup 0}. That is, due to second order weak interactions, the B{sup 0} meson can change into a {bar B}{sup 0} meson and back again as it evolves through time. The details of this behavior offer an opportunity to closely examine the Standard Model. In this dissertation, I report on a measurement of the lifetime and mixing frequency of the neutral B meson. Using the semileptonic decay channel B{sup 0} {yields} D*{sup -}{ell}{sup +}{bar {nu}}{sub {ell}}, we select more than 68,000 signal and background candidates from about 23 million B{bar B} pairs collected in 1999-2000 with the BABAR detector located at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The other B in the event is reconstructed inclusively. By constructing a master probability density function that describes the distribution of decay time differences in the sample, we use a maximum likelihood technique to simultaneously extract the B{sup 0} lifetime and mixing parameters with precision comparable to the year 2000 world average. The results are {tau}{sub B{sup 0}} = (1.523{sub -0.023}{sup +0.024} {+-} 0.022) ps and {Delta}m{sub d} = (0.492 {+-} 0.018 {+-} 0.013) ps{sup -1}. The statistical correlation coefficient between {tau}{sub B{sup 0}} and {Delta}m{sub d} is -0.22. I describe in detail several cutting-edge strategies this analysis uses to study these phenomena, laying important groundwork for the future. I also discuss several extensions of this work to include possible measurements of higher order parameters such as {Delta}{Lambda}{sub d}.
Download or read book Measurements of the Branching Fractions and Form Factor of Semileptonic Decays of B Mesons to D Mesons written by Ye Liu and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Semileptonic Decays of Charged D Meson Going to Eta lepton neutrino with Generic Reconstruction of Fully Hadronic Charged D Meson and Neutral D Meson Decays written by Richard Carl Gray and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study the semileptonic decays D + & rarr; eta'e+nu and D+ & rarr; etae+nu using 818 pb-1 of e+ e- collisions recorded by the CLEO-c detector located at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring. We employ a technique that uses the detector hermeticity to reconstruct the neutrino as missing energy and momentum. We improve the neutrino resolution by developing a generic algorithm to reconstruct the non-signal D, and constrain systematic uncertainties in the efficiency by using the algorithm to measure the branching fractions of D+ and D0 hadronic decays. We observe and measure the branching fractions of 67 hadronic decays, 32 of which are not listed in the PDG 2008. We find B (D+ & rarr; eta'e +nu) = (2.16 +/- 0.53 +/- 0.05 +/- 0.05) x 10-4 and B (D+ & rarr; etae +nu) = (11.7 +/- 0.98 +/- 0.34 +/- 0.26) x 10-4. Among the 67 D hadronic branching fractions observed in this analysis, we discover the decay B (D+ & rarr; pi+etaeta) = (0.34 +/- 0.06 +/- 0.032)% which is unexpectedly large considering the limited phase space available to the decay.
Download or read book B Decays written by Sheldon Stone and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1994 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2nd edition is an extensive update of "B Decays?. The revisions are necessary because of the extensive amount of new data and new theoretical ideas. This book reviews what is known about b-quark decays and also looks at what can be learned in the future.The importance of this research area is increasing, as evidenced by the approval of the luminosity upgrade for CESR and the asymmetric B factories at SLAC and KEK, and the possibility of experiments at hadron colliders.The key experimental observations made thus far, measurement of the lifetimes of the different B species, B0-B0 mixing, the discovery of ?Penguin? mediated decays, and the extraction of the CKM matrix elements Vub and Vcb from semileptonic decays, as well as more mundane results, are described in great detail by the experimentalists who have been closely involved with making the measurements. Theoretical progress in understanding b-quark decays using HQET and lattice gauge techniques are described by theorists who have developed and used these techniques.Synthesizing the experimental and theoretical information, several articles discuss the implications for the ?Standard Model? and how further tests can be done using measurements of CP violation in the B system.
Download or read book Study of Exclusive Semileptonic B Meson Decays ToTau Leptons written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We present the results of a search for four exclusive semileptonic decays B → D{sup (*)}[tau]−{bar [nu]}{sub [tau]} in 209 fb−1 of data collected with the BABAR detector, corresponding to 232 million e+e- → [Upsilon](4S) → B{bar B} events. We select events with a D{sup (*)} meson and a light lepton (e or [mu]) recoiling against a fully-reconstructed B meson. We perform a fit to the lepton spectrum and missing mass squared to discriminate signal events from backgrounds, predominantly B → D{sup (*)}{tau}−{bar [nu]}{sub {tau}}. A control sample of identified D**l−{bar {nu}}{sub {ell}} events is included in the fit to estimate the background contribution from these decays. We measure [beta](B → D{sub {tau}{nu}}) = (0.86±0.24±0.11±0.06)% and [beta](B → D*{sub {tau}{nu}}) = (1.62±0.31±0.10±0.05)%, where the errors are statistical, systematic, and normalization-mode related, respectively, and where the results are expressed for the {bar B}° lifetime.
Download or read book Preliminary Measurement of Time dependent B sub D sup 0 B sub D sup 0 Mixing Using Topology and Charge Selected Semi leptonic B Decays written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time dependence of B[sub d][sup 0]-B[sub d][sup 0] mixing has been measured using a sample of 150,000 hadronic Z[sup 0] decays collected by the SLD experiment at the SLC between 1993 and 1995. The analysis identifies the semileptonic decays of B mesons with high (p, p[sub t]) leptons and reconstructs the B meson decay length and charge by vertexing the lepton with a partially reconstructed D meson. Vertex charge is used to enrich the selection of neutral over charged B mesons. This method results in a sample of 581 neutral decays with high charge purity. The B candidate is tagged at production with a combined tag that exploits the large polarized b forward-backward asymmetry in conjunction with the opposite hemisphere b jet charge. The final state is tagged by the sign of the high (p, p[sub t]) lepton. From their preliminary analysis the authors find a mass difference between the two B[sub d][sup 0] mass eigenstates of, [Delta]m[sub d]= 0.452[+-] 0.074(stat)[+-] 0.049(syst) ps[sup[minus]1].
Download or read book Exclusive semileptonic decays of B mesons to D mesons written by H. Albrecht and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inclusive and Exclusive Semileptonic Decays of B Mesons to D Mesons written by Glen D. Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Semileptonic Decay of B Meson to Vector D Meson written by Xu Fu and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exclusive Semi leptonic Decays of B Mesons written by Christopher P. O'Grady and published by Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Semileptonic B Meson to Excited Charm Meson Decay written by Suzanne Lorraine Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study of Exclusive Semileptonic B Meson Decays to Tau Leptons written by Michael A. Mazur and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We present the results of a search for four exclusive semileptonic decays B & rarr; D(*)tau -nutau in 209 fb -1 of data collected with the BABAR detector, corresponding to 232 million e+e - & rarr; Upsilon(4S) & rarr; B B events. We select events with a D (*) meson and a light lepton (e or mu) recoiling against a fully-reconstructed B meson. We perform a fit to the lepton spectrum and missing mass squared to discriminate signal events from backgrounds, predominantly B & rarr; D (*) & ell;-nu & ell; . A control sample of identified D** & ell;- nu & ell; events is included in the fit to estimate the background contribution from these decays. We measure B (B & rarr; Dtaunu) = (0.86+/-0.24+/-0.11+/-0.06)% and B (B & rarr; D*taunu) = (1.62+/-0.31+/-0.10+/-0.05)%, where the errors are statistical, systematic, and normalization-mode related, respectively, and where the results are expressed for the B0 lifetime.
Download or read book Search for Semileptonic Decays in the B Meson Into the Lambda subscript C Baryon written by Tomohiko Tanabe and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exclusive semileptonic decays of B mesons to D mesons written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
