Measurement of the charge asymmetry in semileptonic Bs decays
The authors have performed the first direct measurement of the time integrated flavor untagged charge asymmetry in semileptonic B{sub s}{sup 0} decays, A{sub SL}{sup a,unt}, by comparing the decay rate of B{sub s}{sup 0} {yields} {mu}{sup +} D{sub s}{sup -}{nu}X, where D{sub s}{sup -} {yields} {phi}{pi}{sup -} and {phi} {yields} K{sup +}K{sup -}, with the charge-conjugate {bar B}{sub s}{sup 0} decay rate. This sample was selected from 1.3 fb{sup -1} of data collected by the D0 experiment in Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron collider. They obtain A{sub SL}{sup a,unt} = [1.23 {+-} 0.97(stat) {+-} 0.17(syst)] x 10{sup -2}. Assuming that {Delta}m{sub s}/{bar {Lambda}}{sub s} >> 1 and {Delta}{Lambda}{sub a}/(2{bar {Lambda}}{sub s}) < 1, this result can be translated into a measurement on the CP-violating phase in B{sub s}{sup 0} mixing: {Delta}{Lambda}{sub s}/{Delta}m{sub s} {center_dot} tan {phi}{sub s} = [2.45 {+-} 1.93(stat) {+-} 0.35(syst)] x 10{sup -2}.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 899711
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-07-005-E; arXiv eprint number hep-ex/0701007; TRN: US0702039
- Journal Information:
- Phys.Rev.Lett.98:151801,2007, Journal Name: Phys.Rev.Lett.98:151801,2007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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