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Title: Observation of Direct CP Violation in B{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} Decays and Model-Independent Constraints on the Quark-Mixing Angle {phi}{sub 2}

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo (Japan)
  2. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba (Japan)

We report a new measurement of the time-dependent CP-violating parameters in B{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} decays with 535x10{sup 6} BB pairs collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e{sup +}e{sup -} collider operating at the {upsilon}(4S) resonance. We find 1464{+-}65 B{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} events and measure the CP-violating parameters S{sub {pi}}{sub {pi}}=-0.61{+-}0.10(stat){+-}0.04(syst) and A{sub {pi}}{sub {pi}}=+0.55{+-}0.08(stat){+-}0.05(syst). We observe large direct CP violation with a significance greater than 5 standard deviations for any S{sub {pi}}{sub {pi}} value. Using isospin relations, we measure the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark-mixing matrix angle {phi}{sub 2}=(97{+-}11) deg. for the solution consistent with the standard model and exclude the range 11 deg. <{phi}{sub 2}<79 deg. at the 95% confidence level.

OSTI ID:
20951389
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 98, Issue 21; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.211801; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English