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Title: New Measurements of the $D^0$ and $D^+$ Lifetimes

Journal Article · · Phys.Lett.B

A high statistics sample of photoproduced charm particles from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab has been used to measure the D 0 and D + lifetimes. Using about 210 000 D 0 and 110 000 D + events we obtained the following values: 409.6±1.1 (statistical)±1.5 (systematic) fs for D 0 and 1039.4±4.3 (statistical)±7.0 (systematic) fs for D + .

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Organization:
FOCUS
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1892232
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-02-059-E; arXiv:hep-ex/0203037; oai:inspirehep.net:584712
Journal Information:
Phys.Lett.B, Vol. 537
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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