Study of the D{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +} decay
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- University of California, Davis, California 95616 (United States)
Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements for the Cabibbo-suppressed decay mode D{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +}. We measure the branching ratio {gamma}(D{sup 0}{yields}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -})/{gamma}(D{sup 0}{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}{pi}{sup +})= =0.0914{+-}0.0018{+-}0.0022. An amplitude analysis has been performed, a first for this channel, in order to determine the resonant substructure of this decay mode. The dominant component is the decay D{sup 0}{yields}a{sub 1}(1260){sup +}{pi}{sup -}, accounting for 60% of the decay rate. The second most dominant contribution comes from the decay D{sup 0}{yields}{rho}(770){sup 0}{rho}(770){sup 0}, with a fraction of 25%. We also study the a{sub 1}(1260) line shape and resonant substructure. Using the helicity formalism for the angular distribution of the decay D{sup 0}{yields}{rho}(770){sup 0}{rho}(770){sup 0}, we measure a longitudinal polarization of P{sub L}=(71{+-}4{+-}2)%.
- OSTI ID:
- 21020039
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 75; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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