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Observation of D + η μ + ν μ and First Experimental Study of D + η + ν Decay Dynamics

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Using 20.3 fb 1 of e + e collision data collected at the center-of-mass energy 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector, we report the first observation of the semileptonic decay D + η μ + ν μ with significance of 8.6 σ including systematic uncertainties, and an improved measurement of D + η e + ν e . The branching fractions of D + η μ + ν μ and D + η e + ν e are determined to be ( 1.92 ± 0.2 8 stat ± 0.0 8 syst ) × 10 4 and ( 1.79 ± 0.1 9 stat ± 0.0 7 syst ) × 10 4 , respectively. The ratio of the two branching fractions is determined to be R μ / e = 1.07 ± 0.1 9 stat ± 0.0 3 syst , which agrees with the theoretical expectation of lepton flavor universality within the standard model. From an analysis of the D + η + ν decay dynamics, the product of the hadronic form factor f + η ( 0 ) and the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element | V c d | is measured for the first time, giving f + η ( 0 ) | V c d | = ( 5.92 ± 0.5 6 stat ± 0.1 3 syst ) × 10 2 . The η η mixing angle in the quark flavor basis is determined to be ϕ P = ( 39.8 ± 0.8 stat ± 0.3 syst ) ° .

Published by the American Physical Society 2025

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER41374
OSTI ID:
2531301
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 134; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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