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Title: A measurement of D[sup +] and D[sub s] production in e[sup +]e[sup [minus]] annihilation at [radical]s = 29 GeV

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OSTI ID:7006413

Measurements have been made of the production rates of D[sup +] and D[sub s] mesons via the channels D[sup +] [yields] [bar K][sup *0][ell][sup +][nu][sub [ell]] and D[sub S] [yields] [phi][pi] in e[sup +]e[sup [minus]] annihilation at [radical]s = 29 GeV in 220 pb[sup [minus]1] of data collected by the Mark II detector. The measurements assume the current branching ratios, measured predominantly at [radical]s [approx equal] 10 GeV and by fixed target experiments. Measurements of the total production cross-sections times the appropriate branching ratios, which are independent of any other measurements, and an upper limit for the ratio of branching ratios, [Gamma](D[sub s]) [yields] [phi][pi][bar [nu]][sub [ell]]/[Gamma](D[sub s] [yields] [phi][pi]) < .74 at 90% confidence level are presented. It is found that the production cross-section of D[sup +] mesons is [sigma](e[sup +]e[sup [minus]] [yields] D[sup +]X) = .24[+-].06 [+-].04 nb while the production cross-section for D[sub S] mesons is [sigma](e[sup +]e[sup [minus]] [yields] D[sub s]X) =.10[+-].04[+-].03 nb. This corresponds to .23[+-].06 [+-].06 D[sup +]/hadronic event and .09[+-].04[+-].02 D[sub s]hadronic event.

Research Organization:
Colorado Univ., Denver, CO (United States)
OSTI ID:
7006413
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English