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Title: Search for b --> u Transitions in B{sup -} to {bar D}{sup 0}K{sup -} and B{sup -} --> {bar D}*{sup 0}K{sup -}

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/829704· OSTI ID:829704

The authors report on searches for B{sup -} --> {bar D}{sup 0}K{sup -} and B{sup -} --> {bar D}*{sup 0}K{sup -}, with {bar D}*{sup 0} --> {bar D}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0} or {bar D}*{sup 0} --> {bar D}{sup 0}{gamma}, and {bar D}{sup 0} --> K{sup +} {pi}{sup -} (and charge conjugates). These final states, which the authors donate as [K{sup +}{pi}{sup -}]{sub D}K{sup -} and [K{sup +}{pi}{sup -}]{sub D*}K{sup -}, can be reached through the b --> c transition B{sup -} --> D(*){sup 0}K{sup -} followed by the doubly Cabibbo-suppressed D{sup 0} --> K{sup +}{pi}{sup -}, or through the b --> u transition B{sup -} --> {bar D}(*){sup 0}K{sup -} followed by the Cabibbo-favored {bar D}{sup 0} --> K{sup +}{pi}{sup -}, or through interference of the two. The results are based on 227 million {Upsilon}(4S) --> B{bar B} decays collected with the BABAR detector at SLAC.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
829704
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-10615; TRN: US0405752
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 13 Aug 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English