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Measurement of the {bar B}{sup 0} --> D*{sup +} {ell}{sup -} {bar {nu}}{sub {ell}} Decay Rate and |V{sub cb}|

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/829739· OSTI ID:829739
The authors present a measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element |V{sub cb}| based on a sample of about 53,700 {bar B}{sup 0} --> D*{sup +}{ell}{sup -}{bar {nu}}{sub {ell}} = (4.90 {+-} 0.07(stat.){sub -0.35}{sup +0.36}(syst.))%. They measure the differential decay rate as a function of w, the relativistic boost {gamma} of the D*{sup +} in the {bar B}{sup 0} rest frame. By extrapolating d{Gamma}/dw to the kinematic limit w {yields} 1, the authors extract the product of |V{sub cb}| and the axial form factor A{sub 1}(w = 1) to determine |V{sub cb}| = (38.7 {+-} 0.3(stat.) {+-} 1.7(syst.){sub -1.3}{sup +1.5}(theory)) x 10{sup -3}.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515;
OSTI ID:
829739
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-10591
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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