MEASUREMENT OF THE BRANCHING FRACTIONS FOR THE DECAYS B{sup 0}-->D*{sup -} p{bar p}{pi}{sup +}, B{sup 0}-->D{sup -}p{bar p}{pi}{sup +}, B0-->D*{sup 0} p{bar p} AND B{sup 0}-->D{sup 0} p{bar p}
The B{sup 0} meson decay modes B{sup 0} --> D*{sup -}p{bar p}{pi}{sup +}, D{sup -}p{bar p}{sup +}, {bar D}*{sup 0}p{bar p}, and B{sup 0} --> {bar D}{sup 0}p{bar p} are studied in a sample of 124 x 10{sup 6} B{bar B} pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider. The decay of B{sup 0} --> D{sup -}p{bar p}{pi}{sup +} is observed for the first time, with a measured branching fraction B(B{sup 0} --> D{sup -}p{bar p}{pi}{sup +}) = (3.80 {+-} 0.35 {+-} 0.46) x 10{sup -4}. The following branching fractions are also determined: B(B{sup 0} --> D*{sup -}p{bar p}{pi}{sup +}) = (5.61 {+-} 0.59 {+-} 0.73) x 10{sup -4}, B(B{sup 0} --> {bar D}*{sup 0} p{bar p}) = (0.67 {+-} 0.21 {+-} 0.09) x 10{sup -4}, and B(B{sup 0} --> {bar D}{sup 0}p{bar p}) = (1.24 {+-} 0.14 {+-} 0.12) x 10{sup -4}. In each decay mode the invariant mass spectra of the charmed mesons and the baryons are compared with a pure phase-space hypothesis in order to gain insight into the B meson decay dynamics. In particular, the Dalitz plots of {bar D}*{sup 0}p versus {bar D}*{sup 0}{bar p} for B{sup 0} --> {bar D}*{sup 0}p{bar p} and of {bar D}{sup 0}p versus {bar D}{sup 0}{bar p} for B{sup 0} --> {bar D}{sup 0}p{bar p} are presented. All results are preliminary.
- 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:
- 829766
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-10610; TRN: US0405856
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 11 Aug 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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