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Improved Measurement of the CKM Angle alpha Using B0 to rho+rho- Decays.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/839874· OSTI ID:839874

We present results from an analysis of B{sup 0} ({bar B}{sup 0}) {yields} {rho}{sup +}{rho}{sup -} using 232 million {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{bar B} decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at SLAC. We measure the longitudinal polarization fraction f{sub L} = 0.978 {+-} 0.014(stat){sub -0.029}{sup +0.021}(syst) and the CP-violating parameters S{sub L} = -0.33 {+-} 0.24(stat){sub -0.14}{sup +0.08}(syst) and C{sub L} = -0.03 {+-} 0.18(stat) {+-} 0.09(syst). Using an isospin analysis of B {yields} {rho}{rho} decays we determine the unitarity triangle {alpha}. The solution compatible with the Standard Model is {alpha} = (100 {+-} 13){sup o}.

Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
SC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
839874
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11081
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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