Improved Measurement of the CKM Angle gamma in B^-+ to D^(*) K^(*)-+Decays with a Dalitz Plot Analysis of D Decays to K_S^0 pi+ pi- and K_S^0 K+ K-
We report on an improved measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa CP-violating phase {gamma} through a Dalitz plot analysis of neutral D meson decays to K{sub s}{sup 0}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} and K{sub s}{sup 0}K{sup +}K{sup -} produced in the processes B{sup {-+}} {yields} DK{sup {-+}}, B{sup {-+}} {yields} D* K{sup {-+}} with D* {yields} D{pi}{sup 0}, D{gamma}, and B{sup {-+}} {yields} DK*{sup {-+}} with K8{sup {-+}} {yields} K{sub S}{sup 0}{pi}{sup {-+}}. Using a sample of 383 million B{bar B} pairs collected by the BABAR detector, we measure {gamma} = (76 {+-} 22 {+-} 5{+-} 5){sup o} (mod 180{sup o}), where the first error is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty and the third reflects the uncertainty on the description of the Dalitz plot distributions. The corresponding two standard deviation region is 29{sup o} < {gamma} < 122{sup o}. This result has a significance of direct CP violation ({gamma} {ne} 0) of 3.0 standard deviations.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 927535
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-13209; arXiv:0804.2089; TRN: US0803227
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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