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Title: Observation of B 0 p Λ ¯ D ( * ) -

Abstract

We report the first observation of the decays B0→p$$\bar{Λ}$$D(*)-. The data sample of 711 fb-1 used in this analysis corresponds to 772 million $$B$$$\bar{B}$$ pairs, collected at the Υ(4S) resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We observe 19.8σ and 10.8σ excesses of events for the two decay modes and measure the branching fractions of B0→p$$\bar{Λ}$$D- and B0→p$$\bar{Λ}$$D(*)- to be (25.1±2.6±3.5)×10-6 and (33.6±6.3±4.4)×10-6, respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. These results are not compatible with the predictions based on the generalized factorization approach. In addition, a threshold enhancement in the di-baryon (p$$\bar{Λ}$$) system is observed, consistent with that observed in similar B decays.

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Research Org.:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
Belle Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1594406
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OSTI ID: 1227088
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-115105
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; TRN: US2101614
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0009973; AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 115; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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Chang, Y. -Y., Wang, M. -Z., Abdesselam, A., Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Barberio, E., Bhuyan, B., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Chistov, R., Chobanova, V., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dalseno, J., Danilov, M., Dingfelder, J., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Dutta, D., Eidelman, S., Farhat, H., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Ganguly, S., Garmash, A., Gillard, R., Glattauer, R., Goh, Y. M., Goldenzweig, P., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., He, X. H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kawasaki, T., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, J. B., Kim, J. H., Kim, K. T., Kim, M. J., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Korpar, S., Križan, P., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kumita, T., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lai, Y. -T., Lee, I. S., Li, L., Li, Y., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lukin, P., Masuda, M., Matvienko, D., Miyabayashi, K., Miyake, H., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Mohanty, S., Moll, A., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nayak, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Park, C. W., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Petrič, M., Piilonen, L. E., Rauch, J., Ribežl, E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Ryu, S., Sahoo, H., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seong, I. S., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sohn, Y. -S., Starič, M., Stypula, J., Sumihama, M., Sumisawa, K., Sumiyoshi, T., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Teramoto, Y., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Usov, Y., Van Hulse, C., Vanhoefer, P., Varner, G., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wagner, M. N., Wang, C. H., Wang, P., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Williams, K. M., Won, E., Yamaoka, J., Yashchenko, S., Yelton, J., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhulanov, V., and Zupanc, A. Observation of B0→pΛ¯D(*)-. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.221803.
Chang, Y. -Y., Wang, M. -Z., Abdesselam, A., Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Barberio, E., Bhuyan, B., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Chistov, R., Chobanova, V., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dalseno, J., Danilov, M., Dingfelder, J., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Dutta, D., Eidelman, S., Farhat, H., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Ganguly, S., Garmash, A., Gillard, R., Glattauer, R., Goh, Y. M., Goldenzweig, P., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., He, X. H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kawasaki, T., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, J. B., Kim, J. H., Kim, K. T., Kim, M. J., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Korpar, S., Križan, P., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kumita, T., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lai, Y. -T., Lee, I. S., Li, L., Li, Y., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lukin, P., Masuda, M., Matvienko, D., Miyabayashi, K., Miyake, H., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Mohanty, S., Moll, A., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nayak, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Park, C. W., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Petrič, M., Piilonen, L. E., Rauch, J., Ribežl, E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Ryu, S., Sahoo, H., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seong, I. S., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sohn, Y. -S., Starič, M., Stypula, J., Sumihama, M., Sumisawa, K., Sumiyoshi, T., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Teramoto, Y., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Usov, Y., Van Hulse, C., Vanhoefer, P., Varner, G., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wagner, M. N., Wang, C. H., Wang, P., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Williams, K. M., Won, E., Yamaoka, J., Yashchenko, S., Yelton, J., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhulanov, V., & Zupanc, A. Observation of B0→pΛ¯D(*)-. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.221803
Chang, Y. -Y., Wang, M. -Z., Abdesselam, A., Adachi, I., Adamczyk, K., Aihara, H., Al Said, S., Asner, D. M., Atmacan, H., Aushev, T., Babu, V., Badhrees, I., Bakich, A. M., Barberio, E., Bhuyan, B., Biswal, J., Bobrov, A., Bozek, A., Bračko, M., Browder, T. E., Červenkov, D., Chekelian, V., Chen, A., Cheon, B. G., Chilikin, K., Chistov, R., Chobanova, V., Choi, S. -K., Choi, Y., Cinabro, D., Dalseno, J., Danilov, M., Dingfelder, J., Doležal, Z., Drásal, Z., Dutta, D., Eidelman, S., Farhat, H., Fast, J. E., Ferber, T., Fulsom, B. G., Gaur, V., Gabyshev, N., Ganguly, S., Garmash, A., Gillard, R., Glattauer, R., Goh, Y. M., Goldenzweig, P., Greenwald, D., Grzymkowska, O., Haba, J., Hayasaka, K., Hayashii, H., He, X. H., Hou, W. -S., Hsu, C. -L., Iijima, T., Inami, K., Ishikawa, A., Itoh, R., Iwasaki, Y., Jacobs, W. W., Jaegle, I., Joffe, D., Joo, K. K., Kawasaki, T., Kim, D. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, J. B., Kim, J. H., Kim, K. T., Kim, M. J., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y. J., Kinoshita, K., Korpar, S., Križan, P., Krokovny, P., Kuhr, T., Kumita, T., Kuzmin, A., Kwon, Y. -J., Lai, Y. -T., Lee, I. S., Li, L., Li, Y., Libby, J., Liventsev, D., Lukin, P., Masuda, M., Matvienko, D., Miyabayashi, K., Miyake, H., Miyata, H., Mizuk, R., Mohanty, G. B., Mohanty, S., Moll, A., Moon, H. K., Mori, T., Nakano, E., Nakao, M., Nanut, T., Nayak, M., Nishida, S., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, H., Pakhlov, P., Pakhlova, G., Pal, B., Park, C. W., Pedlar, T. K., Pestotnik, R., Petrič, M., Piilonen, L. E., Rauch, J., Ribežl, E., Ritter, M., Rostomyan, A., Ryu, S., Sahoo, H., Sakai, Y., Sandilya, S., Santelj, L., Sanuki, T., Savinov, V., Schneider, O., Schnell, G., Schwanda, C., Seino, Y., Senyo, K., Seong, I. S., Sevior, M. E., Shebalin, V., Shen, C. P., Shibata, T. -A., Shiu, J. -G., Simon, F., Sohn, Y. -S., Starič, M., Stypula, J., Sumihama, M., Sumisawa, K., Sumiyoshi, T., Tamponi, U., Tanida, K., Teramoto, Y., Uglov, T., Unno, Y., Uno, S., Usov, Y., Van Hulse, C., Vanhoefer, P., Varner, G., Vorobyev, V., Vossen, A., Wagner, M. N., Wang, C. H., Wang, P., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Williams, K. M., Won, E., Yamaoka, J., Yashchenko, S., Yelton, J., Yusa, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhilich, V., Zhulanov, V., and Zupanc, A. Tue . "Observation of B0→pΛ¯D(*)-". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.221803. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1594406.
@article{osti_1594406,
title = {Observation of B0→pΛ¯D(*)-},
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abstractNote = {We report the first observation of the decays B0→p$\bar{Λ}$D(*)-. The data sample of 711 fb-1 used in this analysis corresponds to 772 million $B$$\bar{B}$ pairs, collected at the Υ(4S) resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We observe 19.8σ and 10.8σ excesses of events for the two decay modes and measure the branching fractions of B0→p$\bar{Λ}$D- and B0→p$\bar{Λ}$D(*)- to be (25.1±2.6±3.5)×10-6 and (33.6±6.3±4.4)×10-6, respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. These results are not compatible with the predictions based on the generalized factorization approach. In addition, a threshold enhancement in the di-baryon (p$\bar{Λ}$) system is observed, consistent with that observed in similar B decays.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.221803},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 22,
volume = 115,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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