Observation of the Leptonic Decay
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
We report the first observation of D+ → τ+ντ with a significance of 5.1σ. We measure B(D+ → τ+ντ ) = (1.20 ± 0.24stat ± 0.12syst) × 10–3. Taking the world average B(D+ → μ+ντ ) = (3.74 ± 0.17) × 10–4, we obtain Rτ/μ = Γ(D+ → τ+ντ )/Γ(D+ → μ+ντ) = 3.21 ± 0.64stat ± 0.43syst, which is consistent with the Standard Model expectation of lepton flavor universality. Using external inputs, our results give values for the D+ decay constant fD+ and the CKM matrix element |Vcd| that are consistent with, but less precise than, other determinations.
- Research Organization:
- Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE
- Contributing Organization:
- BESIII Collaboration
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-05ER41374; SC0010118; SC0012069
- OSTI ID:
- 1575306
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1755649
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 123, Issue 21; ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Cited by: 19 works
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