Evidence for B- to rho0rho0 Decay and Implications for the CKM Angle alpha
The authors search for the decays B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup 0}{rho}{sup 0}, B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup 0} f{sub 0}(980), and B{sup 0} {yields} f{sub 0}(980) f{sub 0}(980) in a sample of about 384 million {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{bar B} decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e{sup +}e{sup -} collider at SLAC. They find evidence for B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup 0}{rho}{sup 0} with 3.5{sigma} significance and measure the branching fraction {Beta} = (1.07 {+-} 0.33 {+-} 0.19) x 10{sup -6} and longitudinal polarization fraction f{sub L} = 0.87 {+-} 0.13 {+-} 0.04, where the first uncertainty is statistical, and the second is systematic. The uncertainty on the CKM unitarity angle {alpha} due to penguin contributions in B {yields} {rho}{rho} decays is 18{sup o} at the 1{sigma} level. They also set upper limits on the B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup 0} f{sub 0}(980) and B{sup 0} {yields} f{sub 0}(980)f{sub 0}(980) decay rates.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 896934
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-12259; hep-ex/0612021; TRN: US200705%%79
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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