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Title: Observation of Bs-Bsbar Oscillations Using Partially Reconstructed Hadronic Bs Decays

Abstract

This thesis describes the contribution of partially reconstructed hadronic decays in the world's first observation of B$$0\atop{s}$$-$$\bar{B}$$$$0\atop{s}$$ oscillations. The analysis is a core member of a suite of closely related studies whose combined time-dependent measurement of the B$$0\atop{s}$$-$$\bar{B}$$$$0\atop{s}$$ oscillation frequency Δms is of historic significance. Using a data sample of 1 fb-1 of p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV collected with the CDF-II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, they find signals of 3150 partially reconstructed hadronic Bs decays from the combined decay channels B$$0\atop{s}$$ → D*$$-\atop{s}$$ π+ and B$$0\atop{s}$$ → D$$-\atop{s}$$ ρ+ with D$$-\atop{s}$$ → Φπ-. These events are analyzed in parallel with 2000 fully reconstructed B$$0\atop{s}$$ → D$$-\atop{s}$$ π+ (D$$-\atop{s}$$ → Φπ-) decays. The treatment of the data is developed in stages of progressive complexity, using high-statistics samples of hadronic B0and B+ decays to study the attributes of partially reconstructed events. The analysis characterizes the data in mass and proper decay time, noting the potential of the partially reconstructed decays for precise measurement of B branching fractions and lifetimes, but consistently focusing on the effectiveness of the model for the oscillation measurement. They efficiently incorporate the measured quantities of each decay into a maximum likelihood fitting framework, frommore » which they extract amplitude scans and a direct measurement of the oscillation frequency. The features of the amplitude scans are consistent with expected behavior, supporting the correctness of the calibrations for proper time uncertainty and flavor tagging dilution. The likelihood allows for the smooth combination of this analysis with results from other data samples, including 3500 fully reconstructed hadronic Bs events and 61,500 partially reconstructed semileptonic Bs events. The individual analyses show compelling evidence for B$$0\atop{s}$$-$$\bar{B}$$$$0\atop{s}$$ oscillations, and the combination yields a clear signal. The probability that random fluctuations could produce a comparable signature is 8 x 10-8, which exceeds the 5 standard deviations threshold of significance for observation. The discovery threshold would not be achieved without inclusion of the partially reconstructed hadronic decays. They measure Δms = 17.77 ± 0.10(stat) ± 0.07(syst) ps-1 and extract |Vtd/Vts| = 0.2060 ± 0.0007(exp)$$+0.0081\atop{-0.0060}$$(theory), consistent with the Standard Model expectation.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
921520
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-THESIS-2007-42
TRN: US0801638
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; AMPLITUDES; DECAY; DILUTION; FERMILAB TEVATRON; FLUCTUATIONS; FOCUSING; OSCILLATIONS; PROBABILITY; STANDARD MODEL; Experiment-HEP

Citation Formats

Miles, Jeffrey Robert. Observation of Bs-Bsbar Oscillations Using Partially Reconstructed Hadronic Bs Decays. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/921520.
Miles, Jeffrey Robert. Observation of Bs-Bsbar Oscillations Using Partially Reconstructed Hadronic Bs Decays. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/921520
Miles, Jeffrey Robert. 2008. "Observation of Bs-Bsbar Oscillations Using Partially Reconstructed Hadronic Bs Decays". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/921520. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/921520.
@article{osti_921520,
title = {Observation of Bs-Bsbar Oscillations Using Partially Reconstructed Hadronic Bs Decays},
author = {Miles, Jeffrey Robert},
abstractNote = {This thesis describes the contribution of partially reconstructed hadronic decays in the world's first observation of B$0\atop{s}$-$\bar{B}$$0\atop{s}$ oscillations. The analysis is a core member of a suite of closely related studies whose combined time-dependent measurement of the B$0\atop{s}$-$\bar{B}$$0\atop{s}$ oscillation frequency Δms is of historic significance. Using a data sample of 1 fb-1 of p$\bar{p}$ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV collected with the CDF-II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, they find signals of 3150 partially reconstructed hadronic Bs decays from the combined decay channels B$0\atop{s}$ → D*$-\atop{s}$ π+ and B$0\atop{s}$ → D$-\atop{s}$ ρ+ with D$-\atop{s}$ → Φπ-. These events are analyzed in parallel with 2000 fully reconstructed B$0\atop{s}$ → D$-\atop{s}$ π+ (D$-\atop{s}$ → Φπ-) decays. The treatment of the data is developed in stages of progressive complexity, using high-statistics samples of hadronic B0and B+ decays to study the attributes of partially reconstructed events. The analysis characterizes the data in mass and proper decay time, noting the potential of the partially reconstructed decays for precise measurement of B branching fractions and lifetimes, but consistently focusing on the effectiveness of the model for the oscillation measurement. They efficiently incorporate the measured quantities of each decay into a maximum likelihood fitting framework, from which they extract amplitude scans and a direct measurement of the oscillation frequency. The features of the amplitude scans are consistent with expected behavior, supporting the correctness of the calibrations for proper time uncertainty and flavor tagging dilution. The likelihood allows for the smooth combination of this analysis with results from other data samples, including 3500 fully reconstructed hadronic Bs events and 61,500 partially reconstructed semileptonic Bs events. The individual analyses show compelling evidence for B$0\atop{s}$-$\bar{B}$$0\atop{s}$ oscillations, and the combination yields a clear signal. The probability that random fluctuations could produce a comparable signature is 8 x 10-8, which exceeds the 5 standard deviations threshold of significance for observation. The discovery threshold would not be achieved without inclusion of the partially reconstructed hadronic decays. They measure Δms = 17.77 ± 0.10(stat) ± 0.07(syst) ps-1 and extract |Vtd/Vts| = 0.2060 ± 0.0007(exp)$+0.0081\atop{-0.0060}$(theory), consistent with the Standard Model expectation.},
doi = {10.2172/921520},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/921520}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}

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