The CLEO III ring imaging Cherenkov detector
NUCL INSTRUM METH A 461:1-3 (2001) 545-548
Abstract:
The CLEO detector has been upgraded to include a state of the art particle identification system, based on the Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector (RICH) technology, in order to take data at the upgraded CESR electron positron collider. The expected performance as well as the preliminary results are reviewed from an engineering run during the first few months of operation of the CLEO III detector. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.First observation of the decays B(0) --> D(*-)p_p pi+ and B(0) --> D(*-)p_n.
Phys Rev Lett 86:13 (2001) 2732-2736
Abstract:
We report the first observation of exclusive decays of the type B-->D(*)N_NX, where N is a nucleon. Using a sample of 9.7x10(6)B_B pairs collected with the CLEO detector operating at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we measure the branching fractions B(B0-->D(*-)p_p pi(+)) = (6.5(+1.3)(-1.2)+/-1.0)x10(-4) and B(B0-->D(*-)p_n) = (14.5(+3.4)(-3.0)+/-2.7)x10(-4). Antineutrons are identified by their annihilation in the CsI electromagnetic calorimeter.First observation of the decays B0 → D*- p̄π+ and B0 → D*-pn̄
Physical Review Letters 86:13 (2001) 2732-2736
Abstract:
Decay modes of the B0 of the type B → DNN̄X were observed. Measurements imply that DNN̄X final states may contribute substantially to the total observed B → barvon rate. Branching fractions were accurately measured.Measurement of the relative branching fraction of upsilon(4S) to charged and neutral B-meson pairs.
Phys Rev Lett 86:13 (2001) 2737-2741
Abstract:
We analyze 9.7x10(6) B_B pairs recorded with the CLEO detector to determine the production ratio of charged to neutral B-meson pairs produced at the Upsilon(4S) resonance. We measure the rates for B0-->J/psiK((*)0) and B+-->J/psiK((*)+) decays and use the world-average B-meson lifetime ratio to extract the relative widths f(+-) / f(00) = gamma(Upsilon(4S)-->B+B-) / gamma(Upsilon(4S)-->B0 B-0)) = 1.04+/-0.07(stat)+/-0.04(syst). With the assumption that f(+-)+f(00) = 1, we obtain f(00) = 0.49+/-0.02(stat)+/-0.01(syst) and f(+-) = 0.51+/-0.02(stat)+/-0.01(syst). This production ratio and its uncertainty apply to all exclusive B-meson branching fractions measured at the Upsilon(4S) resonance.Measurement of the lambda(+)(c) lifetime.
Phys Rev Lett 86:11 (2001) 2232-2236