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Measurement of the decay amplitudes of B0 → J/ψK*0 and Bs0 → J/ψφ decays

Physical Review Letters 85:22 (2000) 4668-4673

Authors:

T Affolder, H Akimoto, A Akopian, MG Albrow, P Amaral, SR Amendolia, D Amidei, K Anikeev, J Antos, G Apollinari, T Arisawa, T Asakawa, W Ashmanskas, M Atac, F Azfar, P Azzi-Bacchetta, N Bacchetta, MW Bailey, S Bailey, P de Barbaro, A Barbaro-Galtieri, VE Barnes, BA Barnett, M Barone, G Bauer, F Bedeschi, S Belforte, G Bellettini, J Bellinger, D Benjamin, J Bensinger, A Beretvas, JP Berge, J Berryhill, B Bevensee, A Bhatti, M Binkley, D Bisello, RE Blair, C Blocker, K Bloom, B Blumenfeld, SR Blusk, A Bocci, A Bodek, W Bokhari, G Bolla, Y Bonushkin, D Bortoletto, J Boudreau, A Brandl, S van den Brink, C Bromberg, M Brozovic, N Bruner, E Buckley-Geer, J Budagov, HS Budd, K Burkett, G Busetto, A Byon-Wagner, KL Byrum, P Calafiura, M Campbell, W Carithers, J Carlson, D Carlsmith, J Cassada, A Castro, D Cauz, A Cerri, AW Chan, PS Chang, PT Chang, J Chapman, C Chen, YC Chen, MT Cheng, M Chertok, G Chiarelli, I Chirikov-Zorin, G Chlachidze, F Chlebana, L Christofek, ML Chu, YS Chung, CI Ciobanu, AG Clark, A Connolly, J Conway, J Cooper, M Cordelli, J Cranshaw, D Cronin-Hennessy, R Cropp, R Culbertson, D Dagenhart, F de Jongh, S dell'Agnello, M dell'Orso

Abstract:

A full angular analysis of both the B0 and Bs0 decay modes was carried out. For this analysis, the B0 → J/ψK*0 and Bs0 → J/ψφ decays were reconstructed. The obtained data were analyzed in detail.
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Sudbury neutrino observatory

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 449:1 (2000) 172-207

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J Boger, RL Hahn, JK Rowley, AL Carter, B Hollebone, D Kessler, I Blevis, F Dalnoki-Veress, A Dekok, J Farine, DR Grant, CK Hargrove, G Laberge, I Levine, K McFarlane, H Mes, AT Noble, VM Novikov, M O'Neill, M Shatkay, C Shewchuk, D Sinclair, ETH Clifford, R Deal, ED Earle, E Gaudette, G Milton, B Sur, J Bigu, JHM Cowan, DL Cluff, ED Hallman, RU Haq, J Hewett, JG Hykawy, G Jonkmans, R Michaud, A Roberge, J Roberts, E Saettler, MH Schwendener, H Seifert, D Sweezey, R Tafirout, CJ Virtue, DN Beck, YD Chan, X Chen, MR Dragowsky, FW Dycus, J Gonzalez, MCP Isaac, Y Kajiyama, GW Koehler, KT Lesko, MC Moebus, EB Norman, CE Okada, AWP Poon, P Purgalis, A Schuelke, AR Smith, RG Stokstad, S Turner, I Zlimen, JM Anaya, TJ Bowles, SJ Brice, EI Esch, MM Fowler, A Goldschmidt, A Hime, AF McGirt, GG Miller, WA Teasdale, JB Wilhelmy, JM Wouters, JD Anglin, M Bercovitch, WF Davidson, RS Storey, S Biller, RA Black, RJ Boardman, MG Bowler, J Cameron, B Cleveland, AP Ferraris, G Doucas, H Heron, C Howard, NA Jelley, AB Knox, M Lay, W Locke, J Lyon, S Majerus, M Moorhead, M Omori

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The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a second-generation water Cherenkov detector designed to determine whether the currently observed solar neutrino deficit is a result of neutrino oscillations. The detector is unique in its use of D2O as a detection medium, permitting it to make a solar model-independent test of the neutrino oscillation hypothesis by comparison of the charged- and neutral-current interaction rates. In this paper the physical properties, construction, and preliminary operation of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are described. Data and predicted operating parameters are provided whenever possible.
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Measuring CP violation and B0s-B̄0s mixing using B0s → J/ψφ with φ → K+K-, J/ψ → μ+μ-

Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physics 26:5 (2000) 741-743

Authors:

F Azfar, T Huffman, L Lyons, A Reichold, D Waters

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We present a preliminary study of a new technique for measuring B0s mixing and CP violation using the decay B0s → J/ψφ, φ K+K-, J/ψ → μ+μ-. This technique utilizes the unequal lifetimes of the B0s CP even and odd eigenstates, and an angular variable decomposition of the CP content of the final state. This study is based on CDF Run-I observations and Run-II projections, and predicts that the B0s mixing parameter cursive Greek chis can be measured with high accuracy in untagged samples if this approach is adopted. A large CP asymmetry may also be possible to measure. The accuracy of this method is shown to increase for higher values of cursive Greek chis as the lifetime splitting of the CP eigenstates increases. The measurement of cursive Greek chis does not depend on tagging, whereas the observation of a CP-violating asymmetry does.
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Measuring CP violation and B-s(0)-(B)over-bar(s)(0) mixing using B-s(0) -> J/psi phi with phi -> K+K-, J/psi -> mu(+)mu(-)

J PHYS G NUCL PARTIC 26:5 (2000) 741-743

Authors:

F Azfar, T Huffman, L Lyons, A Reichold, D Waters

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We present a preliminary study of a new technique for measuring B-s(0) mixing and CP violation using the decay Bs0 --> J/phi phi, phi --> K+K-, J/phi --> mu(+)mu(-). This technique utilizes the unequal lifetimes of the B-s(0) CP even and odd eigenstates, and an angular variable decomposition of the CP content of the final state. This study is based on CDF Run-I observations and Run-II projections, and predicts that the B-s(0) mixing parameter x(s) can be measured with high accuracy in untagged samples if this approach is adopted. A large CP asymmetry may also be possible to measure. The accuracy of this method is shown to increase for higher values of x(s) as the lifetime splitting of the CP eigenstates increases. The measurement of x(s) does nor depend on tagging, whereas the observation of a CP-violating asymmetry does.
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Measurement of sin2β from B→J/ψKS0 with the CDF detector

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 61:7 (2000) 1-16

Authors:

T Affolder, H Akimoto, A Akopian, MG Albrow, P Amaral, SR Amendolia, D Amidei, J Antos, G Apollinari, T Arisawa, T Asakawa, W Ashmanskas, M Atac, P Azzi-Bacchetta, N Bacchetta, MW Bailey, S Bailey, P De Barbaro, A Barbaro-Galtieri, VE Barnes, BA Barnett, M Barone, G Bauer, F Bedeschi, S Belforte, G Bellettini, J Bellinger, D Benjamin, J Bensinger, A Beretvas, JP Berge, J Berryhill, S Bertolucci, B Bevensee, A Bhatti, C Bigongiari, M Binkley, D Bisello, RE Blair, C Blocker, K Bloom, B Blumenfeld, BS Blusk, A Bocci, A Bodek, W Bokhari, G Bolla, Y Bonushkin, D Bortoletto, J Boudreau, A Brandl, S Van Den Brink, C Bromberg, N Bruner, E Buckley-Geer, J Budagov, HS Budd, K Burkett, G Busetto, A Byon-Wagner, KL Byrum, M Campbell, A Caner, W Carithers, J Carlson, D Carlsmith, J Cassada, A Castro, D Cauz, A Cerri, PS Chang, PT Chang, J Chapman, C Chen, YC Chen, MT Cheng, M Chertok, G Chiarelli, I Chirikov-Zorin, G Chlachidze, F Chlebana, L Christofek, ML Chu, S Cihangir, CI Ciobanu, AG Clark, M Cobal, E Cocca, A Connolly, J Conway, J Cooper, M Cordelli, J Guimaraes Da Costa, D Costanzo, J Cranshaw, D Cronin-Hennessy, R Cropp, R Culbertson, D Dagenhart, F Dejongh

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This paper reports an updated measurement of the standard model CP violation parameter sin 2β using the CDF Detector at Fermilab. The entire run I data sample of 110 pb-1 of proton-antiproton collisions at √s =1.8 TeV is used to identify a signal sample of ∼400 B→J/ψKS0 events, where J/ψ→μ+μ- and KS0 →π+π-. The flavor of the neutral B meson is identified at the time of production by combining information from three tagging algorithms: a same-side tag, a jet-charge tag, and a soft-lepton tag. A maximum likelihood fitting method is used to determine sin2β=0.19-0.44+0.41(stat+syst). This value of sin 2β is consistent with the standard model prediction, based upon existing measurements, of a large positive CP-violating asymmetry in this decay mode. ©2000 The American Physical Society.
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