Search for the highly suppressed decays B- -> K+pi(-)pi(-) and B- -> K-K-pi(+)

We report a search for the decays B -→K+π-π- and B -→K-K-π+, which are highly suppressed in the standard model. Using a sample of (467±5)×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector, we do not see any evidence of these decays and determine 90% confidence level upper limits of B(B -→K+π-π-)&l...

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Autores principales: Aubert, B, Bona, M, Karyotakis, Y, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Prencipe, E, Prudent, X, Tisserand, V, Garra Tico, J, Grauges, E, Lopez, L, Palano, A, Pappagallo, M, Eigen, G, Stugu, B, Sun, L, Abrams, G, Battaglia, M, Brown, D, Cahn, R, Jacobsen, R, Kerth, LT, Kolomensky, Y, Lynch, G, Osipenkov, I
Formato: Journal article
Publicado: 2008
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Sumario:We report a search for the decays B -→K+π-π- and B -→K-K-π+, which are highly suppressed in the standard model. Using a sample of (467±5)×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector, we do not see any evidence of these decays and determine 90% confidence level upper limits of B(B -→K+π-π-)<9. 5×10-7 and B(B-→K-K -π+)<1.6×10-7 on the corresponding branching fractions, including systematic uncertainties. © 2008 The American Physical Society.