Measurement of Vcb from the decay process B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄

Measurement of Vcb from the decay process B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄

A new precise measurement of |Vcb| and of the branching ratio BR(B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄ℓ) has been performed using a sample of about 5000 semileptonic decays B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄ℓ, selected by the DELPHI detector at LEP I by tagging the soft pion from D*+ → D0π+. The results are: Vcb = (39.0 ± 1.5 (stat.)-2.6+2.5 (...

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Main Authors: Abreu, P, Adam, W, Adye, T, Adzic, P, Albrecht, Z, Alderweireld, T, Alekseev, G, Alemany, R, Allmendinger, T, Allport, P, Almehed, S, Amaldi, U, Amapane, N, Amato, S, Anassontzis, E, Andersson, P, Andreazza, A, Andringa, S, Antilogus, P, Apel, W, Arnoud, Y, Åsman, B, Augustin, J, Augustinus, A, Baillon, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001
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Summary:A new precise measurement of |Vcb| and of the branching ratio BR(B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄ℓ) has been performed using a sample of about 5000 semileptonic decays B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄ℓ, selected by the DELPHI detector at LEP I by tagging the soft pion from D*+ → D0π+. The results are: Vcb = (39.0 ± 1.5 (stat.)-2.6+2.5 (syst. exp.) ± 1.3 (syst. th.)) × 10-3, BR(B̄0 → D*+ℓ-v̄ℓ) = (4.70 ± 0.13 (stat.)-0.31+0.36 (syst. exp.))%. The analytic dependencies of the differential cross-section and of the Isgur-Wise form factor as functions of the variable w = vB0 · vD* have also been obtained by unfolding the experimental resolution. © 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

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