Search for b -> u transitions in B-0 -> (DK)-K-0*(0) decays

Search for b -> u transitions in B-0 -> (DK)-K-0*(0) decays

We present a study of the decays B0→D0K*0 and B0→D̄0K*0 with K*0→K+π-. The D0 and the D̄0 mesons are reconstructed in the final states f=K+π-, K+π-π0, K+π-π+π-, and their charge conjugates. Using a sample of 465×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e- col...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:We present a study of the decays B0→D0K*0 and B0→D̄0K*0 with K*0→K+π-. The D0 and the D̄0 mesons are reconstructed in the final states f=K+π-, K+π-π0, K+π-π+π-, and their charge conjugates. Using a sample of 465×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e- collider at SLAC, we measure the ratio RADS[Γ(B̄0→[f] DK̄*0)+Γ(B0→[f̄]DK*0)]/[Γ(B̄0→ [f̄]DK̄*0)+Γ(B0→[f]DK*0)] for the three final states. We do not find significant evidence for a signal and set the following limits at 95% probability: RADS(Kπ)<0.244, RADS(Kππ0)<0.181, and RADS(Kπππ)<0.391. From the combination of these three results, we find that the ratio rS between the b→u and the b→c amplitudes lies in the range [0.07,0.41] at 95% probability. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

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