Angular distributions in the decay B -> K*l(+)l(-)

Angular distributions in the decay B -> K*l(+)l(-)

We use a sample of 384×106 BB̄ events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider to study angular distributions in the rare decays B→K* + -, where + - is either e+e- or μ+μ-. For low dilepton invariant masses, m <2.5GeV/c2, we measure a lepton forward-backward asymmetry AFB...

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Main Authors: Aubert, B, Bona, M, Karyotakis, Y, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Prudent, X, Tisserand, V, Zghiche, A, Garra Tico, J, Grauges, E, Lopez, L, Palano, A, Pappagallo, M, Eigen, G, Stugu, B, Sun, L, Abrams, G, Battaglia, M, Brown, D, Button-Shafer, J, Cahn, R, Jacobsen, R, Kadyk, J, Kerth, LT, Kolomensky, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:We use a sample of 384×106 BB̄ events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider to study angular distributions in the rare decays B→K* + -, where + - is either e+e- or μ+μ-. For low dilepton invariant masses, m <2.5GeV/c2, we measure a lepton forward-backward asymmetry AFB=0.24-0.23+0.18±0.05 and K* longitudinal polarization FL=0.35±0.16±0.04. For m >3.2GeV/c2, we measure AFB=0.76-0.32+0.52±0.07 and FL=0.71-0.22+0.20±0.04. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

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