Search for flavor-changing-neutral-current d meson decays.

We study the flavor-changing-neutral-current process c-->u micro(+) micro(-) using 1.3 fb(-1) of pp[over ] collisions at square root s = 1.96 TeV recorded by the D0 detector operating at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We see clear indications of the charged-current mediated D(s)(+) and D(+)-...

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Main Authors: Abazov, V, Abbott, B, Abolins, M, Acharya, B, Adams, M, Adams, T, Aguilo, E, Ahn, S, Ahsan, M, Alexeev, G, Alkhazov, G, Alton, A, Alverson, G, Alves, G, Anastasoaie, M, Ancu, L, Andeen, T, Anderson, S, Andrieu, B, Anzelc, MS, Arnoud, Y, Arov, M, Arthaud, M, Askew, A, Asman, B
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2008
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Summary:We study the flavor-changing-neutral-current process c-->u micro(+) micro(-) using 1.3 fb(-1) of pp[over ] collisions at square root s = 1.96 TeV recorded by the D0 detector operating at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We see clear indications of the charged-current mediated D(s)(+) and D(+)-->phipi(+) --> micro(+)micro(-)pi(+) final states with significance greater than 4 standard deviations above background for the D(+) state. We search for the continuum neutral-current decay of D(+)-->pi(+) micro(+) micro(-) in the dimuon invariant mass spectrum away from the phi resonance. We see no evidence of signal above background and set a limit of B(D(+) --> pi(+) micro(+) micro(-))<3.9 x 10(-6) at the 90% C.L. This limit places the most stringent constraint on new phenomena in the c--> u micro(+) micro(-) transition.