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M. J. Lee

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Measurement of theD*(2010)+natural linewidth and theD*(2010)+−D0mass difference

2013

We measure the mass difference, Δm_0, between the D^*(2010)^+ and the D^0 and the natural linewidth, Γ, of the transition D^*(2010)^+ → D^0π^+. The data were recorded with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies at and near the Υ(4S) resonance, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 477  fb^(-1). The D^0 is reconstructed in the decay modes D^0 → K^-π^+ and D^0 → K^-π^+π^-π^+. For the decay mode D^0 → K^-π^+ we obtain Γ=(83.4±1.7±1.5)  keV and Δm_0=(145425.6±0.6±1.8)  keV, where the quoted errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. For the D^0 → K^-π^+π^-π^+ mode we obtain Γ=(83.2±1.5±2.6)  keV and Δm_0 = (145426.6±0.5±2.0)  keV. The combined measurements…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationGeneral Physics and AstronomyResonance01 natural sciencesLuminosityNuclear physicsLaser linewidthYield (chemistry)0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsPhysical Review D
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Antideuteron production inϒ(nS)decays and ine+e−→qq¯ats≈10.58  GeV

2014

We present measurements of the inclusive production of antideuterons in e^+e^− annihilation into hadrons at ≈10.58  GeV center-of-mass energy and in Υ(1S,2S,3S) decays. The results are obtained using data collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II electron-positron collider. Assuming a fireball spectral shape for the emitted antideuteron momentum, we find B(Υ(1S)→d[bar]X)=(2.81±0.49(stat)^(+0.20)_(−0.24)(syst))×10^(−5), B(Υ(2S)→d[bar]X)=(2.64±0.11(stat)^(+0.26)(−0.21)(syst))×10^(−5), B(Υ(3S)→d[bar]X)=(2.33±0.15(stat)^(+0.31)_(−0.28)(syst))×10^(−5), and σ(e^+e^− →d[bar]X)=(9.63±0.41(stat)^(+1.17)_(−1.01)(syst)  fb.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAnnihilationMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationHadron7. Clean energy01 natural scienceslaw.inventionNuclear physicslaw0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsColliderBar (unit)Physical Review D
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Measurement of the branching fractions of the radiative leptonicτdecaysτ→eγνν¯andτ→μγνν¯atBABAR

2015

We perform a measurement of the $\ensuremath{\tau}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}l\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\nu}\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}}$ ($l=e,\ensuremath{\mu}$) branching fractions for a minimum photon energy of 10 MeV in the $\ensuremath{\tau}$ rest frame, using $431\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ collisions collected at the center-of-mass energy of the $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}(4S)$ resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage rings. We find $\mathcal{B}(\ensuremath{\tau}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\mu}\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\nu}\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}})=(3.69\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.03\ifmmode\p…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physics0103 physical sciencesRadiative transferPhoton energy010306 general physics01 natural sciencesPhysical Review D
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Time-dependent analysis ofB0→KS0π−π+γdecays and studies of theK+π−π+system inB+→K+π−π+γdecays

2016

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), the Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique and Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (Netherlands), the Research Council of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain), and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom). Indi…

Physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsRadiative decay01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsResearch council0103 physical sciencesmedia_common.cataloged_instanceChristian ministryRussian federationEuropean union010306 general physicsHumanitiesmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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Search for Long-Lived Particles ine+e−Collisions

2015

We present a search for a neutral, long-lived particle L that is produced in e^+e^− collisions and decays at a significant distance from the e^+e^− interaction point into various flavor combinations of two oppositely charged tracks. The analysis uses an e^+e^− data sample with a luminosity of 489.1  fb^(−1) collected by the BABAR detector at the Υ(4S), Υ(3S), and Υ(2S) resonances and just below the Υ(4S). Fitting the two-track mass distribution in search of a signal peak, we do not observe a significant signal, and set 90% confidence level upper limits on the product of the L production cross section, branching fraction, and reconstruction efficiency for six possible two-body L decay modes …

PhysicsParticle physicsLuminosity (scattering theory)Mass distributionInteraction pointBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationHadronGeneral Physics and AstronomyFunction (mathematics)7. Clean energyNuclear physicsMass spectrumHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentPhysical Review Letters
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Bottomonium spectroscopy and radiative transitions involving theχbJ(1P,2P)states atBaBar

2014

We use (121±1) million Υ(3S) and (98±1) million Υ(2S) mesons recorded by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e^+e^− collider at SLAC to perform a study of radiative transitions involving the χ_(bJ)(1P,2P) states in exclusive decays with μ^+μ^−γγ final states. We reconstruct twelve channels in four cascades using two complementary methods. In the first we identify both signal photon candidates in the electromagnetic calorimeter (EMC), employ a calorimeter timing-based technique to reduce backgrounds, and determine branching-ratio products and fine mass splittings. These results include the best observational significance yet for the χ_(b0)(2P)→γΥ(2S) and χ_(b0)(1P)→γΥ(1S) transitions. In the se…

Quantum chromodynamicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsPhotonMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilation01 natural sciencesNuclear physicssymbols.namesakeExcited state0103 physical sciencessymbolsRadiative transferHigh Energy Physics::Experiment010306 general physicsSpectroscopyHamiltonian (quantum mechanics)Physical Review D
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Search for a Dark Photon ine+e−Collisions atBaBar

2014

Dark sectors charged under a new Abelian interaction have recently received much attention in the context of dark matter models. These models introduce a light new mediator, the so-called dark photon (A^{'}), connecting the dark sector to the standard model. We present a search for a dark photon in the reaction e^{+}e^{-}→γA^{'}, A^{'}→e^{+}e^{-}, μ^{+}μ^{-} using 514  fb^{-1} of data collected with the BABAR detector. We observe no statistically significant deviations from the standard model predictions, and we set 90% confidence level upper limits on the mixing strength between the photon and dark photon at the level of 10^{-4}-10^{-3} for dark photon masses in the range 0.02-10.2  GeV. W…

PhysicsParticle physicsMuonPhotonAnomalous magnetic dipole momentElectron–positron annihilationDark matterGeneral Physics and AstronomyContext (language use)Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics7. Clean energyDark photonStandard ModelNuclear physicsPhysical Review Letters
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Evidence for the decayB0→ωωand search forB0→ωϕ

2014

We describe searches for B meson decays to the charmless vector-vector final states ωω and ωϕ with 471 × 10^6B¯B pairs produced in e^+e^− annihilation at √s = 10.58 GeV using the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We measure the branching fraction β(B^0 → ωω) = (1.2 ± 0.3^(+0.3)_(-0.2) × 10^(−6), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic, corresponding to a significance of 4.4 standard deviations. We also determine the upper limit β(B^0 → ωω) < 0.7 × 10^(−6) at 90% confidence level. These measurements provide the first evidence for the decay B^0 → ωω, and an improvement of the upper limit for the decay B^0 → ωϕ.

PhysicsNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAnnihilation010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fraction0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentB mesonSupersymmetry010306 general physics01 natural sciencesPhysical Review D
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Search for newπ0-like particles produced in association with aτ-lepton pair

2014

We report on a search in e^+e^− annihilations for new π^0-like particles produced in association with a τ-lepton pair. These objects, with a similar mass and similar decay modes to π^0 mesons, could provide an explanation for the non-asymptotic behavior of the pion-photon transition form factor observed by the BABAR Collaboration. No significant signal is observed, and limits on the production cross section at the level of 73 fb or 370 fb, depending on the model parameters, are determined at 90% confidence level. These upper limits lie below the cross section values needed to explain the BABAR form factor data.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAnnihilationMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsAssociation (object-oriented programming)Monte Carlo methodForm factor (quantum field theory)01 natural sciencesPseudoscalar mesonNuclear physicsCross section (physics)0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::Experiment010306 general physicsLeptonPhysical Review D
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Observation of the baryonic decayB¯0→Λc+p¯K−K+

2015

We report the observation of the baryonic decay B^0 → Λ^+_c pK^−K^+ using a data sample of 471×10^6 BB pairs produced in e^+e^− annihilations at √s = 10.58  GeV. This data sample was recorded with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage ring at SLAC. We find B(B^0 → Λ^+_c pK^−K^+)=(2.5±0.4_((stat))±0.2_((syst))± 0.6_(B(Λ^+_c)))×10^(−5), where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the uncertainty of the Λ^+_c →p K^−π^+ branching fraction, respectively. The result has a significance corresponding to 5.0 standard deviations, including all uncertainties. For the resonant decay B^0 → Λ^+_c pϕ, we determine the upper limit B(B^0 → Λ^+_c pϕ) <1.2 × 10^(−5) at 90% confidence le…

Nuclear physicsBaryonCharmed baryonsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationPhysical Review D
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Measurement of the anomalous precession frequency of the muon in the Fermilab Muon g−2 Experiment

2021

The Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) has measured the muon anomalous precession frequency $\omega_a$ to an uncertainty of 434 parts per billion (ppb), statistical, and 56 ppb, systematic, with data collected in four storage ring configurations during its first physics run in 2018. When combined with a precision measurement of the magnetic field of the experiment's muon storage ring, the precession frequency measurement determines a muon magnetic anomaly of $a_{\mu}({\rm FNAL}) = 116\,592\,040(54) \times 10^{-11}$ (0.46 ppm). This article describes the multiple techniques employed in the reconstruction, analysis and fitting of the data to measure the preces…

Physics::Instrumentation and DetectorsMeasure (physics)FOS: Physical sciences7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesOmegaHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment; High Energy Physics - Experiment; Nuclear ExperimentHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)muon0103 physical sciencesFermilabNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentLarmor precessionPhysicsMuon010308 nuclear & particles physicsSettore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentaleanomalous magnetic moment3. Good healthMagnetic fieldPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentStorage ringFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopePhysical Review
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Search for lepton-number violatingB+→X−ℓ+ℓ′+decays

2014

We report on a search for eleven lepton-number violating processes B^+→X^−l^+l'^+ with X^−=K^−, π^−, ρ^−, K^(*−), or D^− and l^+/l'^+=e^+ or μ^+, using a sample of 471±3 million BB events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e^+e^− collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We find no evidence for any of these modes and place 90% confidence level upper limits on their branching fractions in the range (1.5–26)×10_(−7).

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsMuonMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilation01 natural sciencesLepton numberNuclear physicsParticle decay0103 physical sciencesB meson010306 general physicsLeptonPhysical Review D
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Measurement of Collins asymmetries in inclusive production of charged pion pairs ine+e−annihilation atBABAR

2014

We present measurements of Collins asymmetries in the inclusive process e^+e^−→ππX, where π stands for charged pions, at a center-of-mass energy of 10.6 GeV. We use a data sample of 468  fb^(−1) collected by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II B factory at SLAC, and consider pairs of charged pions produced in opposite hemispheres of hadronic events. We observe clear asymmetries in the distributions of the azimuthal angles in two distinct reference frames. We study the dependence of the asymmetry on several kinematic variables, finding that it increases with increasing pion momentum and momentum transverse to the analysis axis, and with increasing angle between the thrust and beam axis.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAnnihilation010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationmedia_common.quotation_subjectHadronBaBar experiment01 natural sciencesAsymmetryB-factoryMomentumNuclear physicsPion0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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Study of thee+e−→K+K−reaction in the energy range from 2.6 to 8.0 GeV

2015

The e^+e^− → K^+K^− cross section and charged-kaon electromagnetic form factor are measured in the e^+e^− center-of-mass energy range (E) from 2.6 to 8.0 GeV using the initial-state radiation technique with an undetected photon. The study is performed using 469  fb^(−1) of data collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II2 e^+e^− collider at center-of-mass energies near 10.6 GeV. The form factor is found to decrease with energy faster than 1/E^2 and approaches the asymptotic QCD prediction. Production of the K^+K^− final state through the J/ψ and ψ(2S) intermediate states is observed. The results for the kaon form factor are used together with data from other experiments to perform a mod…

Quantum chromodynamicsNuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAmplitudePhotonPair productionMesonElectron–positron annihilationHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentRadiation7. Clean energyPhysical Review D
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Collins asymmetries in inclusive chargedKKandKπpairs produced ine+e−annihilation

2015

We present measurements of Collins asymmetries in the inclusive process e^+e^− → h_1h_2X, h_1h_2 = KK, Kπ, ππ, at the center-of-mass energy of 10.6 GeV, using a data sample of 468  fb^(−1) collected by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II B factory at SLAC National Accelerator Center. Considering hadrons in opposite thrust hemispheres of hadronic events, we observe clear azimuthal asymmetries in the ratio of unlike sign to like sign, and unlike sign to all charged h_1h_2 pairs, which increase with hadron energies. The Kπ asymmetries are similar to those measured for the ππ pairs, whereas those measured for high-energy KK pairs are, in general, larger.

QuarkNuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsAnnihilationElectron–positron annihilationHadronCenter (category theory)BaBar experimentHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSign (mathematics)B-factoryPhysical Review D
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Search forCPViolation inB0-B¯0Mixing Using Partial Reconstruction ofB0→D*−Xℓ+νℓand a Kaon Tag

2013

We present results of a search for CP violation in B^0- B^0 mixing with the BABAR detector. We select a sample of B^0→D^(*-)Xl^+ν decays with a partial reconstruction method and use kaon tagging to assess the flavor of the other B meson in the event. We determine the CP violating asymmetry A_(CP)≡[N(B^0B^0)-N(B^0B^0)]/[N(B^0B^0)+N(B^0B^0)]=(0.06±0.17_(-0.32)^(+0.38))%, corresponding to Δ_(CP) = 1- |q/p|=(0.29±0.84_(-1.61)^(+1.88))×10^(-3).

PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectGeneral Physics and Astronomy01 natural sciencesReconstruction methodAsymmetryNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesCP violationB meson010306 general physicsMixing (physics)media_commonPhysical Review Letters
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Dalitz plot analyses ofB0→D−D0K+andB+→D¯0D0K+decays

2015

We present Dalitz plot analyses for the decays of B mesons to D^−D^0K^+ and D^0D^0K^+. We report the observation of the D^∗_(s1)(2700)^+ resonance in these two channels and obtain measurements of the mass M(D^∗_(s1)(2700)+)=2699^(+14)_(−7)  MeV/c^2 and of the width Γ(D^∗_(s1)(2700)+)=127^(+24)_(−19)  MeV, including statistical and systematic uncertainties. In addition, we observe an enhancement in the D^0K^+ invariant mass around 2350–2500  MeV/c^2 in both decays B^0→D^−D^0K^+ and B^+→D^0D^0K^+, which we are not able to interpret. The results are based on 429  fb^(−1) of data containing 471×10^6BB pairs collected at the Υ(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the SLAC National Accelerato…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physics0103 physical sciencesResonanceDalitz plotInvariant massB meson010306 general physics01 natural sciencesPhysical Review D
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Study ofB±,0→J/ψK+K−K±,0and search forB0→J/ψϕatBaBar

2015

We study the rare B meson decays B{+-,0} --> J/\psi\ K^+ K^- K{+-,0}, B{+-,0} --> J/\psi\ \phi\ K{+-,0}, and search for B0 --> J/\psi\ \phi, using 469 million BBbar events collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- asymmetric-energy collider. We present new measurements of branching fractions and a study of the J/\psi\phi mass distribution in search of new charmonium-like states. In addition, we search for the decay B0 --> J/\psi\ \phi, and find no evidence of a signal.

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilation0103 physical sciencesResonanceDalitz plotHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentB meson010306 general physics01 natural sciencesPhysical Review D
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Evidence for the baryonic decayB¯0→D0ΛΛ¯

2014

Evidence is presented for the baryonic $B$ meson decay $\bar{B}\rightarrow D^0 \Lambda \bar{\Lambda}$ based on a data sample of $471 \times 10^6$ $B\bar{B}$ pairs collected with the {\it BABAR} detector at the PEP2 asymmetric $e^+e^-$ collider located at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The branching fraction is determined to be $\mathcal{B}(\bar{B}\rightarrow D^0 \Lambda \bar{\Lambda}) = (9.8^{+2.9}_{-2.6} \pm 1.9)\times 10^{-6}$, corresponding to a significance of $3.4$ standard deviations including systematic uncertainties. A search for the related baryonic $B$ meson decay $\bar{B}\rightarrow D^0 \Sigma^0 \bar{\Lambda}$ with $\Sigma^0\rightarrow\Lambda\gamma$ is performed and an…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyLambda01 natural sciencesBaryonCharmed baryons0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentB mesonAtomic physics010306 general physicsBar (unit)Physical Review D
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Measurement of the mass of the D^{0} meson

2013

We report a measurement of the D-0 meson mass using the decay chain D* (2010) + -> D-0 pi(+) with D-0 -> K-K-K+pi(+). The data were recorded with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies at and near the Upsilon(4S) resonance, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 477 fb(-1). We obtain m(D-0) (1864: 841 +/- 0: 048 +/- 0: 063) MeV, where the quoted errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. The uncertainty of this measurement is half that of the best previous measurement.

Particle physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMesonElectron–positron annihilationFOS: Physical sciencesCharmed mesonsPACS: 13.25.Ft 14.40.Lb01 natural sciencesLuminosityHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsBabar detectorHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)0103 physical sciences[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]Mesons (Nuclear physics)Mesons (Física nuclear)010306 general physicsDecays of charmed mesonsPhysicsDecays of charmed meson010308 nuclear & particles physicsDetectorParticle physicsResonanceD0 experimentMassa (Física)HEPDecays of charmed mesons; Charmed mesonsBaBarFísica nuclearDecay chainMass (Physics)Física de partículesExperiments
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Search for mixing-inducedCPviolation using partial reconstruction ofB¯0→D*+Xℓ−ν¯ℓand kaon tagging

2016

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), the Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique and Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (The Netherlands), the Research Council of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom) …

PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physics01 natural sciencesDecay timeResearch council0103 physical sciencesmedia_common.cataloged_instanceCP violationRussian federationChristian ministryEuropean union010306 general physicsHumanitiesmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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Search for a light Higgs boson decaying to two gluons orss¯in the radiative decays ofΥ(1S)

2013

We search for the decay Υ(1S)→γA^0, A^0→gg or ss , where A^0 is the pseudoscalar light Higgs boson predicted by the next-to-minimal supersymmetric Standard Model. We use a sample of (17.6±0.3)×10^6 Υ(1S) mesons produced in the BABAR experiment via e^+e^-→Υ(2S)→π^+π^-Υ(1S). We see no significant signal and set 90%-confidence-level upper limits on the product branching fraction B(Υ(1S)→γA^0)·B(A^0→gg or ss) ranging from 10^(-6) to 10^(-2) for A^0 masses in the range 0.5–9.0  GeV/c^2.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationBaBar experimentSupersymmetry01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsPseudoscalar0103 physical sciencesHiggs boson010306 general physicsMinimal Supersymmetric Standard ModelPhysical Review D
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Search for a light Higgs resonance in radiative decays of theϒ(1S)with a charm tag

2015

A search is presented for the decay Υ(1S)→ γA^0, A^0 → cc[bar], where A^0 is a candidate for the CP-odd Higgs boson of the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model. The search is based on data collected with the BABAR detector at the Υ(2S) resonance. A sample of Υ(1S) mesons is selected via the decay Υ(2S)→π + π − Υ(1S). The A^0 → cc[bar] decay is identified through the reconstruction of hadronic D^0, D^+, and D^∗ (2010)^+ meson decays. No significant signal is observed. The measured 90% confidence-level upper limits on the product branching fraction B(Υ(1S) → γA^0 ) × B(A^0 → cc[bar] ) range from 7.4×10^(−5) to 2.4×10^(−3) for A^0 masses from 4.00 to 8.95  GeV/c^2 and 9.10 to 9.25  Ge…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsPionMesonBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationHadronHiggs bosonResonanceMinimal Supersymmetric Standard ModelPhysical Review D
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Dalitz plot analysis ofηc→K+K−ηandηc→K+K−π0in two-photon interactions

2014

We study the processes γγ→K+K−η and γγ→K+K−π0 using a data sample of 519  fb−1 recorded with the BABAR detector operating at the SLAC PEP-II asymmetric-energy e+e− collider at center-of-mass energies at and near the Υ(nS) (n=2,3,4) resonances. We observe ηc→K+K−π0 and ηc→K+K−η decays, measure their relative branching fraction, and perform a Dalitz plot analysis for each decay. We observe the K∗0(1430)→Kη decay and measure its branching fraction relative to the Kπ decay mode to be R(K∗0(1430))=B(K∗0(1430)→Kη)B(K∗0(1430)→Kπ)=0.092±0.025+0.010−0.025. The ηc→K+K−η and K∗0(1430)→Kη results correspond to the first observations of these channels. The data also show evidence for ηc(2S)→K+K−π0 and f…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionDalitz plot01 natural sciencesMeasure (mathematics)law.inventionNuclear physicsPionlaw0103 physical sciencesMass spectrum010306 general physicsColliderPhysical Review D
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Measurements of directCPasymmetries inB→Xsγdecays using sum of exclusive decays

2014

We measure the direct CP violation asymmetry, A_(CP), in B→X_sγ and the isospin difference of the asymmetry, ΔA_(CP), using 429  fb^(−1) of data collected at Υ(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e^+e^− storage rings operating at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. B mesons are reconstructed from ten charged B final states and six neutral B final states. We find A_(CP)=+(1.7±1.9±1.0)%, which is in agreement with the Standard Model prediction and provides an improvement on the world average. Moreover, we report the first measurement of the difference between A_(CP) for charged and neutral decay modes, ΔA_(CP)=+(5.0±3.9±1.5)%. Using the value of ΔA_(CP)…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationmedia_common.quotation_subjectResonance01 natural sciencesAsymmetryStandard ModelNuclear physicsDipoleIsospin0103 physical sciencesCP violationB meson010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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First Observation ofCPViolation inB¯0→DCP(*)h0Decays by a Combined Time-Dependent Analysis ofBABARand Belle Data

2015

We report a measurement of the time-dependent CP asymmetry of B0->D(*)CP h0 decays, where the light neutral hadron h0 is a pi0, eta or omega meson, and the neutral D meson is reconstructed in the CP eigenstates K+ K-, K0S pi0 or K0S omega. The measurement is performed combining the final data samples collected at the Y(4S) resonance by the BaBar and Belle experiments at the asymmetric-energy B factories PEP-II at SLAC and KEKB at KEK, respectively. The data samples contain ( 471 +/- 3 ) x 10^6 BB pairs recorded by the BaBar detector and ( 772 +/- 11 ) x 10^6, BB pairs recorded by the Belle detector. We measure the CP asymmetry parameters -eta_f S = +0.66 +/- 0.10 (stat.) +/- 0.06 (syst.) an…

PhysicsParticle physicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectHadronGeneral Physics and Astronomy01 natural sciencesOmegaAsymmetryB-factoryNuclear physicsKEKB0103 physical sciencesD mesonCP violation010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysical Review Letters
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Measurement of thee+e−→pp¯cross section in the energy range from 3.0 to 6.5 GeV

2013

The e^+e^−→pp cross section and the proton magnetic form factor have been measured in the center-of-mass energy range from 3.0 to 6.5 GeV using the initial-state radiation technique with an undetected photon. This is the first measurement of the form factor at energies higher than 4.5 GeV. The analysis is based on 469  fb^(−1) of integrated luminosity collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider at e+e− center-of-mass energies near 10.6 GeV. The branching fractions for the decays J/ψ→pp and ψ(2S)→pp have also been measured.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsPhoton010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationDetectorAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsRadiation7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesMagnetic form factorHigh Energy Physics::Experiment010306 general physicsPhysical Review D
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Search for the decayB¯0→Λc+p¯pp¯

2014

We report a search for the decay B^0 → Λ^+_cppp. Using a data sample of 471×10^6 BB pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II2 storage ring at SLAC, we find no events and set an upper limit on the branching fraction B(B^0 → Λ^+_cppp)×^(B(Λ^+_c→pK^−π^+))_(0.050) <2.8×10^(−6) at 90% C.L., where we have normalized B(Λ^+_c → pK^−π^+) to the world average value.

Charmed baryonsPhysicsNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationAnalytical chemistryLambdaBar (unit)Physical Review D
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Search forB→K(*)νν¯and invisible quarkonium decays

2013

We search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decays B→K^(*)νν, and the invisible decays J/ψ→νν and ψ(2S)→νν via B→K^(*)J/ψ and B→K^(*)ψ(2S), respectively, using a data sample of 471×10^6 BB pairs collected by the BABAR experiment. We fully reconstruct the hadronic decay of one of the B mesons in the Υ(4S)→BB decay, and search for the B→K^(*)νν decay in the rest of the event. We observe no significant excess of signal decays over background and report branching fraction upper limits of B(B^+→K^+νν)<3.7×10^(-5), B(B^0→K^0νν)<8.1×10^(-5), B(B^+→K^(*+)νν)<11.6×10^(-5), B(B^0→K^(*0)νν)<9.3×10^(-5), and combined upper limits of B(B→Kνν)<3.2×10-5 and B(B→K^*νν)<7.9×10^(-5), all at the 90% con…

PhysicsHadronic decayNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationHadronBaBar experimentQuarkonium01 natural sciencesNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesB meson010306 general physicsPhysical Review D
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Study ofCPAsymmetry inB0−B¯0Mixing with Inclusive Dilepton Events

2015

We present a measurement of the asymmetry A_{CP} between same-sign inclusive dilepton samples l^{+}l^{+} and l^{-}l^{-} (l=e, μ) from semileptonic B decays in ϒ(4S)→BB[over ¯] events, using the complete data set recorded by the BABAR experiment near the ϒ(4S) resonance, corresponding to 471×10^{6} BB[over ¯] pairs. The asymmetry A_{CP} allows comparison between the mixing probabilities P(B[over ¯]^{0}→B^{0}) and P(B^{0}→B[over ¯]^{0}), and therefore probes CP and T violation. The result, A_{CP}=[-3.9±3.5(stat)±1.9(syst)]×10^{-3}, is consistent with the standard model expectation.

PhysicsParticle physicsComplete dataElectron–positron annihilationmedia_common.quotation_subjectGeneral Physics and AstronomyResonanceBaBar experimentAsymmetryStandard ModelNuclear physicsCP violationMixing (physics)media_commonPhysical Review Letters
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Observation ofB¯→D(*) π+π−ℓ−ν¯Decays ine+e−Collisions at theΥ(4S)Resonance

2016

We report on measurements of the decays of B¯ mesons into the semileptonic final states B¯→D^(*)π^(+)π^(-)l^(-)ν¯, where D^(*) represents a D or D^(*) meson and l^(-) is an electron or a muon. These measurements are based on 471×10^(6) BB ¯ pairs recorded with the BABAR detector at the SLAC asymmetric B factory PEP-II. We determine the branching fraction ratios R_{π^{+}π^{-}}^{(*)}=B(B[over ¯]→D^{(*)}π^{+}π^{-}l^{-}ν[over ¯])/B(B[over ¯]→D^{(*)}l^{-}ν[over ¯]) using events in which the second B meson is fully reconstructed. We find R_{π^{+}π^{-}}=0.067±0.010±0.008 and R_{π^{+}π^{-}}^{*}=0.019±0.005±0.004, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. Based on thes…

PhysicsParticle physicsMuonMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationHadronGeneral Physics and Astronomy01 natural sciencesB-factoryIsospin0103 physical sciencesB meson010306 general physicsPhysical Review Letters
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Measurement of initial-state–final-state radiation interference in the processese+e−→μ+μ−γande+e−→π+π−γ

2015

Charge asymmetry in processes e+ e- --> mu+ mu- gamma and e+ e- --> pi+ pi- gamma is measured using 232 fb-1 of data collected with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV. An observable is introduced and shown to be very robust against detector asymmetries while keeping a large sensitivity to the physical charge asymmetry that results from the interference between initial and final state radiation. The asymmetry is determined as afunction of the invariant mass of the final-state tracks from production threshold to a few GeV/c2. It is compared to the expectation from QED for e+ e- --> mu+ mu- gamma and from theoretical models for e+ e- --> pi+ pi- gamma. A clear interfe…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhoton010308 nuclear & particles physicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaElectron–positron annihilationmedia_common.quotation_subjectResonanceRadiation01 natural sciencesAsymmetryInitial and final state radiationNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesPiHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentInvariant massAtomic physics010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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Measurement of angular asymmetries in the decays B →K∗l+l-

2016

This work is supported by the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), the Commissariat `a l’Energie Atomique and Institut National de Physique Nucl´eaire et de Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium f¨ur Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (The Netherlands), the Research Council of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Econom´ia y Competitividad (Spain), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)010308 nuclear & particles physicsLeptons (Física nuclear)Settore FIS/01 - Fisica SperimentaleLibrary science01 natural sciencesPartícules (Física nuclear)HEPBildungNuclear physicsLeptons (Nuclear physics)Research council0103 physical sciencesBaBarmedia_common.cataloged_instanceChristian ministryRussian federationEuropean union010306 general physicsmedia_commonParticles (Nuclear physics)
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