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D. W.g.s. Leith

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Production and decay of Ωc0

2007

We present an analysis of inclusive Omega(c)(0) baryon production and decays in 230.5 fb(-1) of data recorded with the BABAR detector. Omega(c)(0) baryons are reconstructed in four final states (Omega(-)pi(+), Omega(-)pi(+)pi(0), Omega(-)pi(+)pi(+)pi(-), Xi(-)K(-)pi(+)pi(+)) and the corresponding ratios of branching fractions are measured. We also measure the momentum spectrum in the e(+)e(-) center-of-mass frame. From the spectrum, we observe Omega(c)(0) production from B decays and in cc events, and extract the two rates of production.

PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationAnalytical chemistryGeneral Physics and AstronomyBABAR detector01 natural sciencesOmegaHEPBaryonCharmed baryonsBaBar0103 physical sciencesPiHigh Energy Physics::Experiment010306 general physics
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Evidence forX(3872)→ψ(2S)γinB±→X(3872)K±Decays and a Study ofB→cc¯γK

2009

In a search for B --> ccbar gamma K decays with the BaBar detector, where ccbar includes J/psi and psi(2S), and K includes K+, Ks, and K*(892), we find evidence for X(3872) --> J/psi gamma and X(3872) --> psi(2S) gamma with 3.6 sigma and 3.5 sigma significance, respectively. We measure the product of branching fractions BR(B+ --> X(3872) K+) x BR(X(3872) --> J/psi gamma) = (2.8 +/- 0.8(stat.) +/- 0.2(syst.)) x 10^(-6) and BR(B+ --> X(3872) K+) x BR(X(3872) --> psi(2S) gamma) = (9.9 +/- 2.9(stat.) +/- 0.6(syst.)) x 10^(-6).

PhysicsParticle decay010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilation0103 physical sciencesAnalytical chemistryGeneral Physics and Astronomy010306 general physics01 natural sciencesX(3872)Physical Review Letters
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Precision measurement of the Λ+c baryon mass

2005

The $\Lambda_c^+$ baryon mass is measured using $\Lambda_c^+\to\Lambda K^0_S K^+$ and $\Lambda_c^+\to\Sigma^0 K^0_S K^+$ decays reconstructed in 232 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ storage ring. The $\Lambda_c^+$ mass is measured to be $2286.46\pm0.14\mathrm{MeV}/c^2$. The dominant systematic uncertainties arise from the amount of material in the tracking volume and from the magnetic field strength.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectron–positron annihilationHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyBABAR detectorLambdaLambda baryon01 natural sciencesHEPMagnetic fieldCharmed baryonsNuclear physicsBaryon0103 physical sciencesBaBarMass spectrumHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy010306 general physicsStorage ring
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Observation ofB+→ρ+K0and measurement of its branching fraction and charge asymmetry

2007

We present the first observation of the decay B+→ρ+K0, using a data sample of 348fb-1 collected at the Υ(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector. The branching fraction and charge asymmetry are measured to be (8.0-1.3+1.4±0.6)×10-6 and (-12.2±16.6±2.0)%, respectively, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The charge asymmetry is defined by Ach=(ΓB - ΓB+)/(ΓB-+ΓB+) with ΓB± the B± decay rate. The significance of the observed branching fraction, including systematic uncertainties, is 7.9 standard deviations. © 2007 The American Physical Society.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionmedia_common.quotation_subjectElectron–positron annihilationResonanceCharge (physics)01 natural sciencesAsymmetryStandard ModelNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesCP violationB meson010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysical Review D
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Measurements of the Branching Fraction andCP-Violation Asymmetries inB0→f0(980)KS0

2005

The authors present measurements of the branching fraction and CP-violating asymmetries in the decay B{sup 0} {yields} f{sub 0}(980)K{sub S}{sup 0}. The results are obtained from a data sample of 123 x 10{sup 6} {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B{bar B} decays. From a time-dependent maximum likelihood fit they measure the branching fraction {Beta}(B{sup 0} {yields} f{sub 0}(980)({yields}{Pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup 0})K{sup 0}) = (6.0 {+-} 0.9 {+-} 0.6 {+-} 1.2) x 10{sup -6}, the mixing-induced CP violation parameter S = 1.62{sub -0.51}{sup +0.56} {+-} 0.09 {+-} 0.04 and the direct CP violation parameter C = 0.27 {+-} 0.36 {+-} 0.10 {+-} 0.07, where the first errors are statistical, the second systematic and …

PhysicsParticle decayParticle physicsCrystallography010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionMaximum likelihoodElectron–positron annihilation0103 physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyCP violation010306 general physics01 natural sciencesPhysical Review Letters
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Measurement of the branching fraction andΛ¯polarization inB0→Λ¯pπ−

2009

We present a measurement of the B0 --> Lambda-bar p pi- branching fraction performed using the BaBar detector at the PEP-II asymmetric e+e- collider. Based on a sample of 467 million BB-bar pairs we measure B(B0 --> Lambda-bar p pi-) = [3.07 pm 0.31 (stat.) pm 0.23 (syst.)] x 10^{-6}. The measured differential spectrum as a function of the dibaryon invariant mass m(Lambda p) shows a near-threshold enhancement similar to that observed in other baryonic B decays. We study the Lambda-bar polarization as a function of Lambda-bar energy in the B0 rest frame (E*_Lambda) and compare it with theoretical expectations of fully longitudinally right-polarized Lambda-bar at large E*_Lambda.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fractionElectron–positron annihilationRest frameLambda01 natural sciencesSpectral lineNuclear physicsBaryonParticle decay0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentInvariant massNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsPhysical Review D
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Measurements ofΛc+branching fractions of Cabibbo-suppressed decay modes involvingΛandΣ0

2007

We measure the branching ratios of the Cabibbo-suppressed decays $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Lambda$ $K^+$ and $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Sigma^{0}$ $K^+$ %(measured with improved accuracy). relative to the Cabibbo-favored decay modes $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Lambda$ $\pi^+$ and $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Sigma^{0}$ $\pi^+$ to be $ 0.044 \pm 0.004 ~(\textnormal{stat.})~ \pm ~0.003 \~(\textnormal{syst.})$ and $ 0.039~ \pm ~0.005 ~(\textnormal{stat.})~ \pm \~0.003 ~(\textnormal{syst.})$, respectively. We set an upper limit on the branching ratio at 90 % confidence level for $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Lambda$ $K^+ \pi^+ \pi^-$ to be $ 4.1 \times ~10^{-2}$ relative to $\Lambda^+_c$ $\to$ $\Lambda$ $\pi^+$ and for $\La…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle decayParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsBranching fraction0103 physical sciencesElementary particle010306 general physics01 natural sciencesParticle identificationDimensionless quantityPhysical Review D
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