A STUDY OF CHARM MESON PRODUCTION IN SEMILEPTONIC B-DECAYS

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AKERS, R
ALEXANDER, G
ALLISON, J
AMETEWEE, K
ANDERSON, KJ
ARCELLI, S
ASAI, S
AXEN, D
AZUELOS, G
BALL, AH
BARBERIO, E
BARLOW, RJ
BARTOLDUS, R
BATLEY, JF
BEAUDOIN, G
BECK, A
BECK, GA
BEESTON, C
BEHNKE, T
BELL, KW
BELLA, G
BENTVELSEN, S
BERLICH, P
BETHKE, S
BIEBEL, O
BLOODWORTH, IJ
BOCK, P
BOSCH, HM
BOUTEMEUR, M
BRAIBANT, S
BRIGHTTHOMAS, P
BROWN, RM
BUIJS, A
BURCKHART, HJ
BURGIN, R
BURGARD, C
CAPDEVIELLE, N
CAPILUPPI, P
CARNEGIE, RK
CARTER, AA
CARTER, JR
CHANG, CY
CHARLESWORTH, C
CHARLTON, DG
CHU, SL
CLARKE, PEL
CLAYTON, JC
CLOWES, SG
COHEN, I
CONBOY, JE
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[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM,SCH PHYS & SPACE RES,BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BOLOGNA,DIPARTMENTO FIS,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
[4] UNIV BONN,INST PHYS,D-53115 BONN,GERMANY
[5] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE,DEPT PHYS,RIVERSIDE,CA 92521
[6] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAVENDISH LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
[7] CARLETON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,OTTAWA,ON K1S 5B6,CANADA
[8] CARLETON UNIV,CTR RES PARTICLE PHYS,OTTAWA,ON K1S 5B6,CANADA
[9] CERN,EUROPEAN ORG PARTICLE PHYS,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
[10] UNIV CHICAGO,ENRICO FERMI INST,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[11] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[12] UNIV FREIBURG,FAK PHYS,D-79104 FREIBURG,GERMANY
[13] UNIV HEIDELBERG,INST PHYS,D-69120 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
[14] INDIANA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BLOOMINGTON,IN 47405
[15] UNIV LONDON,UNIV LONDON QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL,LONDON E1 4NS,ENGLAND
[16] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST PHYS 3,D-52056 AACHEN,GERMANY
[17] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,LONDON WC1E 6BT,ENGLAND
[18] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT PHYS,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[19] UNIV MONTREAL,PHYS NUCL LAB,MONTREAL,PQ H3C 3J7,CANADA
[20] UNIV OREGON,DEPT PHYS,EUGENE,OR 97403
[21] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
[22] CTR ETUD SACLAY,SPP,DAPNIA,CEA,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[23] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,IL-32000 HAIFA,ISRAEL
[24] TEL AVIV UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
[25] UNIV TOKYO,INT CTR ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYS,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
[26] UNIV TOKYO,DEPT PHYS,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
[27] KOBE UNIV,KOBE 657,JAPAN
[28] BRUNEL UNIV,UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH,MIDDX,ENGLAND
[29] WEIZMANN INST SCI,DEPT PARTICLE PHYS,IL-76100 REHOVOT,ISRAEL
[30] UNIV HAMBURG,DESY,INST EXPTL PHYS 2,D-22607 HAMBURG,GERMANY
[31] UNIV VICTORIA,DEPT PHYS,VICTORIA,BC V8W 3P6,CANADA
[32] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER,BC V6T 1Z1,CANADA
[33] UNIV ALBERTA,DEPT PHYS,EDMONTON,AB T6G 2J1,CANADA
[34] DUKE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,DURHAM,NC 27708
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK C-PARTICLES AND FIELDS | 1995年 / 67卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF01564821
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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The results of a study of charm meson production in semileptonic B hadron decays are presented. Based on a sample of 1.72 million hadronic Z(0) decays the following product branching ratios (averaged over electrons and muons) are obtained: B(b --> D+lX). B(D+ --> K- pi(+) pi(+)) = (1.82 + 0.20 +/- 0.12) x 10-3, B(b --> D(0)lX). B(D-0 --> K- pi(+)) = (2.52 +/- 0.14 +/- 0.17) x 10-3, B(b --> D*(+)lX). B(D*(+) --> D-0 pi(+)). B(D-0 --> K- pi(+)) = (7.53 +/- 0.47 +/- 0.56) x 10(-4), where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The results of a search for the narrow P-wave charmed mesons, (D-J), in semileptonic B decays are also reported. Using the decay channels D-J(0) --> D+ pi(-), D-J(0) --> D*(+) pi(-) and D-J(+) --> D-0 pi(+) we observe a total signal of 44 +/- 8(-7)(+3) D-J(0) and 48 +/- 10(-6)(+3) D-J(+) events. This is the first evidence for semileptonic B decays to charged P-wave charm stales. The observed signals also provide evidence for the production of both pseudovector and tenser P-wave charmed mesons in semileptonic B decay. Together these modes are estimated to make up 34 +/- 7% of charmed semileptonic B-0 and B+ decays.
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