Measurement of the CKM angle gamma using B-+/- -> DK +/- with D -> K-S(0)pi(+)pi(-), (KSK+K-)-K-0 decays

R. Aaij, S. Ali, J.F.J. van den Brand, K. De Bruyn, C. Farinelli, V.A.M. Heijne, T.J. Ketel, R.F. Koopman, A. Kozlinskiy, J. van Leerdam, M.H.M. Merk, S. Oggero, A. Pellegrino, H.G. Raven, H. Snoek, V. Syropoulos, P.N.Y. David, S. Tolk, Collaboration LHCb

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Abstract

A binned Dalitz plot analysis of B± → DK± decays, with D → KS π+π− and D → KS K+K−, is performed to measure the CP -violating observables x± and y±, which are sensitive to the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa angle γ. The analysis exploits a sample of proton-proton collision data corresponding to 3.0 fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment. Measurements from CLEO-c of the variation of the strong-interaction phase of the D decay over the Dalitz plot are used as inputs. The values of the parameters are found to be x+ = (−7.7 ± 2.4 ± 1.0 ± 0.4) × 10−2, x− = (2.5 ± 2.5 ± 1.0 ± 0.5) × 10−2, y+ = (−2.2 ± 2.5 ± 0.4 ± 1.0) × 10−2, and y− = (7.5 ± 2.9 ± 0.5 ± 1.4) × 10−2. The first, second, and third uncertainties are the statistical, the experimental systematic, and that associated with the precision of the strong-phase parameters. These are the most precise measurements of these observables and correspond to γ = (62 −14)◦, with a second solution at γ → γ + 180◦, and rB = 0.080−0.021, where rB is the ratio between the suppressed and favoured B decay amplitudes.
Original languageEnglish
Article number097
Pages (from-to)1-52
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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