Observation of B+->rho K-+(0) and measurement of its branching fraction and charge asymmetry

B. Aubert, L.L. Zhang, S. Chen, W. Wang, J.M. Anderson, X.H. Li, M.A. Baak, G. Raven, H. Snoek, P. David, H. Schroder, H. Liu, N. van Bakel, A. Wagner, Z. Yu

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume76
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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Observation of B+->rho K-+(0) and measurement of its branching fraction and charge asymmetry

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