Observation of exclusive anti-B ---> D(*) K*- decays

Collaboration
Dec, 2001
9 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 88 (2002) 101803
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CLNS-01-1772,
  • CLEO-01-25
Experiments:
  • CESR-CLEO-II

Citations per year

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We report the first observation of the exclusive decays \bar B\to D^{(*)}K^{*-}, using 9.66 x 10^{6} B\bar{B} pairs collected at the \Upsilon(4S) with the CLEO detector. We measure the following branching fractions: {\cal B}(B^- -> D^0 K^{*-})=(6.1 +- 1.6 +-1.7)x10^{-4}, {\cal B}(\bar{B^0} -> D^+K^{*-})=(3.7 +- 1.5 +- 1.0) x 10^{-4}, {\cal B}(\bar{B^0} -> D^{*+}K^{*-})=(3.8 +- 1.3 +- 0.8) x 10^{-4} and {\cal B}(B^- --> D^{*0} K^{*-})=(7.7 +- 2.2 +- 2.6) x 10^{-4}. The \bar B ->D^*K^{*-} branching ratios are the averages of those corresponding to the 00 and 11 helicity states. The errors shown are statistical and systematic, respectively.
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • Upsilon(10570): electroproduction
  • B: pair production
  • anti-B: hadronic decay
  • B-: branching ratio
  • anti-B0: branching ratio
  • CLEO
  • experimental results
  • Cornell CESR Stor