First model-independent determination of the relative strong phase between D0 and anti-D0 ---> K0(S) pi+ pi- and its impact on the CKM Angle gamma/phi(3) measurement

Collaboration
Mar, 2009
23 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 80 (2009) 032002
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CLNS-08-2042,
  • CLEO-08-24
Experiments:

Citations per year

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We exploit the quantum coherence between pair-produced D0 and D0B in psi(3770) decays to make a first determination of the relative strong phase differences between D0--> K0Spi+pi- and D0B--> K0Spi+pi-, which are of great importance in determining the CKM angle gamma/phi3 in B- --> D0 (D0B) K- decays. Using 818 1/pb of e+e- collision data collected with the CLEO-c detector at Ecm = 3.77 GeV, we employ a binned Dalitz-plot analysis of K0S pi+pi- and K0Lpi+pi- decays recoiling against flavor-tagged, CP-tagged and K0Spi+pi- tagged events to determine these strong phase differences.
  • 13.25.Ft
  • 14.40.Lb
  • 12.15.Hh
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • CKM matrix: unitarity
  • Dalitz plot
  • quantum mechanics: coherence
  • psi(3770): hadronic decay
  • D0: pair production
  • CLEO