Lifetime Measurement of Charm Mesons Produced in $\pi^- p$ and $p p$ Interactions at 360-{GeV}/$c$

Aguilar-Benitez, M.; Allison, W.W.; Bagnaia, P.; Baland, J.; Barone, L.; Bartl, W.; Bettini, A.; Bizzarri, R.; Boratav, Murat; Borreani, G.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(83)90710-4

Lifetime Measurement of Charm Mesons Produced in $\pi^- p$ and $p p$ Interactions at 360-{GeV}/ $c$

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•

M. Aguilar-Benitez
(
- CERN
)

Nov, 1982

5 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 122 (1983) 312-316

Published: 1983

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(83)90710-4

Report number:

CERN-EP/82-188

Experiments:

CERN-NA-016

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

Results are presented on charm meson lifetimes. The sample of charm particle decays was obtained by exposing the high resolution rapid cycling hydrogen bubble chamber (LEBC) coupled with the European Hybrid Spectrometer to π − and p beams at 360 GeV/ c ffrom the CERN SPS. The analysis of ∼850 k pictures has yielded 77 events containing a total of 60 charm decays. From these, an unbiased sample of 31 D decays (15± and 16 D 0 ) is issued in the lifetime analysis. The measured mean lifetimes for D ± and D 0 are (where the symbol D 0 means D 0 and D 0 ): τ ( D ± )=8.4 +3.5 −2.2 × 10 −13 s τ ( D 0 )=4.1 +1.3 −0.9 ×10−13s. Three unambiguous examples of F ± decay have also been observed and the corresponding lifetime, based on 2 decays, is τ (F ± )=2.1 +3.6 −0.8 × 10 −13 s

PI- P: INELASTIC SCATTERING
INELASTIC SCATTERING: PI- P
P P: INELASTIC SCATTERING
INELASTIC SCATTERING: P P
CHARMED MESON: HADROPRODUCTION
HADROPRODUCTION: CHARMED MESON
CHARMED MESON: NONLEPTONIC DECAY
NONLEPTONIC DECAY: CHARMED MESON
D+: LIFETIME
D-: LIFETIME