Absolute Branching Fraction Measurements for D+ and D0 Inclusive Semileptonic Decays

Collaboration
Apr, 2006
9 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 251801
e-Print:
Report number:
  • CLNS-06-1957,
  • CLEO-06-6
Experiments:

Citations per year

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We present measurements of the inclusive branching fractions for the decays D^+ -> X e^+ nu_e and D^0 -> X e^+ nu_e, using 281 pb^-1 of data collected on the psi(3770) resonance with the CLEO-c detector. We find Br(D^0 ->Xe^+\nu_e) = (6.46 \pm 0.17 \pm 0.13)% and Br((D^+ -> Xe^+nu_e) = (16.13 \pm 0.20 \pm 0.33)%. Using the known D meson lifetimes, we obtain the ratio Gamma{D^+}^sl/Gamma_{D^0}^sl= 0.985\pm 0.028\pm 0.015, confirming isospin invariance at the level of 3%. The positron momentum spectra from D^+ and D^0 have consistent shapes.
  • 14.40.Lb
  • 13.20.Fc
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • psi(3770): electroproduction
  • D: pair production
  • D: semileptonic decay
  • D+: branching ratio
  • D0: branching ratio
  • width: ratio