Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D0 decays into K- π+, K- π+ π+ π-, K0 π+ π-

H. Albrecht; T. Hamacher; R. P. Hofmann; T. Kirchhoff; R. Mankel; A. Nau; S. Nowak; D. Reßing; H. Schröder; H. D. Schulz; M. Walter; R. Wurth; C. Hast; H. Kapitza; H. Kolanoski; A. Kosche; A. Lange; A. Lindner; M. Schieber; T. Siegmund; B. Spaan; H. Thurn; D. Töpfer; D. Wegener; P. Eckstein; M. Schmidtler; M. Schram; K. R. Schubert; R. Schwierz; R. Waldi; K. Reim; H. Wegener; R. Eckmann; H. Kuipers; O. Mai; R. Mundt; T. Oest; R. Reiner; W. Schmidt-Parzefall; J. Stiewe; S. Werner; K. Ehret; W. Hofmann; A. Hüpper; K. T. Knöpfle; J. Spengler; P. Krieger; D. B. MacFarlane; J. D. Prentice; P. R.B. Saull; K. Tzamariudaki; R. G. Van de Water; T. S. Yoon; C. Frankl; M. Schneider; S. Weseler; G. Kernel; P. Križan; E. Križnič; T. Podobnik; T. Živko; V. Balagura; S. Barsuk; I. Belyaev; M. Danilov; A. Droutskoy; E. Gershtein; Yu Gershtein; A. Golutvin; I. Korolko; G. Kostina; D. Litvintsev; V. Lubimov; P. Pakhlov; S. Semenov; A. Snizhko; I. Tichomirov; Yu Zaitsev

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Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D⁰ decays into K^- π⁺, K^- π⁺ π⁺ π^-, K⁰ π⁺ π^-

H. Albrecht, T. Hamacher, R. P. Hofmann, T. Kirchhoff, R. Mankel, A. Nau, S. Nowak, D. Reßing, H. Schröder, H. D. Schulz, M. Walter, R. Wurth, C. Hast, H. Kapitza, H. Kolanoski, A. Kosche, A. Lange, A. Lindner, M. Schieber, T. SiegmundB. Spaan, H. Thurn, D. Töpfer, D. Wegener, P. Eckstein, M. Schmidtler, M. Schram, K. R. Schubert, R. Schwierz, R. Waldi, K. Reim, H. Wegener, R. Eckmann, H. Kuipers, O. Mai, R. Mundt, T. Oest, R. Reiner, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, J. Stiewe, S. Werner, K. Ehret, W. Hofmann, A. Hüpper, K. T. Knöpfle, J. Spengler, P. Krieger, D. B. MacFarlane, J. D. Prentice, P. R.B. Saull, K. Tzamariudaki, R. G. Van de Water, T. S. Yoon, C. Frankl, M. Schneider, S. Weseler, G. Kernel, P. Križan, E. Križnič, T. Podobnik, T. Živko, V. Balagura, S. Barsuk, I. Belyaev, M. Danilov, A. Droutskoy, E. Gershtein, Yu Gershtein, A. Golutvin, I. Korolko, G. Kostina, D. Litvintsev, V. Lubimov, P. Pakhlov, S. Semenov, A. Snizhko, I. Tichomirov, Yu Zaitsev

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Using the ARGUS detector at the e⁺ e^- storage ring DORIS II we have measured the absolute branching ratios of the D⁰ meson, Br(D⁰→K^- π⁺)=(3.41±0.12±0.28)%, Br(D⁰→K^- π⁺ π⁺ π^-)=(6.80± 0.27±0.57)%, and Br(D⁰→K⁰ π⁺ π^-)=(5.03±0.39±0.49)%.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-128
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	340
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)91308-0
State	Published - Dec 1 1994

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Albrecht, H., Hamacher, T., Hofmann, R. P., Kirchhoff, T., Mankel, R., Nau, A., Nowak, S., Reßing, D., Schröder, H., Schulz, H. D., Walter, M., Wurth, R., Hast, C., Kapitza, H., Kolanoski, H., Kosche, A., Lange, A., Lindner, A., Schieber, M., ... Zaitsev, Y. (1994). Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D⁰ decays into K^- π⁺, K^- π⁺ π⁺ π^-, K⁰ π⁺ π^-. Physics Letters B, 340(1-2), 125-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)91308-0

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abstract = "Using the ARGUS detector at the e+ e- storage ring DORIS II we have measured the absolute branching ratios of the D0 meson, Br(D0→K- π+)=(3.41±0.12±0.28)%, Br(D0→K- π+ π+ π-)=(6.80± 0.27±0.57)%, and Br(D0→K0 π+ π-)=(5.03±0.39±0.49)%.",

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Albrecht, H, Hamacher, T, Hofmann, RP, Kirchhoff, T, Mankel, R, Nau, A, Nowak, S, Reßing, D, Schröder, H, Schulz, HD, Walter, M, Wurth, R, Hast, C, Kapitza, H, Kolanoski, H, Kosche, A, Lange, A, Lindner, A, Schieber, M, Siegmund, T, Spaan, B, Thurn, H, Töpfer, D, Wegener, D, Eckstein, P, Schmidtler, M, Schram, M, Schubert, KR, Schwierz, R, Waldi, R, Reim, K, Wegener, H, Eckmann, R, Kuipers, H, Mai, O, Mundt, R, Oest, T, Reiner, R, Schmidt-Parzefall, W, Stiewe, J, Werner, S, Ehret, K, Hofmann, W, Hüpper, A, Knöpfle, KT, Spengler, J, Krieger, P, MacFarlane, DB, Prentice, JD, Saull, PRB, Tzamariudaki, K, Van de Water, RG, Yoon, TS, Frankl, C, Schneider, M, Weseler, S, Kernel, G, Križan, P, Križnič, E, Podobnik, T, Živko, T, Balagura, V, Barsuk, S, Belyaev, I, Danilov, M, Droutskoy, A, Gershtein, E, Gershtein, Y, Golutvin, A, Korolko, I, Kostina, G, Litvintsev, D, Lubimov, V, Pakhlov, P, Semenov, S, Snizhko, A, Tichomirov, I & Zaitsev, Y 1994, 'Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D⁰ decays into K^- π⁺, K^- π⁺ π⁺ π^-, K⁰ π⁺ π^-', Physics Letters B, vol. 340, no. 1-2, pp. 125-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)91308-0

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T1 - Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D0 decays into K- π+, K- π+ π+ π-, K0 π+ π-

AU - Albrecht, H.

AU - Hamacher, T.

AU - Hofmann, R. P.

AU - Kirchhoff, T.

AU - Mankel, R.

AU - Nau, A.

AU - Nowak, S.

AU - Reßing, D.

AU - Schröder, H.

AU - Schulz, H. D.

AU - Walter, M.

AU - Wurth, R.

AU - Hast, C.

AU - Kapitza, H.

AU - Kolanoski, H.

AU - Kosche, A.

AU - Lange, A.

AU - Lindner, A.

AU - Schieber, M.

AU - Siegmund, T.

AU - Spaan, B.

AU - Thurn, H.

AU - Töpfer, D.

AU - Wegener, D.

AU - Eckstein, P.

AU - Schmidtler, M.

AU - Schram, M.

AU - Schubert, K. R.

AU - Schwierz, R.

AU - Waldi, R.

AU - Reim, K.

AU - Wegener, H.

AU - Eckmann, R.

AU - Kuipers, H.

AU - Mai, O.

AU - Mundt, R.

AU - Oest, T.

AU - Reiner, R.

AU - Schmidt-Parzefall, W.

AU - Stiewe, J.

AU - Werner, S.

AU - Ehret, K.

AU - Hofmann, W.

AU - Hüpper, A.

AU - Knöpfle, K. T.

AU - Spengler, J.

AU - Krieger, P.

AU - MacFarlane, D. B.

AU - Prentice, J. D.

AU - Saull, P. R.B.

AU - Tzamariudaki, K.

AU - Van de Water, R. G.

AU - Yoon, T. S.

AU - Frankl, C.

AU - Schneider, M.

AU - Weseler, S.

AU - Kernel, G.

AU - Križan, P.

AU - Križnič, E.

AU - Podobnik, T.

AU - Živko, T.

AU - Balagura, V.

AU - Barsuk, S.

AU - Belyaev, I.

AU - Danilov, M.

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AU - Gershtein, E.

AU - Gershtein, Yu

AU - Golutvin, A.

AU - Korolko, I.

AU - Kostina, G.

AU - Litvintsev, D.

AU - Lubimov, V.

AU - Pakhlov, P.

AU - Semenov, S.

AU - Snizhko, A.

AU - Tichomirov, I.

AU - Zaitsev, Yu

N1 - Funding Information: The data sample used for the analysis corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 355 pb-~ obtained with the ARGUS detector at the DORIS II storage ring while running on the F(4S) resonance and in the nearby continuum. The ARGUS detector is a 47r spectrometer described in detail elsewhere \[3\]. Charged particles are identified by coherently combining available information from several detector components into a likelihood ratio for each of the particle species e,/z, 7r, K and p. All particle hypotheses with a likelihood value in excess of 1% were accepted. Energy clusters in the 1 DESY, IfH Zeuthen. 2 Supported by the German Bundesministerium fur Forschung and Technologic, under contract number 054DO51P 3 Supported by the German Bundesmmlstenum fur Forschung und Technologic, under contract number 056DD11P 4 Supported by the German Bundesministenum ftir Forschung und Technologle, under contract number 054ER12P. 5 Supported by the German Bundesministerium fiJr Forschung und Technologic, under contract number 055HD21P 6 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7 McGdl University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada s Supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineenng Research Council, Canada 9 Supported by the German Bundesmmlsterium ftir Forschung und Technologie, under contract number 055KA 11P. ~o Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia and the Intemationales Buro KfA, Juhch 11 References to a specific particle state imply also the charge-conjugate state, except where stated otherwise calorimeter of more than 80 MeV were considered as photons, if they were not associated with a charged track. K ° mesons were reconstructed from 7r + 7r-pairs forming a secondary vertex \[3 \]. An event selection cut on the total multiplicity Ntot = N~h + Nv/2 > 6 is applied to suppress contributions from QED and ~ processes, where NCh is the charged multiplicity and Nv is the neutral multiplicity.

PY - 1994/12/1

Y1 - 1994/12/1

N2 - Using the ARGUS detector at the e+ e- storage ring DORIS II we have measured the absolute branching ratios of the D0 meson, Br(D0→K- π+)=(3.41±0.12±0.28)%, Br(D0→K- π+ π+ π-)=(6.80± 0.27±0.57)%, and Br(D0→K0 π+ π-)=(5.03±0.39±0.49)%.

AB - Using the ARGUS detector at the e+ e- storage ring DORIS II we have measured the absolute branching ratios of the D0 meson, Br(D0→K- π+)=(3.41±0.12±0.28)%, Br(D0→K- π+ π+ π-)=(6.80± 0.27±0.57)%, and Br(D0→K0 π+ π-)=(5.03±0.39±0.49)%.

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Measurement of the absolute branching fractions for D⁰ decays into K^- π⁺, K^- π⁺ π⁺ π^-, K⁰ π⁺ π^-

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