Search for B+/- --> [K-/+ pi+/-]_D K+/- and upper limit on the b --> u amplitude in B+/- --> D K+/-

dc.creatorAubert, B.
dc.creatorCollaboration, BABAR
dc.date2004-02-13
dc.date2004-09-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:57:48Z
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dc.descriptionWe search for B+/- --> [K^-/+ pi+/-]_D K+/- decays, where [K-/+ pi+/-]_D indicates that the K-/+ pi+/- pair originates from the decay of a D0 or D0bar. Results are based on 120 million Upsilon(4S) --> B Bbar decays collected with the BaBar detector at SLAC. We set an upper limit on the ratio R_Kpi = {Gamma(B+ --> [K- pi+]_D K+) + Gamma(B- --> [K+ pi-]_D K-)}/ {Gamma(B+ --> [K+ pi-]_D K+) + Gamma(B- --> [K- pi+]_D K-)} < 0.026 (90% C.L.). This constrains the amplitude ratio r_B = |A(B- --> D0bar K-)/A(B- --> D0 K-)| < 0.22 (90% C.L.), consistent with expectations. The small value of r_B favored by our analysis suggests that the determination of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa phase gamma from B --> D K will be difficult.
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dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0402024
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0402024
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.93:131804,2004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.131804
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/206010
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleSearch for B+/- --> [K-/+ pi+/-]_D K+/- and upper limit on the b --> u amplitude in B+/- --> D K+/-
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