Observation of B0→pp̄K*0 with a Large K*0 Polarization

J. H. Chen, M. Z. Wang, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, K. Arinstein, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, A. M. Bakich, V. Balagura, E. Barberio, A. Bay, I. Bedny, K. Belous, U. Bitenc, A. Bondar, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T. E. Browder, M. C. Chang, Y. ChaoA. Chen, K. F. Chen, W. T. Chen, B. G. Cheon, R. Chistov, I. S. Cho, S. K. Choi, Y. Choi, J. Dalseno, M. Dash, A. Drutskoy, S. Eidelman, B. Golob, H. Ha, J. Haba, T. Hara, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, M. Hazumi, D. Heffernan, Y. Hoshi, W. S. Hou, Y. B. Hsiung, H. J. Hyun, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, H. Ishino, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, N. J. Joshi, D. H. Kah, H. Kaji, P. Kapusta, N. Katayama, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, H. J. Kim, S. K. Kim, Y. J. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Krokovny, R. Kumar, C. C. Kuo, Y. J. Kwon, J. S. Lee, M. J. Lee, S. E. Lee, T. Lesiak, J. Li, A. Limosani, C. Liu, D. Liventsev, F. Mandl, A. Matyja, S. McOnie, T. Medvedeva, W. Mitaroff, H. Miyake, H. Miyata, Y. Miyazaki, R. Mizuk, E. Nakano, M. Nakao, H. Nakazawa, Z. Natkaniec, S. Nishida, O. Nitoh, S. Ogawa, T. Ohshima, S. Okuno, S. L. Olsen, H. Ozaki, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, H. Palka, C. W. Park, H. Park, L. S. Peak, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, M. Rozanska, H. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, O. Schneider, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. P. Shen, H. Shibuya, J. G. Shiu, J. B. Singh, A. Somov, S. Stanič, M. Starič, T. Sumiyoshi, F. Takasaki, M. Tanaka, G. N. Taylor, Y. Teramoto, I. Tikhomirov, K. Trabelsi, S. Uehara, K. Ueno, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, G. Varner, K. Vervink, S. Villa, A. Vinokurova, C. C. Wang, C. H. Wang, P. Wang, X. L. Wang, Y. Watanabe, R. Wedd, E. Won, H. Yamamoto, Y. Yamashita, C. C. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhulanov, A. Zupanc

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Abstract

Using a 492fb-1 data sample collected near the Υ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider, we observe the decay B0→pp̄K*0 with a branching fraction of (1.18-0.25+0.29(stat)±0.11(syst))×10-6. We study the decay dynamics of B0→pp̄K*0 and compare with B+→pp̄K*+. The K*0 meson is found to be almost 100% polarized (with a fraction of (101±13±3)% in the helicity zero state), while the K*+ meson has a (32±17±9)% fraction in the helicity zero state. The direct CP asymmetries for B0→pp̄K*0 and B+→pp̄K*+ are measured to be -0.08±0.20±0.02 and -0.01±0.19±0.02, respectively. In addition, we report improved measurements of the branching fractions B(B+→pp̄K*+)=(3.38-0.60+0.73±0.39)×10-6 and B(B0→pp̄K0)=(2.51-0.29+0.35±0.21)×10-6, which supersede our previous measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Article number251801
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume100
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Jun 25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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