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. Chao
  • A. 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 - 25 Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes

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