Abstract
The branching fractions of Ds± meson decays serve to normalize many measurements of processes involving charm quarks. Using 298pb-1 of e+e- collisions recorded at a center of mass energy of 4.17 GeV, we determine absolute branching fractions for eight Ds± decays with a double tag technique. In particular we determine the branching fraction B(Ds+→K-K+π+)=(5.50±0.23±0.16)%, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. We also provide partial branching fractions for kinematic subsets of the K-K+π+ decay mode.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 161804 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 23 2008 |
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Absolute measurement of hadronic branching fractions of the Ds+ meson. / Alexander, J. P.; Berkelman, K.; Cassel, D. G.; Duboscq, J. E.; Ehrlich, R.; Fields, L.; Gibbons, L.; Gray, R.; Gray, S. W.; Hartill, D. L.; Heltsley, B. K.; Hertz, D.; Jones, C. D.; Kandaswamy, J.; Kreinick, D. L.; Kuznetsov, V. E.; Mahlke-Krüger, H.; Mohapatra, D.; Onyisi, P. U E; Patterson, J. R.; Peterson, D.; Riley, D.; Ryd, A.; Sadoff, A. J.; Shi, X.; Stroiney, S.; Sun, W. M.; Wilksen, T.; Athar, S. B.; Patel, R.; Yelton, J.; Rubin, P.; Eisenstein, B. I.; Karliner, I.; Mehrabyan, S.; Lowrey, N.; Selen, M.; White, E. J.; Wiss, J.; Mitchell, R. E.; Shepherd, M. R.; Besson, D.; Pedlar, T. K.; Cronin-Hennessy, D.; Gao, K. Y.; Hietala, J.; Kubota, Y.; Klein, T.; Lang, B. W.; Poling, R.; Scott, A. W.; Zweber, P.; Dobbs, S.; Metreveli, Z.; Seth, K. K.; Tomaradze, A.; Libby, J.; Powell, A.; Wilkinson, G.; Ecklund, K. M.; Love, W.; Savinov, V.; Lopez, A.; Mendez, H.; Ramirez, J.; Ge, J. Y.; Miller, D. H.; Sanghi, B.; Shipsey, I. P J; Xin, B.; Adams, G. S.; Anderson, M.; Cummings, J. P.; Danko, I.; Hu, D.; Moziak, B.; Napolitano, J.; He, Q.; Insler, J.; Muramatsu, H.; Park, C. S.; Thorndike, E. H.; Yang, F.; Artuso, Marina; Blusk, Steven Roy; Khalil, S.; Li, J.; Mountain, R.; Nisar, S.; Randrianarivony, K.; Sultana, N.; Skwarnicki, Tomasz; Stone, Sheldon; Wang, J. C.; Zhang, L. M.; Bonvicini, G.; Cinabro, D.; Dubrovin, M.; Lincoln, A.; Rademacker, J.; Asner, D. M.; Edwards, K. W.; Naik, P.; Briere, R. A.; Ferguson, T.; Tatishvili, G.; Vogel, H.; Watkins, M. E.; Rosner, J. L.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, No. 16, 161804, 23.04.2008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Absolute measurement of hadronic branching fractions of the Ds+ meson
AU - Alexander, J. P.
AU - Berkelman, K.
AU - Cassel, D. G.
AU - Duboscq, J. E.
AU - Ehrlich, R.
AU - Fields, L.
AU - Gibbons, L.
AU - Gray, R.
AU - Gray, S. W.
AU - Hartill, D. L.
AU - Heltsley, B. K.
AU - Hertz, D.
AU - Jones, C. D.
AU - Kandaswamy, J.
AU - Kreinick, D. L.
AU - Kuznetsov, V. E.
AU - Mahlke-Krüger, H.
AU - Mohapatra, D.
AU - Onyisi, P. U E
AU - Patterson, J. R.
AU - Peterson, D.
AU - Riley, D.
AU - Ryd, A.
AU - Sadoff, A. J.
AU - Shi, X.
AU - Stroiney, S.
AU - Sun, W. M.
AU - Wilksen, T.
AU - Athar, S. B.
AU - Patel, R.
AU - Yelton, J.
AU - Rubin, P.
AU - Eisenstein, B. I.
AU - Karliner, I.
AU - Mehrabyan, S.
AU - Lowrey, N.
AU - Selen, M.
AU - White, E. J.
AU - Wiss, J.
AU - Mitchell, R. E.
AU - Shepherd, M. R.
AU - Besson, D.
AU - Pedlar, T. K.
AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.
AU - Gao, K. Y.
AU - Hietala, J.
AU - Kubota, Y.
AU - Klein, T.
AU - Lang, B. W.
AU - Poling, R.
AU - Scott, A. W.
AU - Zweber, P.
AU - Dobbs, S.
AU - Metreveli, Z.
AU - Seth, K. K.
AU - Tomaradze, A.
AU - Libby, J.
AU - Powell, A.
AU - Wilkinson, G.
AU - Ecklund, K. M.
AU - Love, W.
AU - Savinov, V.
AU - Lopez, A.
AU - Mendez, H.
AU - Ramirez, J.
AU - Ge, J. Y.
AU - Miller, D. H.
AU - Sanghi, B.
AU - Shipsey, I. P J
AU - Xin, B.
AU - Adams, G. S.
AU - Anderson, M.
AU - Cummings, J. P.
AU - Danko, I.
AU - Hu, D.
AU - Moziak, B.
AU - Napolitano, J.
AU - He, Q.
AU - Insler, J.
AU - Muramatsu, H.
AU - Park, C. S.
AU - Thorndike, E. H.
AU - Yang, F.
AU - Artuso, Marina
AU - Blusk, Steven Roy
AU - Khalil, S.
AU - Li, J.
AU - Mountain, R.
AU - Nisar, S.
AU - Randrianarivony, K.
AU - Sultana, N.
AU - Skwarnicki, Tomasz
AU - Stone, Sheldon
AU - Wang, J. C.
AU - Zhang, L. M.
AU - Bonvicini, G.
AU - Cinabro, D.
AU - Dubrovin, M.
AU - Lincoln, A.
AU - Rademacker, J.
AU - Asner, D. M.
AU - Edwards, K. W.
AU - Naik, P.
AU - Briere, R. A.
AU - Ferguson, T.
AU - Tatishvili, G.
AU - Vogel, H.
AU - Watkins, M. E.
AU - Rosner, J. L.
PY - 2008/4/23
Y1 - 2008/4/23
N2 - The branching fractions of Ds± meson decays serve to normalize many measurements of processes involving charm quarks. Using 298pb-1 of e+e- collisions recorded at a center of mass energy of 4.17 GeV, we determine absolute branching fractions for eight Ds± decays with a double tag technique. In particular we determine the branching fraction B(Ds+→K-K+π+)=(5.50±0.23±0.16)%, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. We also provide partial branching fractions for kinematic subsets of the K-K+π+ decay mode.
AB - The branching fractions of Ds± meson decays serve to normalize many measurements of processes involving charm quarks. Using 298pb-1 of e+e- collisions recorded at a center of mass energy of 4.17 GeV, we determine absolute branching fractions for eight Ds± decays with a double tag technique. In particular we determine the branching fraction B(Ds+→K-K+π+)=(5.50±0.23±0.16)%, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. We also provide partial branching fractions for kinematic subsets of the K-K+π+ decay mode.
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