Precision measurement of B(D+→μ+ν) and the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+

B. I. Eisenstein; I. Karliner; S. Mehrabyan; N. Lowrey; M. Selen; E. J. White; J. Wiss; R. E. Mitchell; M. R. Shepherd; D. Besson; T. K. Pedlar; D. Cronin-Hennessy; K. Y. Gao; J. Hietala; Y. Kubota; T. Klein; B. W. Lang; R. Poling; A. W. Scott; P. Zweber; S. Dobbs; Z. Metreveli; K. K. Seth; A. Tomaradze; J. Libby; L. Martin; A. Powell; G. Wilkinson; K. M. Ecklund; W. Love; V. Savinov; H. Mendez; J. Y. Ge; D. H. Miller; I. P.J. Shipsey; B. Xin; G. S. Adams; M. Anderson; J. P. Cummings; I. Danko; D. Hu; B. Moziak; J. Napolitano; Q. He; J. Insler; H. Muramatsu; C. S. Park; E. H. Thorndike; F. Yang; M. Artuso; S. Blusk; S. Khalil; J. Li; N. Menaa; R. Mountain; S. Nisar; K. Randrianarivony; N. Sultana; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; J. C. Wang; L. M. Zhang; G. Bonvicini; D. Cinabro; M. Dubrovin; A. Lincoln; P. Naik; J. Rademacker; D. M. Asner; K. W. Edwards; J. Reed; R. A. Briere; T. Ferguson; G. Tatishvili; H. Vogel; M. E. Watkins; J. L. Rosner; J. P. Alexander; D. G. Cassel; J. E. Duboscq; R. Ehrlich; L. Fields; R. S. Galik; L. Gibbons; R. Gray; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; D. Hertz; J. M. Hunt; J. Kandaswamy; D. L. Kreinick; V. E. Kuznetsov; J. Ledoux; H. Mahlke-Krüger; D. Mohapatra; P. U.E. Onyisi; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; D. Riley; A. Ryd; A. J. Sadoff; X. Shi; S. Stroiney; W. M. Sun; T. Wilksen; S. B. Athar; R. Patel; J. Yelton; P. Rubin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.78.052003

Precision measurement of B(D+→μ+ν) and the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+

B. I. Eisenstein, I. Karliner, S. Mehrabyan, N. Lowrey, M. Selen, E. J. White, J. Wiss, R. E. Mitchell, M. R. Shepherd, D. Besson, T. K. Pedlar, D. Cronin-Hennessy, K. Y. Gao, J. Hietala, Y. Kubota, T. Klein, B. W. Lang, R. Poling, A. W. Scott, P. ZweberS. Dobbs, Z. Metreveli, K. K. Seth, A. Tomaradze, J. Libby, L. Martin, A. Powell, G. Wilkinson, K. M. Ecklund, W. Love, V. Savinov, H. Mendez, J. Y. Ge, D. H. Miller, I. P.J. Shipsey, B. Xin, G. S. Adams, M. Anderson, J. P. Cummings, I. Danko, D. Hu, B. Moziak, J. Napolitano, Q. He, J. Insler, H. Muramatsu, C. S. Park, E. H. Thorndike, F. Yang, M. Artuso, S. Blusk, S. Khalil, J. Li, N. Menaa, R. Mountain, S. Nisar, K. Randrianarivony, N. Sultana, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, J. C. Wang, L. M. Zhang, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro, M. Dubrovin, A. Lincoln, P. Naik, J. Rademacker, D. M. Asner, K. W. Edwards, J. Reed, R. A. Briere, T. Ferguson, G. Tatishvili, H. Vogel, M. E. Watkins, J. L. Rosner, J. P. Alexander, D. G. Cassel, J. E. Duboscq, R. Ehrlich, L. Fields, R. S. Galik, L. Gibbons, R. Gray, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, D. Hertz, J. M. Hunt, J. Kandaswamy, D. L. Kreinick, V. E. Kuznetsov, J. Ledoux, H. Mahlke-Krüger, D. Mohapatra, P. U.E. Onyisi, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, D. Riley, A. Ryd, A. J. Sadoff, X. Shi, S. Stroiney, W. M. Sun, T. Wilksen, S. B. Athar, R. Patel, J. Yelton, P. Rubin

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We measure the branching ratio of the purely leptonic decay of the D+ meson with unprecedented precision as B(D+→μ+ν)=(3.82±0. 32±0.09)×10-4, using 818pb-1 of data taken on the ψ(3770) resonance with the CLEO-c detector at the CESR collider. We use this determination to derive a value for the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+, combining with measurements of the D+ lifetime and assuming |Vcd|=|Vus|. We find fD+=(205.8±8.5±2.5)MeV. The decay rate asymmetry Γ(D+→μ+ν)-Γ(D-→μ-ν̄)Γ(D+→μ +ν)+Γ(D-→μ-ν̄)=0.08±0.08, consistent with no CP violation. We also set 90% confidence level upper limits on B(D+→τ+ν )<1.2×10-3 and B(D+→e+ν)<8.8×10-6.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	052003
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	78
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.052003
State	Published - Sep 11 2008

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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., ... Rubin, P. (2008). Precision measurement of B(D+→μ+ν) and the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 78(5), Article 052003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.052003

Eisenstein, BI, Karliner, I, Mehrabyan, S, Lowrey, N, Selen, M, White, EJ, Wiss, J, Mitchell, RE, Shepherd, MR, Besson, D, Pedlar, TK, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Gao, KY, Hietala, J, Kubota, Y, Klein, T, Lang, BW, Poling, R, Scott, AW, Zweber, P, Dobbs, S, Metreveli, Z, Seth, KK, Tomaradze, A, Libby, J, Martin, L, Powell, A, Wilkinson, G, Ecklund, KM, Love, W, Savinov, V, Mendez, H, Ge, JY, Miller, DH, Shipsey, IPJ, Xin, B, Adams, GS, Anderson, M, Cummings, JP, Danko, I, Hu, D, Moziak, B, Napolitano, J, He, Q, Insler, J, Muramatsu, H, Park, CS, Thorndike, EH, Yang, F, Artuso, M , Blusk, S, Khalil, S, Li, J, Menaa, N, Mountain, R, Nisar, S, Randrianarivony, K, Sultana, N, Skwarnicki, T, Stone, S, Wang, JC, Zhang, LM, Bonvicini, G, Cinabro, D, Dubrovin, M, Lincoln, A, Naik, P, Rademacker, J, Asner, DM, Edwards, KW, Reed, J, Briere, RA, Ferguson, T, Tatishvili, G, Vogel, H, Watkins, ME, Rosner, JL, Alexander, JP, Cassel, DG, Duboscq, JE, Ehrlich, R, Fields, L, Galik, RS, Gibbons, L, Gray, R, Gray, SW, Hartill, DL, Heltsley, BK, Hertz, D, Hunt, JM, Kandaswamy, J, Kreinick, DL, Kuznetsov, VE, Ledoux, J, Mahlke-Krüger, H, Mohapatra, D, Onyisi, PUE, Patterson, JR, Peterson, D, Riley, D, Ryd, A, Sadoff, AJ, Shi, X, Stroiney, S, Sun, WM, Wilksen, T, Athar, SB, Patel, R, Yelton, J & Rubin, P 2008, 'Precision measurement of B(D+→μ+ν) and the pseudoscalar decay constant fD+', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 78, no. 5, 052003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.052003

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