Measurement of quantum correlation parameters in entangled D meson decays using the CLEO-c detector
by Scott, Alexander Warn, Ii, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 2007, 289 pages; 3292984

Abstract:

The decays of D0 and D0 mesons produced from e +e- annihilation at the ψ(3770) resonance reflect quantum correlations so that decay rates are sensitive to interference between indistinguishable final states. Using the 281 pb -1 of [special characters omitted] = 3.770 GeV e+e - data collected with the CLEO-c detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we measure the time-independent decay rates of D 0 decays to flavored states K-π +, K+π-, and CP eigenstates K+K-, π +π-, [special characters omitted], and [special characters omitted], as well as inclusive semileptonic modes, using both partially- and fully-reconstructed D0D 0 pairs. A χ2 minimization fitter extracts from these decay rates the uncorrelated branching fractions of the modes used, the ratio of doubly-Cabibbo suppressed to Cabibbo favored amplitudes rKπ and the strong phase difference δKπ (respectively, the magnitude and phase of [special characters omitted]), and the D mixing parameters y and x2. By constraining the branching fractions and rKπ with independent measurements, we present a first measurement of cos δ = [special characters omitted], with a 95% C.L. that |δ| < 75°.

 
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SchoolUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
SourceDAI/B 68-12, p. , Mar 2008
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsParticle physics
Publication Number3292984
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