Measurement of partial branching fractions of inclusive charmless B meson decays to K^+, K^0, and π^+

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We present measurements of partial branching fractions of B → K^+X, B → K^0X, and B → π^+X, where X denotes any accessible final state above the endpoint for B decays to charmed mesons, specifically for momenta of the candidate hadron greater than 2.34 (2.36) GeV for kaons (pions) in the B rest frame. These measurements are sensitive to potential new-physics particles which could enter the b → s(d) loop transitions. The analysis is performed on a data sample consisting of 383 × 10^6B B̅ pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e^+e^- asymmetric energy collider. We observe the inclusive B→π+X process, and we set upper limits for B → K^+X and B → K^0X. Our results for these inclusive branching fractions are consistent with those of known exclusive modes, and exclude large enhancements due to sources of new physics.

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