Evidence for CP violation in B^+ → K∗(892)^+π^0 from a Dalitz plot analysis of B^+ → K^0_Sπ^+π^0 decays
Abstract
We report a Dalitz plot analysis of charmless hadronic decays of charged B mesons to the final state K^0_Sπ^+π^0 using the full BABAR data set of 470.9±2.8 million BB[overbar] events collected at the Υ(4S)resonance. We measure the overall branching fraction and CP asymmetry to be B(B^+→K^0π^+π^0)=(31.8±1.8±2.1+^(6.0)_(−0.0))×10^(-6) and A_(CP)(B^+→K^0π^+π^0)=0.07±0.05±0.03^(+0.02)_(−0.03), where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to the signal model, respectively. This is the first measurement of the branching fraction for B^+→K^0π^+π^0. We find first evidence of a CP asymmetry in B^+→K∗(892)+π^0 decays: A_(CP)(B^+→K∗(892)^+π^0)=−0.52±0.14±0.04^(+0.04)_(−0.02). The significance of this asymmetry, including systematic and model uncertainties, is 3.4 standard deviations. We also measure the branching fractions and CP asymmetries for three other intermediate decay modes.
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© 2017 American Physical Society. Received 22 June 2015; published 2 October 2017. We are grateful for the extraordinary contributions of our PEP-II colleagues in achieving the excellent luminosity and machine conditions that have made this work possible. The success of this project also relies critically on the expertise and dedication of the computing organizations that support BABAR. The collaborating institutions wish to thank SLAC for its support and the kind hospitality extended to them. This work is supported by the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (France), the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (The Netherlands), the Research Council of Norway, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom), and the Binational Science Foundation (U.S.-Israel). Individuals have received support from the Marie-Curie IEF program (European Union) and the A. P. Sloan Foundation (USA).Attached Files
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- Department of Energy (DOE)
- NSF
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
- Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (IN2P3)
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
- Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM)
- Research Council of Norway
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Binational Science Foundation (USA-Israel)
- Marie Curie Fellowship
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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