We report on measurements of the decays of B¯ mesons into the semileptonic final states B¯→D(∗)π+π-ν¯, where D(∗) represents a D or D∗ meson and - is an electron or a muon. These measurements are based on 471×106 BB¯ pairs recorded with the BABAR detector at the SLAC asymmetric B factory PEP-II. We determine the branching fraction ratios Rπ+π-(∗)=B(B¯→D(∗)π+π-ν¯)/B(B¯→D(∗)-ν¯) using events in which the second B meson is fully reconstructed. We find Rπ+π-=0.067±0.010±0.008 and Rπ+π-∗=0.019±0.005±0.004, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. Based on these results and assuming isospin invariance, we estimate that B¯→D(∗)ππ-ν¯ decays, where π denotes either a π± and π0 meson, account for up to half the difference between the measured inclusive semileptonic branching fraction to charm hadrons and the corresponding sum of previously measured exclusive branching fractions.
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Observation of B ¯ →d (∗) π+π- ν ¯ Decays in e+e- Collisions at the Υ (4S) Resonance
N. Neri;F. Palombo;
2016
Abstract
We report on measurements of the decays of B¯ mesons into the semileptonic final states B¯→D(∗)π+π-ν¯, where D(∗) represents a D or D∗ meson and - is an electron or a muon. These measurements are based on 471×106 BB¯ pairs recorded with the BABAR detector at the SLAC asymmetric B factory PEP-II. We determine the branching fraction ratios Rπ+π-(∗)=B(B¯→D(∗)π+π-ν¯)/B(B¯→D(∗)-ν¯) using events in which the second B meson is fully reconstructed. We find Rπ+π-=0.067±0.010±0.008 and Rπ+π-∗=0.019±0.005±0.004, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. Based on these results and assuming isospin invariance, we estimate that B¯→D(∗)ππ-ν¯ decays, where π denotes either a π± and π0 meson, account for up to half the difference between the measured inclusive semileptonic branching fraction to charm hadrons and the corresponding sum of previously measured exclusive branching fractions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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