Observation of B0 decay to two charmless mesons

M. Battle; J. Ernst; H. Kroha; Y. Kwon; S. Roberts; K. Sparks; E. H. Thorndike; C. H. Wang; J. Dominick; S. Sanghera; V. Shelkov; T. Skwarnicki; R. Stroynowski; I. Volobouev; P. Zadorozhny; M. Artuso; D. He; M. Goldberg; N. Horwitz; R. Kennett; G. C. Moneti; F. Muheim; Y. Mukhin; S. Playfer; Y. Rozen; S. Stone; M. Thulasidas; G. Vasseur; G. Zhu; J. Bartelt; S. E. Csorna; Z. Egyed; V. Jain; P. Sheldon; D. S. Akerib; B. Barish; M. Chadha; S. Chan; D. F. Cowen; G. Eigen; J. S. Miller; C. O'Grady; J. Urheim; A. J. Weinstein; D. Acosta; M. Athanas; G. Masek; H. Paar; A. Bean; J. Gronberg; R. Kutschke; S. Menary; R. J. Morrison; S. Nakanishi; H. N. Nelson; T. K. Nelson; J. D. Richman; A. Ryd; H. Tajima; D. Schmidt; D. Sperka; M. S. Witherell; M. Procario; S. Yang; R. Balest; K. Cho; M. Daoudi; W. T. Ford; D. R. Johnson; K. Lingel; M. Lohner; P. Rankin; J. G. Smith; J. P. Alexander; C. Bebek; K. Berkelman; D. Besson; T. E. Browder; D. G. Cassel; H. A. Cho; D. M. Coffman; P. S. Drell; R. Ehrlich; M. Garcia-Sciveres; B. Geiser; B. Gittelman; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; C. D. Jones; S. L. Jones; J. Kandaswamy; N. Katayama; P. C. Kim; D. L. Kreinick; G. S. Ludwig; J. Masui; J. Mevissen; N. B. Mistry; C. R. Ng; E. Nordberg; M. Ogg; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; D. Riley; S. Salman; M. Sapper; H. Worden; F. Würthwein; P. Avery; A. Freyberger; J. Rodriguez; R. Stephens; J. Yelton; D. Cinabro; S. Henderson; K. Kinoshita; T. Liu; M. Saulnier; F. Shen; R. Wilson; H. Yamamoto; B. Ong; M. Selen; A. J. Sadoff; R. Ammar; S. Ball; P. Baringer; D. Coppage; N. Copty; R. Davis; N. Hancock; M. Kelly; N. Kwak; H. Lam; Y. Kubota; M. Lattery; J. K. Nelson; S. Patton; D. Perticone; R. Poling; V. Savinov; S. Schrenk; R. Wang; M. S. Alam; I. J. Kim; B. Nemati; J. J. O'Neill; H. Severini; C. R. Sun; M. M. Zoeller; G. Crawford; C. M. Daubenmier; R. Fulton; D. Fujino; K. K. Gan; K. Honscheid; H. Kagan; R. Kass; J. Lee; R. Malchow; F. Morrow; Y. Skovpen; M. Sung; C. White; J. Whitmore; P. Wilson; F. Butler; X. Fu; G. Kalbfleisch; M. Lambrecht; W. R. Ross; P. Skubic; J. Snow; P. L. Wang; M. Wood; D. Bortoletto; D. N. Brown; J. Fast; R. L. Mcilwain; T. Miao; D. H. Miller; M. Modesitt; S. F. Schaffner; E. I. Shibata; I. P.J. Shipsey; P. N. Wang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3922

Observation of B0 decay to two charmless mesons

M. Battle, J. Ernst, H. Kroha, Y. Kwon, S. Roberts, K. Sparks, E. H. Thorndike, C. H. Wang, J. Dominick, S. Sanghera, V. Shelkov, T. Skwarnicki, R. Stroynowski, I. Volobouev, P. Zadorozhny, M. Artuso, D. He, M. Goldberg, N. Horwitz, R. KennettG. C. Moneti, F. Muheim, Y. Mukhin, S. Playfer, Y. Rozen, S. Stone, M. Thulasidas, G. Vasseur, G. Zhu, J. Bartelt, S. E. Csorna, Z. Egyed, V. Jain, P. Sheldon, D. S. Akerib, B. Barish, M. Chadha, S. Chan, D. F. Cowen, G. Eigen, J. S. Miller, C. O'Grady, J. Urheim, A. J. Weinstein, D. Acosta, M. Athanas, G. Masek, H. Paar, A. Bean, J. Gronberg, R. Kutschke, S. Menary, R. J. Morrison, S. Nakanishi, H. N. Nelson, T. K. Nelson, J. D. Richman, A. Ryd, H. Tajima, D. Schmidt, D. Sperka, M. S. Witherell, M. Procario, S. Yang, R. Balest, K. Cho, M. Daoudi, W. T. Ford, D. R. Johnson, K. Lingel, M. Lohner, P. Rankin, J. G. Smith, J. P. Alexander, C. Bebek, K. Berkelman, D. Besson, T. E. Browder, D. G. Cassel, H. A. Cho, D. M. Coffman, P. S. Drell, R. Ehrlich, M. Garcia-Sciveres, B. Geiser, B. Gittelman, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, C. D. Jones, S. L. Jones, J. Kandaswamy, N. Katayama, P. C. Kim, D. L. Kreinick, G. S. Ludwig, J. Masui, J. Mevissen, N. B. Mistry, C. R. Ng, E. Nordberg, M. Ogg, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, D. Riley, S. Salman, M. Sapper, H. Worden, F. Würthwein, P. Avery, A. Freyberger, J. Rodriguez, R. Stephens, J. Yelton, D. Cinabro, S. Henderson, K. Kinoshita, T. Liu, M. Saulnier, F. Shen, R. Wilson, H. Yamamoto, B. Ong, M. Selen, A. J. Sadoff, R. Ammar, S. Ball, P. Baringer, D. Coppage, N. Copty, R. Davis, N. Hancock, M. Kelly, N. Kwak, H. Lam, Y. Kubota, M. Lattery, J. K. Nelson, S. Patton, D. Perticone, R. Poling, V. Savinov, S. Schrenk, R. Wang, M. S. Alam, I. J. Kim, B. Nemati, J. J. O'Neill, H. Severini, C. R. Sun, M. M. Zoeller, G. Crawford, C. M. Daubenmier, R. Fulton, D. Fujino, K. K. Gan, K. Honscheid, H. Kagan, R. Kass, J. Lee, R. Malchow, F. Morrow, Y. Skovpen, M. Sung, C. White, J. Whitmore, P. Wilson, F. Butler, X. Fu, G. Kalbfleisch, M. Lambrecht, W. R. Ross, P. Skubic, J. Snow, P. L. Wang, M. Wood, D. Bortoletto, D. N. Brown, J. Fast, R. L. Mcilwain, T. Miao, D. H. Miller, M. Modesitt, S. F. Schaffner, E. I. Shibata, I. P.J. Shipsey, P. N. Wang

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We report results from a search for the decays B0→π+π-, B0→K+π-, and B0→K+K-. We find 90% confidence level upper limits on the branching fractions, Bππ<2.9×10-5, BKπ<2.6×10-5, and BKK<0.7×10-5. While there is no statistically significant signal in the individual modes, the sum of Bππ and BKπ exceeds zero with a significance of more than 4 standard deviations, indicating that we have observed charmless hadronic B decays.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3922-3926
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	71
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3922
State	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Battle, M., Ernst, J., Kroha, H., Kwon, Y., Roberts, S., Sparks, K., Thorndike, E. H., Wang, C. H., Dominick, J., Sanghera, S., Shelkov, V., Skwarnicki, T., Stroynowski, R., Volobouev, I., Zadorozhny, P., Artuso, M., He, D., Goldberg, M., Horwitz, N., ... Wang, P. N. (1993). Observation of B0 decay to two charmless mesons. Physical Review Letters, 71(24), 3922-3926. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3922

Battle, M, Ernst, J, Kroha, H, Kwon, Y, Roberts, S, Sparks, K, Thorndike, EH, Wang, CH, Dominick, J, Sanghera, S, Shelkov, V, Skwarnicki, T, Stroynowski, R, Volobouev, I, Zadorozhny, P, Artuso, M, He, D, Goldberg, M, Horwitz, N, Kennett, R, Moneti, GC, Muheim, F, Mukhin, Y, Playfer, S, Rozen, Y, Stone, S, Thulasidas, M, Vasseur, G, Zhu, G, Bartelt, J, Csorna, SE, Egyed, Z, Jain, V, Sheldon, P, Akerib, DS, Barish, B, Chadha, M, Chan, S, Cowen, DF, Eigen, G, Miller, JS, O'Grady, C, Urheim, J, Weinstein, AJ, Acosta, D, Athanas, M, Masek, G, Paar, H, Bean, A, Gronberg, J, Kutschke, R, Menary, S, Morrison, RJ, Nakanishi, S, Nelson, HN, Nelson, TK, Richman, JD, Ryd, A, Tajima, H, Schmidt, D, Sperka, D, Witherell, MS, Procario, M, Yang, S, Balest, R, Cho, K, Daoudi, M, Ford, WT, Johnson, DR, Lingel, K, Lohner, M, Rankin, P, Smith, JG, Alexander, JP, Bebek, C, Berkelman, K, Besson, D, Browder, TE, Cassel, DG, Cho, HA, Coffman, DM, Drell, PS, Ehrlich, R, Garcia-Sciveres, M, Geiser, B, Gittelman, B, Gray, SW, Hartill, DL, Heltsley, BK, Jones, CD, Jones, SL, Kandaswamy, J, Katayama, N, Kim, PC, Kreinick, DL, Ludwig, GS, Masui, J, Mevissen, J, Mistry, NB, Ng, CR, Nordberg, E, Ogg, M, Patterson, JR, Peterson, D, Riley, D, Salman, S, Sapper, M, Worden, H, Würthwein, F, Avery, P, Freyberger, A, Rodriguez, J, Stephens, R, Yelton, J, Cinabro, D, Henderson, S, Kinoshita, K, Liu, T, Saulnier, M, Shen, F, Wilson, R, Yamamoto, H, Ong, B, Selen, M, Sadoff, AJ, Ammar, R, Ball, S, Baringer, P, Coppage, D, Copty, N, Davis, R, Hancock, N, Kelly, M, Kwak, N, Lam, H, Kubota, Y, Lattery, M, Nelson, JK, Patton, S, Perticone, D, Poling, R, Savinov, V, Schrenk, S, Wang, R, Alam, MS, Kim, IJ, Nemati, B, O'Neill, JJ, Severini, H, Sun, CR, Zoeller, MM, Crawford, G, Daubenmier, CM, Fulton, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Honscheid, K, Kagan, H, Kass, R, Lee, J, Malchow, R, Morrow, F, Skovpen, Y, Sung, M, White, C, Whitmore, J, Wilson, P, Butler, F, Fu, X, Kalbfleisch, G, Lambrecht, M, Ross, WR, Skubic, P, Snow, J, Wang, PL, Wood, M, Bortoletto, D, Brown, DN, Fast, J, Mcilwain, RL, Miao, T, Miller, DH, Modesitt, M, Schaffner, SF, Shibata, EI, Shipsey, IPJ & Wang, PN 1993, 'Observation of B0 decay to two charmless mesons', Physical Review Letters, vol. 71, no. 24, pp. 3922-3926. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3922

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AU - Thorndike, E. H.

AU - Wang, C. H.

AU - Dominick, J.

AU - Sanghera, S.

AU - Shelkov, V.

AU - Skwarnicki, T.

AU - Stroynowski, R.

AU - Volobouev, I.

AU - Zadorozhny, P.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - He, D.

AU - Goldberg, M.

AU - Horwitz, N.

AU - Kennett, R.

AU - Moneti, G. C.

AU - Muheim, F.

AU - Mukhin, Y.

AU - Playfer, S.

AU - Rozen, Y.

AU - Stone, S.

AU - Thulasidas, M.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Zhu, G.

AU - Bartelt, J.

AU - Csorna, S. E.

AU - Egyed, Z.

AU - Jain, V.

AU - Sheldon, P.

AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Barish, B.

AU - Chadha, M.

AU - Chan, S.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Eigen, G.

AU - Miller, J. S.

AU - O'Grady, C.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Weinstein, A. J.

AU - Acosta, D.

AU - Athanas, M.

AU - Masek, G.

AU - Paar, H.

AU - Bean, A.

AU - Gronberg, J.

AU - Kutschke, R.

AU - Menary, S.

AU - Morrison, R. J.

AU - Nakanishi, S.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Nelson, T. K.

AU - Richman, J. D.

AU - Ryd, A.

AU - Tajima, H.

AU - Schmidt, D.

AU - Sperka, D.

AU - Witherell, M. S.

AU - Procario, M.

AU - Yang, S.

AU - Balest, R.

AU - Cho, K.

AU - Daoudi, M.

AU - Ford, W. T.

AU - Johnson, D. R.

AU - Lingel, K.

AU - Lohner, M.

AU - Rankin, P.

AU - Smith, J. G.

AU - Alexander, J. P.

AU - Bebek, C.

AU - Berkelman, K.

AU - Besson, D.

AU - Browder, T. E.

AU - Cassel, D. G.

AU - Cho, H. A.

AU - Coffman, D. M.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Garcia-Sciveres, M.

AU - Geiser, B.

AU - Gittelman, B.

AU - Gray, S. W.

AU - Hartill, D. L.

AU - Heltsley, B. K.

AU - Jones, C. D.

AU - Jones, S. L.

AU - Kandaswamy, J.

AU - Katayama, N.

AU - Kim, P. C.

AU - Kreinick, D. L.

AU - Ludwig, G. S.

AU - Masui, J.

AU - Mevissen, J.

AU - Mistry, N. B.

AU - Ng, C. R.

AU - Nordberg, E.

AU - Ogg, M.

AU - Patterson, J. R.

AU - Peterson, D.

AU - Riley, D.

AU - Salman, S.

AU - Sapper, M.

AU - Worden, H.

AU - Würthwein, F.

AU - Avery, P.

AU - Freyberger, A.

AU - Rodriguez, J.

AU - Stephens, R.

AU - Yelton, J.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Henderson, S.

AU - Kinoshita, K.

AU - Liu, T.

AU - Saulnier, M.

AU - Shen, F.

AU - Wilson, R.

AU - Yamamoto, H.

AU - Ong, B.

AU - Selen, M.

AU - Sadoff, A. J.

AU - Ammar, R.

AU - Ball, S.

AU - Baringer, P.

AU - Coppage, D.

AU - Copty, N.

AU - Davis, R.

AU - Hancock, N.

AU - Kelly, M.

AU - Kwak, N.

AU - Lam, H.

AU - Kubota, Y.

AU - Lattery, M.

AU - Nelson, J. K.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Perticone, D.

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AU - Savinov, V.

AU - Schrenk, S.

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AU - Kim, I. J.

AU - Nemati, B.

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AU - Kagan, H.

AU - Kass, R.

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AU - Morrow, F.

AU - Skovpen, Y.

AU - Sung, M.

AU - White, C.

AU - Whitmore, J.

AU - Wilson, P.

AU - Butler, F.

AU - Fu, X.

AU - Kalbfleisch, G.

AU - Lambrecht, M.

AU - Ross, W. R.

AU - Skubic, P.

AU - Snow, J.

AU - Wang, P. L.

AU - Wood, M.

AU - Bortoletto, D.

AU - Brown, D. N.

AU - Fast, J.

AU - Mcilwain, R. L.

AU - Miao, T.

AU - Miller, D. H.

AU - Modesitt, M.

AU - Schaffner, S. F.

AU - Shibata, E. I.

AU - Shipsey, I. P.J.

AU - Wang, P. N.

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