First evidence for the annihilation decay mode B+→D+sϕ

• Published in: The journal of high energy physics
• Main Authors: Abellan Beteta, Carlos, Calvo Gómez, Míriam, Camboni, Alessandro, Comerma Montells, Albert, Domingo Bonal, Francesc, Garrido Beltrán, Lluís, Grabalosa Gándara, Marc, Graciani Díaz, Ricardo, Graugés Pous, Eugeni, López Asamar, Elias, Pérez-Calero Yzquierdo, Antonio, Picatoste Olloqui, Eduardo, Pie Valls, B. (Blai), Potterat, Cédric, Rives Molina, Vicente José, Ruiz, Hugo (Ruiz Pérez), Vázquez Gómez, Ricard, Vilasis-Cardona, Xavier, LHCb Collaboration
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 01-02-2013
• Subjects: Detectors de radiació; Física nuclear; Hadron interactions; Hadrons; Interaccions d'hadrons; Nuclear counters; Nuclear physics
• ISSN: 1126-6708
• DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2013)043

Evidence for the hadronic annihilation decay mode B+→D+sϕ is found with greater than 3σ significance. The branching fraction and CP asymmetry are measured to be $ B(B+→D+sϕ)=(1.87+1.25−0.73(stat)±0.19(syst)±0.32(norm))×10−6,ACP(B+→D+sϕ)=−0.01±0.41(stat)±0.03(syst). $ The last uncertainty on B(B+→D+sϕ) is from the branching fractions of the B+→D+sD¯¯¯0 normalization mode and intermediate resonance decays. Upper limits are also set for the branching fractions of the related decay modes B+(c)→D+(s)K∗0,B+(c)→D+(s)K¯¯¯∗0 and B+c→D+sϕ , including the result B(B+→D+K∗0)<1.8×10−6 at the 90% credibility level.