Determination of Strong-Phase Parameters in D→K0S,Lπ+π−

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M.N. Achasov, P. Adlarson, S. Ahmed, M. Albrecht, M. Alekseev, D. Ambrose, Nasser Kalantar-Nayestanaki, Rosa Kappert, Myroslav Kavatsyuk, Johan Messchendorp, Viktor Rodin

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Abstract

We report the most precise measurements to date of the strong-phase parameters between D0 and ¯D0 decays to K0S,Lπ+π− using a sample of 2.93  fb−1 of e+e− annihilation data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider. Our results provide the key inputs for a binned model-independent determination of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa angle γ/ϕ3 with B decays. Using our results, the decay model sensitivity to the γ/ϕ3 measurement is expected to be between 0.7° and 1.2°, approximately a factor of three smaller than that achievable with previous measurements, based on the studies of the simulated data. The improved precision of this work ensures that measurements of γ/ϕ3 will not be limited by knowledge of strong phases for the next decade. Furthermore, our results provide critical input for other flavor-physics investigations, including charm mixing, other measurements of CP violation, and the measurement of strong-phase parameters for other D-decay modes.
Original languageEnglish
Article number241802
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume124
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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