Title
Study of the D0→π-π+π-π+ decay
Date Issued
27 March 2007
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Link J.M.
Yager P.M.
Anjos J.C.
Bediaga I.
Machado A.A.
Magnin J.
Massafferri A.
De Miranda J.M.
Pepe I.M.
Polycarpo E.
Dos Reis A.C.
Carrillo S.
Casimiro E.
Cuautle E.
Sánchez-Hernández A.
Uribe C.
Vázquez F.
Agostino L.
Cinquini L.
Cumalat J.P.
Frisullo V.
O'Reilly B.
Segoni I.
Stenson K.
Butler J.N.
Cheung H.W.K.
Chiodini G.
Gaines I.
Garbincius P.H.
Garren L.A.
Gottschalk E.
Kasper P.H.
Kreymer A.E.
Kutschke R.
Wang M.
Benussi L.
Bianco S.
Fabbri F.L.
Zallo A.
Reyes M.
Cawlfield C.
Kim D.Y.
Rahimi A.
Wiss J.
Gardner R.
Kryemadhi A.
Chung Y.S.
Kang J.S.
Ko B.R.
Kwak J.W.
Lee K.B.
Cho K.
Park H.
Alimonti G.
Barberis S.
Boschini M.
Cerutti A.
D'Angelo P.
DiCorato M.
Dini P.
Edera L.
Erba S.
Inzani P.
Leveraro F.
Malvezzi S.
Menasce D.
Mezzadri M.
Moroni L.
Pedrini D.
Pontoglio C.
Prelz F.
Rovere M.
Sala S.
Davenport T.F.
Arena V.
Boca G.
Bonomi G.
Gianini G.
Liguori G.
Pegna D.L.
Merlo M.M.
Pantea D.
Ratti S.P.
Riccardi C.
Vitulo P.
Göbel C.
Otalora J.
Hernandez H.
Lopez A.M.
Mendez H.
Paris A.
Quinones J.
Ramirez J.E.
Zhang Y.
Wilson J.R.
Handler T.
Mitchell R.
Engh D.
Hosack M.
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Abstract
Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements for the Cabibbo-suppressed decay mode D0→π-π+π-π+. We measure the branching ratio Γ(D0→π+π-π+π-)/ Γ(D0→K-π+π-π+)=0.0914±0.0018±0.0022. An amplitude analysis has been performed, a first for this channel, in order to determine the resonant substructure of this decay mode. The dominant component is the decay D0→a1(1260)+π-, accounting for 60% of the decay rate. The second most dominant contribution comes from the decay D0→ρ(770) 0ρ(770)0, with a fraction of 25%. We also study the a1(1260) line shape and resonant substructure. Using the helicity formalism for the angular distribution of the decay D0→ρ(770)0ρ(770)0, we measure a longitudinal polarization of PL=(71±4±2)%. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
Volume
75
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33947659049
Source
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
ISSN of the container
15507998
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