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Measurement of the relative branching fraction of gamma r(4S) to charged and neutral B-meson pairs
Ammar, Raymond G. Bean, Alice Besson, David Zeke Davis, Robin E. P. Kwak, Nowhan Zhao, X.
Ammar, Raymond G.
Bean, Alice
Besson, David Zeke
Davis, Robin E. P.
Kwak, Nowhan
Zhao, X.
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We analyze 9.7 X 10(6) B (B) over bar pairs recorded with the CLEO detector to determine the production ratio of charged to neutral B-meson pairs produced at the Y(4S) resonance. We measure the rates for B-0 --> J/psiK((*)0) and B+ --> J/psiK((*)+) decays and use the world-average B-meson lifetime ratio to extract the relative widths f(+-)/f(00) = Gamma (Y(4S)-->B+B-)/Gamma (Y(4S)-->B-0(B) over bar (0)) = 1.04 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.04(syst). With the assumption that f(+-) + f(00) = 1, we obtain f(00) = 0.49 +/- 0.02(stat) +/- 0.01(syst) and f(+-) = 0.51 +/- 0.02(stat) +/- 0.01(syst). This production ratio and its uncertainty apply to all exclusive B-meson branching fractions measured at the Y(4S) resonance.
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2001-03
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AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC
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Alexander, JP; Baker, R, et al. Measurement of the relative branching fraction of gamma r(4S) to charged and neutral B-meson pairs. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. March 2001. 86(13) : 2737-2741