Measurement of the form factors for (B)over-bar(0)->D*(+)l(-)(nu)over-bar

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1996-05Author
Ammar, Raymond G.
Baringer, Philip S.
Bean, Alice
Besson, David Zeke
Coppage, Don
Copty, N.
Davis, Robin E. P.
Hancock, N.
Kotov, S.
Kravchenko, I.
Kwak, Nowhan
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AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOC
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Using a sample of 2.6 x 10(6) Upsilon(4S) --> B (B) over bar events collected with the CLE (O) over right arrow II detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have measured the form factors for (B) over bar(0) --> D*(+)l(-)<(nu)over bar>. We perform a three-parameter fit with the joint distribution of four kinematic variables to obtain the form-factor ratios R(1) = 1.18 +/- 0.30 +/- 0.12 and R(2) = 0.71 +/- 0.22 +/- 0.07, and the form-factor slope rho(A1)(2) = 0.91 +/- 0.15 +/- 0.06, which is closely related to the slope of the Isgur-Wise function. The form-factor ratios are consistent with predicted corrections to the heavy-quark symmetry limit R(1) = R(2) = 1.
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Duboscq, JE, Fulton, R, et al. Measurement of the form factors for (B)over-bar(0)->D*(+)l(-)(nu)over-bar. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. May 1996. 76(21) : 3898-3902
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