MEASUREMENT OF THE TIME-DEPENDENCE OF BD(0)-][-(BD(0))OVER-BAR MISING USING A JET CHARGE TECHNIQUE

被引:60
作者
AKERS, R
ALEXANDER, G
ALLISON, J
ANDERSON, KJ
ARCELLI, S
ASAI, S
ASTBURY, A
AXEN, D
AZUELOS, G
BALL, AH
BARLOW, RJ
BARNETT, S
BARTOLDUS, R
BATLEY, JR
BEAUDOIN, G
BECK, A
BECK, GA
BECKER, J
BEESTON, C
BEHNKE, T
BELL, KW
BELLA, G
BENTKOWSKI, P
BERLICH, P
BETHKE, S
BIEBEL, O
BLOODWORTH, IJ
BOCK, P
BODEN, B
BOSCH, HM
BOUTEMEUR, M
BRIGHTHOMAS, P
BROWN, RM
BUIJS, A
BURCKHART, HJ
BURGARD, C
CAPILUPPI, P
CARNEGIE, RK
CARTER, AA
CARTER, JR
CHANG, CY
CHARLESWORTH, C
CHARLTON, DG
CHU, SL
CLARKE, PEL
CLAYTON, JC
COHEN, I
CONBOY, JE
COOPER, M
COUPLAND, M
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER, SCHUSTER LAB, DEPT PHYS, MANCHESTER M13 9PL, LANCS, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, SCH PHYS & SPACE RES, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV BOLOGNA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[4] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, BOLOGNA, ITALY
[5] UNIV BONN, INST PHYS, D-53115 BONN, GERMANY
[6] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE, DEPT PHYS, RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA
[7] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
[8] CARLETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, OTTAWA K1S 5B6, ONTARIO, CANADA
[9] CARLETON UNIV, CTR RES PARTICLE PHYS, OTTAWA K1S 5B6, ONTARIO, CANADA
[10] CERN, EUROPEAN ORG PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[11] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT PHYS, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[12] UNIV CHICAGO, ENRICO FERMI INST, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
[13] ALBERT LUDWIGS UNIV, FAK PHYS, D-79104 FREIBURG, GERMANY
[14] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST PHYS, D-69120 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[15] INDIANA UNIV, DEPT PHYS, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405 USA
[16] UNIV LONDON, QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL, LONDON E1 4NS, ENGLAND
[17] UNIV LONDON BIRKBECK COLL, LONDON WC1E 7HX, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
[19] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT PHYS, COLL PK, MD 20742 USA
[20] UNIV MONTREAL, PHYS NUCL LAB, MONTREAL H3C 3J7, QUEBEC, CANADA
[21] UNIV OREGON, DEPT PHYS, EUGENE, OR 97403 USA
[22] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[23] DAPNIA, SPP, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[24] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL, DEPT PHYS, IL-32000 HAIFA, ISRAEL
[25] TEL AVIV UNIV, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, IL-69978 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
[26] UNIV TOKYO, INT CTR ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[27] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT PHYS, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[28] KOBE UNIV, KOBE 657, JAPAN
[29] BRUNEL UNIV, UXBRIDGE UB8 3PH, MIDDX, ENGLAND
[30] WEIZMANN INST SCI, DEPT PARTICLE PHYS, IL-76100 REHOVOT, ISRAEL
[31] UNIV HAMBURG, DESY, INST EXPTL PHYS, D-22607 HAMBURG, GERMANY
[32] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PHYS, VANCOUVER V6T 1Z1, BC, CANADA
[33] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT PHYS, EDMONTON T6G 2J1, ALBERTA, CANADA
[34] DUKE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, DURHAM, NC 27708 USA
[35] UNIV AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[36] TRIUMF, VANCOUVER V6T 2A3, BC, CANADA
[37] UNIV VICTORIA, DEPT PHYS, VICTORIA V8W 3P6, BC, CANADA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(94)90747-1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The observation and measurement of the time-dependence of B(d)0<-->B(d)0BAR mixing are described. The B(d)0 meson is reconstructed in final states that contain a D*- and an l+, where the b flavour of the B(d)0 at decay time is tagged by the electric charge of the lepton. A new and efficient method, using a jet charge technique, is developed for identifying the b flavour of the produced B(d)0. From a sample of 556 D*+/-l-/+ candidates reconstructed in the OPAL data collected during 1990-1993, the B(d)0<-->B(d)0BAR oscillation frequency is measured to be DELTAm(d) = 0.508 +/- 0.075(stat) +/-0.025(syst) ps-1 giving an oscillation parameter of x(d) = 0.73 +/- 0.11 (stat) +/-0.08 (syst), where 0.076 of the systematic error on x(d) arises from the uncertainty on the B(d)0 lifetime.
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页码:411 / 424
页数:14
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