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Measuring B(D^+ -> \mu^+\nu) and the Pseudoscalar Decay Constant f_{D^+}

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2019-08-14 v1

Abstract

In 60 pb1^{-1} of data taken on the ψ(3770)\psi(3770) resonance with the CLEO-c detector, we find 8 D+μ+νD^+\to\mu^+\nu event candidates that are mostly signal, containing only 1 estimated background. Using this statistically compelling sample, we measure the value of B(D+μ+ν)=(3.5±1.4±0.6)×104{\cal{B}}(D^+\to\mu^+\nu)=(3.5\pm 1.4 \pm 0.6)\times 10^{-4}, and determine fD+=(198±41±17)f_{D^+}=(198\pm 41\pm 17) MeV.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0410089,
  title  = {Measuring B(D^+ -> \mu^+\nu) and the Pseudoscalar Decay Constant f_{D^+}},
  author = {N. Menaa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0410089},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures, submitted to DPF 2004 conference proceedings, UC Riverside, CA