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Study of direct CP violation in $B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm}(\pi^{\pm})$ decays

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We present a search for direct CP violation in B±J/ψK±(π±)B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm}(\pi^{\pm}) decays. The event sample is selected from 2.8 fb1^{-1} of ppˉp\bar{p} collisions recorded by D0 experiment in Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The charge asymmetry ACP(B+J/ψK+)=+0.0075±0.0061A_{CP}(B^+ \to J/\psi K^+) = +0.0075 \pm 0.0061(stat.)±0.0027\pm 0.0027(syst.) is obtained using a sample of approximately 40 thousand B±J/ψK±B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm} decays. The achieved precision is of the same level as the expected deviation predicted by some extensions of the standard model. We also measured the charge asymmetry ACP(B+J/ψπ+)=0.09±0.08A_{CP}(B^+ \to J/\psi \pi^+) = -0.09 \pm 0.08(stat.)±0.03\pm 0.03(syst.).

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@article{arxiv.0802.3299,
  title  = {Study of direct CP violation in $B^{\pm} \to J/\psi K^{\pm}(\pi^{\pm})$ decays},
  author = {D0 Collaboration and V. Abazov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3299},
  year   = {2008}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures