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Using U Spin to Extract gamma from Charmless B -> PPP Decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-05-05 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

Some years ago, a method was proposed for measuring the CP-violating phase gamma using pairs of two-body decays that are related by U-spin reflection (d <-> s). In this paper we adapt this method to charmless B -> PPP decays. Time-dependent Dalitz-plot analyses of these three-body decays are required for the measurement of the mixing-induced CP asymmetries. However, isobar analyses of the decay amplitudes are not necessary. A potential advantage of using three-body decays is that the effects of U-spin breaking may be reduced by averaging over the Dalitz plot. This can be tested independently using the measurements of direct CP asymmetries and branching ratios in three-body charged B decays.

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@article{arxiv.1503.00737,
  title  = {Using U Spin to Extract gamma from Charmless B -> PPP Decays},
  author = {Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya and David London},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.00737},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

16 pages, no figures; Revised text; Version accepted for publication in JHEP

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