Related papers: Measurement of the CKM angle phi2 (alpha)
We present a measurement of the unitarity triangle angle phi_3 using a Dalitz plot analysis of the three-body decay of the D0 meson from the B+- -> D(*)K+- process. The method employs the interference between D0 and D0bar to extract both…
We present the results of a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of B0 -> pi+ pi- pi0 decays based on a 414fb^-1 data sample that contains 449MBB pairs collected on the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric…
With a sample of about 227 million BB pairs recorded with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II storage ring we perform a full angular analysis of the decay B0->PhiK*0(892). We measure the branching fraction to be (9.2+-0.9+-0.5)10^-6 and…
The most recent determinations of the CKM angle gamma/phi3 by the BABAR Collaboration, using time-integrated observables measured in charged B --> D(*)K(*) decays, are presented.The measurements have been performed on the full sample of 468…
We present the status of the measurement of the CKM CP-violating phase gamma (phi3) performed using B->D(*)K(*) decays. We review and compare the main experimental results.
Taking into account the recent measurements of the branching ratios and CP asymmetries in the $B \to \pi\pi$ decays by the BABAR and BELLE collaborations, an amplitude analysis based on the isospin symmetry is reported. These data allow to…
A new method for model-independent measurement of the CKM angle $\beta$ is proposed, that employs time-dependent analysis of flavour-tagged $B^0\to D\pi^+\pi^-$ decays with $D$ meson decays into CP-specific and~$K_S^0\pi^+\pi^-$ final…
This report summarizes the most recent progress in measuring the angle gamma (or phi_3) of the Unitarity Triangle.
We report improved measurements of B decays with an eta meson in the final state using 492 fb^{-1} of data collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB e^+ e^- collider. We observe the decays B^{+-}-> eta pi^{+-} and B^{+-}-> eta K^{+-}; the…
Quantum-correlated measurements of D0D0bar decays related to the determination of the Unitarity Triangle angle gamma/phi3 are reviewed. Measurements from the CLEO Collaboration are presented and prospects with the BES III experiment are…
We report an improved measurement of the partial-rate CP asymmetry in B+ => K0pi+ and B- => K0bar pi- decays. The analysis is based on a data sample of 85 million BBbar pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at…
The LHCb collaboration has recently measured the CP asymmetry in $B^+\to J/\psi\pi^+$ decay, while the Belle II collaboration has recently measured the CP asymmetries in $B^0\to J/\psi\pi^0$ decay. Within the Standard Model, and using…
We report measurements of time-dependent CP asymmetries related to the CKM angle $\beta/\phi_1$, using decays of neutral B mesons to charmonium, open charm and in $b\to s$ loop processes. A preliminary measurement of time-dependent CP…
The great progress made recently in the sector of Flavor Physics has enabled to establish CP violation in the B-meson decays. The unitarity triangle derived from the unitarity relation $V_{ub}^* V_{ud} + V_{cb}^* V_{cd} + V_{tb}^* V_{td} =…
We present an improved measurement of the standard model CP violation parameter sin2phi1 (also known as sin2beta) based on a sample of 45x10^6 BBbar pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB…
We measure the CP asymmetry in $D^+ \to \pi^+ \pi^0$ decays reconstructed in $e^+ e^-$ collisions at the Belle II experiment using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 428 fb$^{-1}$. A control sample of $D^+ \to \pi^+…
I briefly review CP violation in the B system, concentrating on B -> pi K decays. I discuss how to deal with electroweak-penguin contributions to these decays using flavour SU(3). With these, I show that the entire unitarity triangle can be…
Results by the BaBar and Belle experiments of the measurements $\sin 2\alpha$, $\sin 2\beta$ and $\sin (2\beta + \gamma)$ along with the CKM matrix elements $V_{cb}$ and $V_{ub}$ are presented. The BaBar and Belle experiments $b \to…
A method is described which, under the assumption of SU(3) symmetry, allows one to determine the angle gamma=Arg(Vub^*) of the unitarity triangle from time-independent measurements of the branching ratios for the decays B^+ -> pi^0 K^+ and…
We review the information on the CKM matrix elements, unitarity triangle and CP-violating phases $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ in the standard model which will be measured in the forthcoming experiments at B factories, HERA-B and hadron…