Related papers: Evidence for B0->pi0pi0
We present a preliminary measurement of the branching fraction of the B meson decay B0--> a1(1260)+ pi- with a1(1260)+ --> pi+ pi+ pi- . The data were recorded with the BaBar detector at the SLAC B factory PEP-II and correspond to 124…
We present the first observation of the decay $B^+\to\rho^+K^0$, using a data sample of 348 fb$^{-1}$ collected at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the \babar detector.The branching fraction and charge asymmetry are measured to be…
We report a search for the decays $B^0\to K^{*0} \overline{K}{}^{*0}$ and $B^0\to K^{*0} K^{*0}$. We also measure other charmless decay modes with $K^+\pi^-K^-\pi^+$ and $K^{+}\pi^{-}K^{+}\pi^{-}$ final states. The results are obtained from…
We present a measurement of the branching fraction for the decay B- --> D0 K*- using a sample of approximately 86 million BBbar pairs collected by the BaBar detector from e+e- collisions near the Y(4S) resonance. The D0 is detected through…
We study transitions between Upsilon states with the emission of charged pions using 604.6/fb of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. The measured product branching fraction is B(Upsilon(4S) ->…
Using 226 million $B\bar{B}$ events recorded on the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the BABAR detector at the SLAC $e^+e^-$ storage rings PEPII, we reconstruct $B^-\to D^{*0} e^-\bar\nu_e$ decays using the decay chain $D^{*0}\to{}D^0{}\pi^0$…
We report an updated study of the suppressed decays $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_D K^-$ and $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_D \pi^-$ where $[K^+\pi^-]_D$ indicates that the $K^+\pi^-$ pair originates from a neutral $D$ meson. A data sample containing 386…
We present a measurement of the branching fraction and time-dependent CP violation parameters in B0 --> a_1^+-(1260) pi^-+ decays. The results are obtained from the final data sample containing 772x10^6 BBbar pairs collected at the…
We have measured the branching fraction of the inclusive radiative B meson decay B --> X(s) gamma to be Br(B->X(s)gamma)=(3.36 +/- 0.53(stat) +/- 0.42(sys) +0.50-0.54(th)) x 10^{-4}. The result is based on a sample of 6.07 x 10^6 BBbar…
We observe the decay B0 to p pbar K*0 with a branching fraction of (1.18^{+0.29}_{-0.25} (stat.) \pm 0.11 (syst.)) \times 10^{-6}. The statistical significance is 7.2 sigma for the signal in the low ppbar mass region. We study the decay…
The large data sample being recorded with the Belle detector at the Y(5S) energy provides a unique opportunity to study the poorly-known Bs0 meson. Three analyses, using a sample of 23.6 /fb, are presented. We report the first observation…
Recent results of rare B decay analyses based on 31.9 million $B\bar{B}$ collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric $e^+e^-$ collider are presented. We have made the first observation of charmless baryonic decay $B^\pm \to p…
We have searched for B_{s}^{0}->hh decays, where h stands for a charged or neutral kaon, or a charged pion. These results are based on a 23.6 fb^{-1} data sample collected with the Belle detector on the \Upsilon(5S) resonance at the KEKB…
We report the first observation of a number of decay modes of the B meson, namely $B^0 \to D^{*-} (5\pi)^+$, $B^+ \to D^{*-} (4\pi)^{++}$ and $B^+ \to \bar{D}^{*0} (5\pi)^+$, where $(n\pi)$ implies the combination of n charged pions. The…
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…
We report results from a search for the decay $B_s^0\rightarrow\eta\eta$ using 121.4 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected at the $\Upsilon(5S)$ resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider. We do not observe any…
We present preliminary measurements of branching fractions for the charmless two-body decays B0 -> pi+pi- and K+pi-, and a search for B0 -> K+K- using a data sample of approximately 227 million BBbar decays. Signal yields are extracted with…
We present the results of searches for decays of B mesons to final states with a b_1 meson and a neutral pion or kaon. The data, collected with the BABAR detector at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, represent 465 million BBbar pairs…
The large data sample recorded with the Belle detector at the Y(5S) energy provides a unique opportunity to study the poorly-known Bs0 meson. Several analyses, made with a data sample representing an integrated luminosity of 23.6 /fb, are…
We report the first observation of $B^0 \to D_s^+ \pi^-$ and an improved measurement of ${\bar B^0} \to D_s^+K^-$ based on $274 \times 10^6$ $B{\bar B}$ events collected with the Belle detector at KEKB. We measure the branching fractions…