Abstract

A search for charge-parity (CP) violation in Cabibbo-suppressed D_{s}^{+}→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}, D^{+}→K_{S}^{0}K^{+}, and D^{+}→ϕπ^{+} decays is reported using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.8 fb^{-1}, collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV with the LHCb detector. High-yield samples of kinematically and topologically similar Cabibbo-favored D_{(s)}^{+} decays are analyzed to subtract nuisance asymmetries due to production and detection effects, including those induced by CP violation in the neutral kaon system. The results areA_{CP}(D_{s}^{+}→K_{S}^{0}π^{+})=(1.3±1.9±0.5)×10^{-3},A_{CP}(D^{+}→K_{S}^{0}K^{+})=(-0.09±0.65±0.48)×10^{-3},A_{CP}(D^{+}→ϕπ^{+})=(0.05±0.42±0.29)×10^{-3},where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. They are the most precise measurements of these quantities to date, and are consistent with CP symmetry. A combination with previous LHCb measurements, based on data collected at 7 and 8TeV, is also reported.

Highlights

  • ACPðDþs → K0SπþÞ 1⁄4 ð1.3 Æ 1.9 Æ 0.5Þ × 10−3; ACPðDþ → K0SKþÞ 1⁄4 ð−0.09 Æ 0.65 Æ 0.48Þ × 10−3; ACPðDþ → φπþÞ 1⁄4 ð0.05 Æ 0.42 Æ 0.29Þ × 10−3; where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic

  • Violation of charge-parity (CP) symmetry arises in the standard model (SM) of particle physics through the complex phase of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) quark-mixing matrix [1,2]

  • Contributions from physics beyond the SM may arise that can lead to additional sources of CP violation [9]

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Summary

This Letter presents measurements of CP asymmetries in

Dþs → K0Sπþ, Dþ → K0SKþ, and Dþ → φπþ decays performed using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector between 2015 and 2017 at a center-ofmass energy of 13 TeV, and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.8 fb−1. This effect is well known and predictable, allowing for a precise measurement of CP violation in the charm-quark transition. The Dþ → φπþ decay is reconstructed with the φ → KþK− mode. Several intermediate states contribute to the Dþ → KþK−πþ decay amplitude [32]. In this Letter, no attempt is made to separate them through an amplitude analysis, and the measurement is performed by restricting the KþK− pair to the mass region around the φð1020Þ resonance

The raw asymmetry can be approximated as
This requirement suppresses to a negligible level possible
Secondary decays
Data Fit
Findings
Charged kaon
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