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Virginia Tech
2003-2014
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
2005-2008
University of Maribor
2005-2008
Jožef Stefan Institute
2005-2008
Princeton University
2008
Nagoya University
2008
National Taiwan University
2005
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2005
University of Hawaii System
2005
Utkal University
2004
A distinct peak is observed in the ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ invariant mass distribution near 4.43 GeV $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}K{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$ decays. fit using a Breit-Wigner resonance shape yields and width of $M=4433\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}4(\mathrm{stat})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2(\mathrm{syst})\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}$...
The cross section for ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\psi}(2S)$ between threshold and $\sqrt{s}=5.5\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ is measured using $673\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of data on off the $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)$ resonance collected with Belle detector at KEKB. Two resonant structures are observed in...
The cross section for ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ between 3.8 and $5.5\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$ is measured using a $548\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ data sample collected on or near the $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)$ resonance with Belle detector at KEKB. A peak $4.25\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$, corresponding to so called $Y(4260)$, observed. In addition, there another...
We report the observation of a near-threshold enhancement in omegaJ/psi invariant mass distribution for exclusive B-->KomegaJ/psi decays. The results are obtained from 253 fb(-1) data sample that contains 275 x 10(6) BB pairs were collected near Upsilon(4S) resonance with Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric energy e(+)e(-) collider. statistical significance is estimated to be greater than 8sigma.
We report a measurement of the exclusive e+ e- -->Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) cross section as function center-of-mass energy near Lambda+_(c)Lambda-_(c) threshold. A clear peak with significance 8.2sigma is observed in invariant mass distribution just above With an assumption resonance origin for peak, and width M=[4634 (+8)_(-7)(stat)(+5)_(-8)(syst)] MeV/c(2) Gamma_(tot)=[92 (+40)_(-24)(stat)(+10)_(-21)(syst)] MeV are determined. The analysis based on study events initial-state-radiation...
We report the first observation of a charmoniumlike state recoiling from J/psi in inclusive process e+e- -->J/psi+anything at mass (3.943+/-0.006+/-0.006) GeV/c{2}. also observe decay this into D*D[over ] and determine its intrinsic width to be less than 52 MeV/c{2} 90% C.L. These results are obtained 357 fb{-1} data sample collected with Belle detector near Upsilon(4S) resonance, KEKB asymmetric-energy collider.
We report the first observation of two charmed strange baryons that decay into Lambda(c)(+)Kappa(-)pi(+). The broader states is measured to have a mass 2978.5+/-2.1+/-2.0 MeV/c2 and width 43.5+/-7.5+/-7.0 MeV/c2. narrow state are be 3076.7+/-0.9+/-0.5 MeV/c;{2} 6.2+/-1.2+/-0.8 MeV/c2, respectively. also perform search for isospin partner Lambda(c)(+)Kappa(0)/(s)pi(-) observe significant signal at 3082.8+/-1.8+/-1.5 data used this analysis were accumulated or near Upsilon(4S) resonance, using...
We report on a search for new resonant states in the process γγ→D¯¯¯D. A candidate C-even charmonium state is observed vicinity of 3.93 GeV/c2. The production rate and angular distribution γγ center-of-mass frame suggest that this previously unobserved χ′c2, 23P2 state.Received 15 December 2005DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.082003©2006 American Physical Society
We present the first evidence of decay B -→ τ -ντ , using 414 fb -1 data collected at Υ(4S) resonance with Belle detector KEKB asymmetric-energy e + -collider.Events are tagged by fully reconstructing one mesons in hadronic modes.We detect signal a significance 3.5 standard deviations including systematics, and measure branching fraction to be B(B ) = (1.79+0.56 -0.49(stat) +0.46 -0.51 (syst)) × 10 -4 .This implies that fB 0.229 +0.036 -0.031 (stat) +0.034 -0.037 (syst) GeV is direct...
We report a fully inclusive measurement of the flavor changing neutral current decay b --> sgamma in energy range 1.8 GeV < or = E*gamma 2.8 GeV, covering 95% total spectrum. Using 140 fb(-1), we obtain B(b sgamma) (3.55+/-0.32(+0.30+0.11)(-0.31-0.07)) x 10(-4), where errors are statistical, systematic, and from theory corrections. also measure first second moments photon spectrum above (Egamma) 2.292+/-0.026+/-0.034 (E2gamma) - (Egamma)2 0.0305+/-0.0074+/-0.0063 GeV2, statistical systematic.
The Collins effect connects transverse quark spin with a measurable azimuthal dependence in the yield of hadronic fragments around quark's momentum vector. Using two different reconstruction methods, we find evidence statistically significant asymmetries for charged pion pairs e(+)e(-) annihilation at center-of-mass energy 10.52 GeV, which can be attributed to polarization primordial quarks. measurement was performed using sample 79 x 10(6) events collected Belle detector.
We observe evidence for D0−¯¯¯D0 mixing by measuring the difference in apparent lifetime when a D0 meson decays to CP eigenstates K+K− and π+π− it final state K−π+. find relative of lifetimes yCP be [1.31±0.32(stat)±0.25(syst)]%, 3.2 standard deviations from zero. also search asymmetry between ¯¯¯D0 decays; no violation is found. These results are based on 540 fb−1 data recorded Belle detector at KEKB e+e− collider.Received 31 March 2007DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.211803©2007...
We report a high-statistics measurement of the branching fraction for tau^- --> pi^- pi^0 nu_tau and invariant mass spectrum produced system using 72.2 fb^-1 data recorded with Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric-energy e^+ e^- collider. The obtained is (25.24 +/- 0.01 0.39)%, where first error statistical second systematic. unfolded used to determine resonance parameters rho(770), rho'(1450), rho"(1700) mesons. also use this estimate hadronic (2pi) contribution anomalous magnetic moment muon...
We report the first observation of a near-threshold enhancement in D(0)D[over](0)pi(0) system from B-->D(0)D[over](0)pi(0)Kappa decays using 414 fb(-1) data sample collected at Upsilon(4S) resonance. The peaks mass M=3875.2+/-0.7(+0.3)/(-1.6) +/-0.8 MeV/c2 and branching fraction for events peak is B(B-->D(0)D[over](0)pi(0)Kappa)=(1.22+/-0.31(+0.23)/(-0.30))x10(-4). were with Belle detector KEKB energy-asymmetric e+ e- collider.
We report the first observation of e+e−→Υ(1S)π+π−, Υ(2S)π+π−, and evidence for e+e−→Υ(3S)π+π−, Υ(1S)K+K−, near peak Υ(5S) resonance at s∼10.87 GeV. The results are based on a data sample 21.7 fb−1 collected with Belle detector KEKB e+e− collider. Attributing signals to resonance, partial widths Γ(Υ(5S)→Υ(1S)π+π−)=0.59±0.04(stat)±0.09(syst) MeV Γ(Υ(5S)→Υ(2S)π+π−)=0.85±0.07(stat)±0.16(syst) obtained from observed cross sections. These values exceed by more than 2 orders magnitude previously...
We present an improved measurement of the branching fraction for electroweak penguin process $B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{X}_{s}{\ensuremath{\ell}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\ell}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$, where $\ensuremath{\ell}$ is electron or a muon and ${X}_{s}$ hadronic system containing $s$-quark. The based on sample $152\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)\ensuremath{\rightarrow}B\overline{B}$ events collected with Belle detector at KEKB energy asymmetric...
We report a study of the processes ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}J/\ensuremath{\psi}{D}^{(*)}{\overline{D}}^{(*)}$. In $J/\ensuremath{\psi}{D}^{*}{\overline{D}}^{*}$ we observe significant enhancement in ${D}^{*}{\overline{D}}^{*}$ invariant mass spectrum, which interpret as new charmoniumlike state and denote $X(4160)$. The $X(4160)$ parameters are $M=({4156}_{\ensuremath{-}20}^{+25}\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}15)\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/{c}^{2}$...
The Collins effect connects transverse quark spin with a measurable azimuthal asymmetry in the yield of hadronic fragments around quark's momentum vector. Using two different reconstruction methods we measure statistically significant asymmetries for charged pion pairs ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ annihilation at center-of-mass energies 10.52 GeV and 10.58 GeV, which can be attributed to fragmentation primordial quarks components. measurement was performed using data set $547\text{ }\text{...
We report the observation of a new $D_{sJ}$ meson produced in $B^{+} \to \bar{D}^{0} D_{sJ} D^{0} K^{+}$. This state has mass $M=2708 \pm 9 ^{+11}_{-10} \rm{MeV}/{\it c}^{2}$, width $\Gamma = 108 23 ^{+36}_{-31} ~\rm{MeV}/ {\it c}^{2}$ and $1^{-}$ spin-parity. The results are based on an analysis 449 million $B\bar{B}$ events collected at $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with Belle detector KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^{+} e^{-}$ collider.
We report results on the Dalitz analysis of three-body charmless B+→K+π+π− and B+→K+K+K− decays based a 140 fb−1 data sample collected with Belle detector. Measurements branching fractions for quasi-two-body to scalar-pseudoscalar states: B+→f0(980)K+, B+→K∗0(1430)0π+, vector-pseudoscalar B+→K∗(892)0π+, B+→ρ0K+, B+→ϕK+ are presented. Upper limits some pseudoscalar-tensor final states reported. also measurement B+→χc0K+ fraction in two χc0 channels: χc0→π+π− χc0→K+K−.8 MoreReceived 23...
We present a new analysis of double charmonium production in e^+ e^- annihilation. The observation the processes -> J/psi eta_c, chi_c0, and eta_c(2S) is confirmed using dataset more than three times larger that Belle's previous report, no evidence for process found. perform an angular eta_c set upper limit on J/psi. Processes type psi(2S) (cc)_res have been observed first time; their rates are found to be comparable those processes.
We report evidence for direct CP violation in the decay B0-->K+pi(-) with 253 fb(-1) of data collected Belle detector at KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. Using 275x10(6) BB pairs we observe a B-->K+/-pi(-/+) signal 2140+/-53 events. The measured violating asymmetry is A(CP)(K+pi(-))=-0.101+/-0.025(stat)+/-0.005(syst), corresponding to significance 3.9sigma including systematics. also search decays B+-->K+pi(0) and B+-->pi(+)pi(0). asymmetries are A(CP)(K+pi(0))=0.04+/-0.05(stat)+/-0.02(syst)...
We report an observation of the decay $B^0\to D^{*-} \tau^+ \nu_{\tau}$ in a data sample containing $535\times10^6$ $B\bar{B}$ pairs collected with Belle detector at KEKB asymmetric-energy $e^+e^-$ collider. find signal significance 5.2 standard deviations and measure branching fraction $\mathcal{B}(B^0\to \tau ^+ \nu_{\tau})=(2.02 ^{+0.40}_{-0.37} (stat) \pm 0.37 (syst)) % $. This is first exclusive $B$ $b \to c transition.