Measurement ofDs±andD±Decays to Nonstrange States

• DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.62.125
• Publication Date: 2002-07-27T01:17:40Z
• Authors: J. C. Anjos; J. A. Appel; A. Bean; S. B. Bracker; T. E. Browder; L. M. Cremaldi; J. R. Elliott; C. O. Escobar; P. Estabrooks; M. C. Gibney; G. F. Hartner; P. E. Karchin; B. R. Kumar; M. J. Losty; G. J. Luste; P. M. Mantsch; J. F. Martin; S. McHugh; S. R. Menary; R. J. Morrison; T. Nash; P. Ong; J. Pinfold; G. Punkar; M. V. Purohit; J. R. Raab; A. F. S. Santoro; J. S. Sidhu; K. Sliwa; M. D. Sokoloff; M. H. G. Souza; W. J. Spalding; M. E. Streetman; A. B. Stundžia; M. S. Witherell
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

Using the data from Fermilab experiment 691, we have observed signals for the decays D/sub s//sup +- / and D/sup +- /..--> pi../sup -/..pi../sup +/..pi../sup +- / and have analyzed these modes for the fraction due to rho/sup 0/..pi../sup +- / and f/sub 0/(975)..pi../sup +- /. In addition, we have searched for the decays D/sub s//sup +- / and D/sup +- /..--> pi../sup -/..pi../sup +/..pi../sup -/..pi../sup +/..pi../sup +- /. Values or upper limits are reported for the relative branching fractions for all of the above decays.