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Measurement of Ds+ and Ds*+ production in B meson decays and from continuum e+e annihilation at s=10.6 GeV

B. Aubert et al. (BABAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. D 65, 091104(R) – Published 15 May 2002
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New measurements of Ds+ and Ds*+ meson production rates from B decays and from qq¯ continuum events near the Υ(4S) resonance are presented. Using 20.8 fb1 of data on the Υ(4S) resonance and 2.6 fb1 off-resonance, we find the inclusive branching fractions B(BDs+X)=(10.93±0.19±0.58±2.73)% and B(BDs*+X)=(7.9±0.8±0.7±2.0)%, where the first error is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is due to the Ds+φπ+ branching fraction uncertainty. The production cross sections σ(e+eDs+X)×B(Ds+φπ+)=7.55±0.20±0.34pb and σ(e+eDs*±X)×B(Ds+φπ+)=5.8±0.7±0.5pb are measured at center-of-mass energies about 40 MeV below the Υ(4S) mass. The branching fractions ΣB(BDs(*)+D(*))=(5.07±0.14±0.30±1.27)% and ΣB(BDs*+D(*))=(4.1±0.2±0.4±1.0)% are determined from the Ds(*)+ momentum spectra. The mass difference m(Ds+)m(D+)=98.4±0.1±0.3MeV/c2 is also measured.

  • Received 25 January 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.65.091104

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Vol. 65, Iss. 9 — 1 May 2002

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