A sample of 3.6 million hadronic Z decays recorded between 1991 and 1995 with the ALEPH detector at LEP is used to investigate semileptonic decays of B mesons into final states involving orbitally excited charm mesons. Topological vertex criteria are used to search for decays involving narrow D** states as well as wide D** resonances and non-resonant D(*)pi final states. The sum of the branching ratios for these processes is measured to be Br((B) over bar --> D pi l(-)(v) over bar) + Br((B) over bar --> D*pi l(-)(v) over bar) = (2.26 +/-t 0.29(stat) +/- 0.33(syst))%, which accounts for a significant fraction of the deficit between inclusive measurements and the sum of exclusive semileptonic B decay modes.

Production of orbitally excited charm mesons in semileptonic B decays / Buskulic, D., Debonis, I., Decamp, D., Ghez, P., Goy, C., Lees, J.p., Lucotte, A., Minard, M.n., Nief, J.y., Odier, P., Pietrzyk, B., Casado, M.p., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J.m., Delfino, M., Efthymiopoulos, I., Fernandez, E., Fernandezbosman, M., Garrido, L., Juste, A., et al.. - In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR PHYSIK. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 0170-9739. - STAMPA. - 73:4(1997), pp. 601-612. [10.1007/s002880050351]

Production of orbitally excited charm mesons in semileptonic B decays

Creanza D;Gelao G;Iaselli G;Maggi G;
1997

Abstract

A sample of 3.6 million hadronic Z decays recorded between 1991 and 1995 with the ALEPH detector at LEP is used to investigate semileptonic decays of B mesons into final states involving orbitally excited charm mesons. Topological vertex criteria are used to search for decays involving narrow D** states as well as wide D** resonances and non-resonant D(*)pi final states. The sum of the branching ratios for these processes is measured to be Br((B) over bar --> D pi l(-)(v) over bar) + Br((B) over bar --> D*pi l(-)(v) over bar) = (2.26 +/-t 0.29(stat) +/- 0.33(syst))%, which accounts for a significant fraction of the deficit between inclusive measurements and the sum of exclusive semileptonic B decay modes.
1997
Production of orbitally excited charm mesons in semileptonic B decays / Buskulic, D., Debonis, I., Decamp, D., Ghez, P., Goy, C., Lees, J.p., Lucotte, A., Minard, M.n., Nief, J.y., Odier, P., Pietrzyk, B., Casado, M.p., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J.m., Delfino, M., Efthymiopoulos, I., Fernandez, E., Fernandezbosman, M., Garrido, L., Juste, A., et al.. - In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR PHYSIK. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 0170-9739. - STAMPA. - 73:4(1997), pp. 601-612. [10.1007/s002880050351]
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