Georg Viehhauser: Publications

First observation of B̄→D(*) ρ′-, ρ′-→ωπ-

Physical Review D 64:9 (2001)

Authors:

JP Alexander, C Bebek, BE Berger, K Berkelman, F Blanc, V Boisvert, DG Cassel, PS Drell, JE Duboscq, KM Ecklund, R Ehrlich, P Gaidarev, L Gibbons, B Gittelman, SW Gray, DL Hartill, BK Heltsley, L Hsu, CD Jones, J Kandaswamy, DL Kreinick, M Lohner, A Magerkurth, TO Meyer, NB Mistry, E Nordberg, M Palmer, JR Patterson, D Peterson, D Riley, A Romano, H Schwarthoff, JG Thayer, D Urner, B Valant-Spaight, G Viehhauser, A Warburton, P Avery, C Prescott, AI Rubiera, H Stoeck, J Yelton, G Brandenburg, A Ershov, DYJ Kim, R Wilson, T Bergfeld, BI Eisenstein, J Ernst, GE Gladding, GD Gollin, RM Hans, E Johnson, I Karliner, MA Marsh, C Plager, C Sedlack, M Selen, JJ Thaler, J Williams, KW Edwards, AJ Sadoff, R Ammar, A Bean, D Besson, X Zhao, S Anderson, VV Frolov, Y Kubota, SJ Lee, R Poling, A Smith, CJ Stepaniak, J Urheim, S Ahmed, MS Alam, SB Athar, L Jian, L Ling, M Saleem, S Timm, F Wappler, A Anastassov, E Eckhart, KK Gan, C Gwon, T Hart, K Honscheid, D Hufnagel, H Kagan, R Kass, TK Pedlar, JB Thayer, E Von Toerne, MM Zoeller, SJ Richichi, H Severini, P Skubic, A Undrus, V Savinov

Abstract:

We report on the observation of B̄→D*π⁺π^-π^-π ⁰ decays. The branching ratios for D*⁺ and D*⁰ are (1.72±0.14±0.24)% and (1.80±0.24±0.27)%, respectively. Each final state has a a D*ωπ^- component, with branching ratios (0.29±0.03±0.04)% and (0.45±0.10±0.07)% for the D*⁺ and D*⁰ modes, respectively. We also observe B̄→Dωπ^- decays. The branching ratios for D⁺ and D⁰ are (0.28±0.05±0.04)% and (0.41±0.07±0.06)%, respectively. A spin parity analysis of the ωπ^- system in the Dωπ^- final state shows a preference for a wide 1^- resonance. A fit to the ωπ^- mass spectrum finds a central mass of (1349 ±25-5⁺¹⁰) MeV and width of (547±86-45⁺⁴⁶) MeV. We identify this object as the ρ(1450) or the ρ′. ©2001 The American Physical Society.

Search for CP violation in τ → ππ0ντ decay

Physical Review D 64:9 (2001)

Authors:

P Avery, C Prescott, AI Rubiera, H Stoeck, J Yelton, G Brandenburg, A Ershov, DYJ Kim, R Wilson, T Bergfeld, BI Eisenstein, J Ernst, GE Gladding, GD Gollin, RM Hans, E Johnson, I Karliner, MA Marsh, C Plager, C Sedlack, M Selen, JJ Thaler, J Williams, KW Edwards, AJ Sadoff, R Ammar, A Bean, D Besson, X Zhao, S Anderson, VV Frolov, Y Kubota, SJ Lee, JJ O'Neill, R Poling, A Smith, CJ Stepaniak, J Urheim, S Ahmed, MS Alam, SB Athar, L Jian, L Ling, M Saleem, S Timm, F Wappler, A Anastassov, E Eckhart, KK Gan, C Gwon, T Hart, K Honscheid, D Hufnagel, H Kagan, R Kass, TK Pedlar, JB Thayer, E Von Toerne, MM Zoeller, SJ Richichi, H Severini, P Skubic, A Undrus, V Savinov, S Chen, J Fast, JW Hinson, J Lee, DH Miller, EI Shibata, IPJ Shipsey, V Pavlunin, D Cronin-Hennessy, AL Lyon, EH Thorndike, TE Coan, V Fadeyev, YS Gao, Y Maravin, I Narsky, R Stroynowski, J Ye, T Wlodek, M Artuso, C Boulahouache, K Bukin, E Dambasuren, G Majumder, R Mountain, S Schuh, T Skwarnicki, S Stone, JC Wang, A Wolf, J Wu, S Kopp, M Kostin, AH Mahmood, SE Csorna, I Danko

Abstract:

We search for CP nonconservation in the decays of τ leptons produced via e⁺e^- annihilation at √s ∼ 10.6 GeV. The method uses correlated decays of pairs of τ leptons, each decaying to the ππ⁰ντ final state. The search is done within the framework of a model with a scalar boson exchange. In an analysis of a data sample corresponding to 12.2×10⁶ produced τ pairs collected with the CLEO detector, we find no evidence of violation of CP symmetry. We obtain a limit on the imaginary part of the coupling constant parametrizing the relative contribution of diagrams that would lead to CP violation to be -0.0460ντ decays. The limit on the imaginary part of the τ scalar coupling is -0.033

Improved upper limits on the flavor-changing neutral current decays B → Kℓ⁺ℓ^- and B → K* (892)ℓ⁺ℓ^-

Physical Review Letters 87:18 (2001) 1818031-1818035

Authors:

S Anderson, VV Frolov, Y Kubota, SJ Lee, R Poling, A Smith, CJ Stepaniak, J Urheim, S Ahmed, MS Alam, SB Athar, L Jian, L Ling, M Saleem, S Timm, F Wappler, A Anastassov, E Eckhart, KK Gan, C Gwon, T Hart, K Honscheid, D Hufnagel, H Kagan, R Kass, TK Pedlar, JB Thayer, E Von Toerne, MM Zoeller, SJ Richichi, H Severini, P Skubic, A Undrus, V Savinov, S Chen, JW Hinson, J Lee, DH Miller, EI Shibata, IPJ Shipsey, V Pavlunin, D Cronin-Hennessy, Y Kwon, AL Lyon, W Park, EH Thorndike, TE Coan, YS Gao, Y Maravin, I Narsky, R Stroynowski, J Ye, T Wlodek, M Artuso, K Benslama, C Boulahouache, K Bukin, E Dambasuren, G Majumder, R Mountain, T Skwarnicki, S Stone, JC Wang, A Wolf, S Kopp, M Kostin, AH Mahmood, SE Csorna, I Danko, KW McLean, Z Xu, R Godang, G Bonvicini, D Cinabro, M Dubrovin, S McGee, A Bornheim, G Eigen, E Lipeles, SP Pappas, A Shapiro, WM Sun, AJ Weinstein, DE Jaffe, R Mahapatra, G Masek, HP Paar, A Eppich, RJ Morrison, RA Briere, GP Chen, T Ferguson, H Vogel, JP Alexander, C Bebek, BE Berger, K Berkelman, F Blanc, V Boisvert, DG Cassel

Abstract:

The flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) decay was studied using Monte Carlo simulations to determine the efficiency for detecting the signal modes. The upper limits on branching fractions were obtained and no indication of a signal were obtained for the decay. Systematic and statistical errors for the process were calculated numerically.

Search for the decay upsilon(1S) --> gammaeta(').

Phys Rev Lett 87:14 (2001) 141801

Authors:

SJ Richichi, H Severini, P Skubic, SA Dytman, V Savinov, S Chen, JW Hinson, J Lee, DH Miller, EI Shibata, IP Shipsey, V Pavlunin, D Cronin-Hennessy, AL Lyon, W Park, EH Thorndike, TE Coan, YS Gao, F Liu, Y Maravin, I Narsky, R Stroynowski, J Ye, M Artuso, C Boulahouache, K Bukin, E Dambasuren, G Majumder, R Mountain, T Skwarnicki, S Stone, JC Wang, H Zhao, S Kopp, M Kostin, AH Mahmood, SE Csorna, I Danko, KW McLean, Z Xu, R Godang, G Bonvicini, D Cinabro, M Dubrovin, S McGee, A Bornheim, E Lipeles, SP Pappas, A Shapiro, WM Sun, AJ Weinstein, DE Jaffe, R Mahapatra, G Masek, HP Paar, RJ Morrison, RA Briere, GP Chen, T Ferguson, H Vogel, JP Alexander, C Bebek, K Berkelman, F Blanc, V Boisvert, DG Cassel, PS Drell, JE Duboscq, KM Ecklund, R Ehrlich, RS Galik, L Gibbons, B Gittelman, SW Gray, DL Hartill, BK Heltsley, L Hsu, CD Jones, J Kandaswamy, DL Kreinick, M Lohner, A Magerkurth, H Mahlke-Krüger, TO Meyer, NB Mistry, E Nordberg, M Palmer, JR Patterson, D Peterson, J Pivarski, D Riley, H Schwarthoff, JG Thayer, D Urner, B Valant-Spaight, G Viehhauser, A Warburton, M Weinberger, SB Athar, P Avery, C Prescott, H Stoeck, J Yelton, G Brandenburg, A Ershov, DY Kim, R Wilson, K Benslama, BI Eisenstein, J Ernst, GE Gladding, GD Gollin, RM Hans, I Karliner, NA Lowrey, MA Marsh, C Plager, C Sedlack, M Selen, JJ Thaler, J Williams, KW Edwards, AJ Sadoff, R Ammar, A Bean, D Besson, X Zhao, S Anderson, VV Frolov, Y Kubota, SJ Lee, R Poling, A Smith, CJ Stepaniak, J Urheim, S Ahmed, MS Alam, L Jian, L Ling, M Saleem, S Timm, F Wappler, A Anastassov, E Eckhart, KK Gan, C Gwon, T Hart, K Honscheid, D Hufnagel, H Kagan, R Kass, TK Pedlar, JB Thayer, E von Toerne, MM Zoeller

Abstract:

We report on a search for the radiative decay Upsilon(1S)-->gammaeta(') in 61.3 pb(-1) of data taken with the CLEO II detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring. Three decay chains were investigated, all involving eta(')-->pi(+)pi(-)eta, followed by eta-->gammagamma, eta-->pi(0)pi(0)pi(0), or eta-->pi(+)pi(-)pi(0). We find no candidate events in any of the three cases and set a combined upper limit of 1.6x10(-5) at 90% C.L., significantly smaller than the previous limit. We compare our result to other radiative Upsilon decays, to radiative J/psi decays, and to theoretical predictions.

Search for the decay Y(1S) → γη′

Physical Review Letters 87:14 (2001) 141801/6

Authors:

SJ Richichi, H Severini, P Skubic, SA Dytman, V Savinov, S Chen, JW Hinson, J Lee, DH Miller, EI Shibata, IPJ Shipsey, V Pavlunin, D Cronin-Hennessy, AL Lyon, W Park, EH Thorndike, TE Coan, YS Gao, F Liu, Y Maravin, I Narsky, R Stroynowski, J Ye, M Artuso, C Boulahouache, K Bukin, E Dambasuren, G Majumder, R Mountain, T Skwarnicki, S Stone, JC Wang, H Zhao, S Kopp, M Kostin, AH Mahmood, SE Csorna, I Danko, KW McLean, Z Xu, R Godang, G Bonvicini, D Cinabro, M Dubrovin, S McGee, A Bornheim, E Lipeles, SP Pappas, A Shapiro, WM Sun, AJ Weinstein, DE Jaffe, R Mahapatra, G Masek, HP Paar, RJ Morrison, RA Briere, GP Chen, T Ferguson, H Vogel, JP Alexander, C Bebek, K Berkelman, F Blanc, V Boisvert, DG Cassel, PS Drell, JE Duboscq, KM Ecklund, R Ehrlich, RS Galik, L Gibbons, B Gittelman, SW Gray, DL Hartill, BK Heltsley, L Hsu, CD Jones, J Kandaswamy, DL Kreinick, M Lohner, A Magerkurth, H Mahlke-Krüger, TO Meyer, NB Mistry, E Nordberg, M Palmer, JR Patterson, D Peterson, J Pivarski, D Riley, H Schwarthoff, JG Thayer, D Urner, B Valant-Spaight, G Viehhauser, A Warburton, M Weinberger, SB Athar, P Avery

Abstract:

A study was carried out to search for the decay Υ → γη' with the decay mode η' → ηπ⁺π^- and three decay modes of the η. Using simple, loose selection criteria, no candidates were found and the 90%C C.L. limit of B(Υ → γη') 1.6 × 10^-5 was set.

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