Published February 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Time-independent measurements of D0-D0 mixing and relative strong phases using quantum correlations

  • 1. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 (United States)
  • 2. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 (Canada)

Description

Due to the presence of quantum correlations in the C=-1 and C=+1 D0D0 pairs produced in the reactions e+e-→D0D0(nπ0) and e+e-→D0D0γ(nπ0), respectively, the time-integrated D0D0 decay rates are sensitive to interference between amplitudes for indistinguishable final states. The size of this interference is governed by the relevant amplitude ratios and can include contributions from D0-D0 mixing. We present a method for simultaneously measuring the magnitudes and phases of these amplitude ratios and searching for D0-D0 mixing. We make use of fully- and partially-reconstructed D0D0 pairs in both C eigenstates, and we estimate experimental sensitivities based on a plausible charm factory data set. Similar analyses can be applied to coherent K0K0, B0B0, or Bs0Bs0 pairs

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 034024-034024.9
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society