Published December 1, 2004 | Version v1
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Observation of B0→D*-(5π)+, B+→D*-(4π)++ and B+→D*0 (5π)+

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We report the first observation of a number of decay modes of the B meson, namely B0→D*-(5π)+, B+→D*-(4π)++, and B+→D*0(5π)+, where (nπ) implies the combination of n charged pions. The analysis is based on a 140 fb-1 data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at KEKB. We measure B[B0→D*-(5π)+]=(4.72±0.59±0.71)x10-3, B[B+→D*-(4π)++]=(2.56±0.26±0.33)x10-3, and B[B+→D*0(5π)+]=(5.67±0.91±0.85)x10-3. We also provide improved measurements of the branching fractions for the decay modes B0→D*-(3π)+, B+→D*0(3π)+, and B0→D*0(4π)0

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 111103-111103.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2004 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
Belle Collaboration