Published January 1, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Inclusive and exclusive decays of B mesons to final states including charm and charmonium mesons

  • 1. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)
  • 2. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  • 3. Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244 (United States)
  • 4. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 (United States)
  • 5. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 (United States)
  • 6. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 (United States)
  • 7. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
  • 8. Ithaca Collega, Ithaca, New Yrok 14850 (United States)
  • 9. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 (United States)

Description

We have studied hadronic decays of B mesons. We report measurements of exclusive branching ratios of several charm decay modes of B mesons to final states with a D or D* and one to three charged pions or a charged ρ and to final states with a ψ or ψ', a kaon, and up to two charged pions. We have also measured inclusive branching ratios for B decays to D and D* and the spectra of these particles in B decays. The total charm content in B decay is found to be (101±12)%. The branching ratios and spectra are compared to form-factor models. We extract the parameters a1 and a2 of the model of Bauer, Stech, and Wirbel and the DS decay constant. The masses of the bar B 0 and B- mesons are measured. The mass difference between bar B 0 and B- is found to be -0.4±0.6±0.5 MeV/c2

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 21-35.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(CLEO Collaboration).