Measurement of the D*(2010)+ Natural Line Width and the D*(2010)+ - D0 Mass Difference
J.P. Lees
(1)
,
V. Poireau
(1)
,
V. Tisserand
(1)
,
N. Arnaud
(2)
,
M. Davier
(2)
,
D. Derkach
(2)
,
G. Grosdidier
(2)
,
F. Le Diberder
(2)
,
A.M. Lutz
(2)
,
B. Malaescu
(2)
,
P. Roudeau
(2)
,
M.H. Schune
(2)
,
A. Stocchi
(2)
,
G. Wormser
(2)
,
D. Bernard
(3)
,
M. Verderi
(3)
,
S. Emery
(4)
,
G. Hamel de Monchenault
(4)
,
G. Vasseur
(4)
,
Ch. Yèche
(4)
,
S. Akar
(5)
,
E. Ben-Haim
(5)
,
M. Bomben
(5)
,
G.R. Bonneaud
(5)
,
H. Briand
(5)
,
G. Calderini
(5)
,
J. Chauvau
(5)
,
O. Hamon
(5)
,
Ph. Leruste
(5)
,
G. Marchiori
(5)
,
J. Ocariz
(5)
,
S. Sitt
(5)
N. Arnaud
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- IdHAL : nicolas-arnaud
- ORCID : 0000-0001-6589-8673
G. Vasseur
- Function : Author
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- IdHAL : georges-vasseur
M. Bomben
- Function : Author
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-9807-861X
- IdRef : 242005462
G. Calderini
- Function : Author
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- IdHAL : giovanni-calderini
- ORCID : 0000-0002-9495-9145
- IdRef : 172243211
G. Marchiori
- Function : Author
- PersonId : 741274
- IdHAL : giovanni-marchiori
- ORCID : 0000-0003-2655-7643
- IdRef : 180997203
Abstract
We measure the the mass difference, \Delta m_0, between the D*(2010)+ and the D0 and the natural line width, \Gamma, of the transition D*(2010)+ -> D0 \pi+. The data were recorded with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies at and near the \Upsilon(4S) resonance, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 477 1/fb. The D0 is reconstructed in the decay modes D0 -> K-\pi+ and D0 -> K-\pi+\pi-\pi+. For the decay mode D0 -> K-\pi+ we obtain \Gamma = (83.4 +- 1.7 +- 1.5) keV and \Delta m_0 = (145 425.6 +- 0.6 +- 1.8) keV, where the quoted errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. For the D0 -> K-\pi+\pi-\pi+ mode we obtain \Gamma = (83.2 +- 1.5 +- 2.6) keV and \Delta m_0 = (145 426.6 +- 0.5 +- 2.0) keV. The combined measurements yield \Gamma = (83.3 +- 1.3 +- 1.4) keV and \Delta m_0 = (145 425.8 +- 0.5 +- 1.8) keV; the width is a factor of approximately 12 times more precise than the best previous value, while the mass difference is a factor of approximately 6 times more precise.