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Beauty and the Beast:Beauty and the Beast:B mesons and theB mesons and the BBAABBARAR
experimentexperimentSteven Robertson
Institute for Particle Physicsand
McGill University
Presented at Carleton UniversityNovember 29, 2005
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OutlineOutline
● Physics results
– Status of sin2 constraints fromβb qqq' tree and penguin modes→
– Direct CP violation
– Electroweak penguin and raredecays results
– Exotica: pentaquarks and newstates
● Historical motivation for CP violation and B physics
● The CKM matrix and some B physics theory
● Asymmetric B factory concept
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Standard ModelStandard Model
Higgs Boson(spin 0)
H0
• Describes the interactions of particles via three of the fourfundamental forces
EM: photon ( γ )Weak: Z0 W+ W-
Strong: 8 gluons
Forces (spin 1)
• ParticlesParticles interact through forcesforcesmediated by the exchange of (virtual)gauge bosons
• Weak interaction couples to weakeigenstates rather than mass eigenstatespermitting quark flavour changinginteractions between generations
Matter(spin ½)
c
s
t
b
u
d
νµ
µντ
τνee -1
0
+2/3
-1/3
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A brief history of the weak interactionA brief history of the weak interaction
• 1932 - Fermi proposed “weak interaction” responsible for nuclear β decay
• 1957 - C.S. Wu et al. observed parity (P) violation inthe weak decay of polarized 60Co nuclei
• 1956 - Lee & Yang argued that parity is not conservedin weak interactions
• 1950s - Discovery of “strange” particlesproduced strongly in pairs, but decaying weakly
J=5
60Co
J=4
60Ni*
νe
+e-
J=1
e-L + νR
z
+
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HistoryHistory• 1963 - Cabibbo proposed that the weak interaction couples to a
“mixture” of d and s mass eigenstates
• 1964 - Cronin & Fitch observed CP violation in K0 decays:
• 1970 - GIM predicted existence of a fourth “charmed” quark
• 1973 - Kobayashi & Maskawa proposed anexplanation for CP violation using a modelcontaining SIX quarks
• 1974 - “November revolution”: discovery ofthe J/ψ and ψ’ resonances (charm quark)
observe “forbidden” decay modeKL π+π- (0.2%)
• 1979 - discovery of the beauty (b) quark
• 1993 - observation of the top (t) quark
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CKM matrixCKM matrix● CKM matrix parameterizes weak interactioncouplings to the three quark generations
– Weak eigenstates are essentially “rotated” inflavour space relative to mass eigenstates (i.e.physical quark states)
– A 3x3 unitary matrix contains a single irreduciblephase which permits CP violation in weak decays
π0
π+
K+
u
ud
s u
u
Vus
Vud
Convenient to use Wolfenstein parameterization, with = |Vλ us| ≈ 0.22acting as an expansion parameter
– Matrix fully determined by four real parameters A, , ,λ ρ and η
V=V ud V us V ub
V cd V cs V cb
V td V ts V tb= 1−1
2λ 2 λ Aλ 3ρ−iη
−λ 1−12λ 2 Aλ 2
Aλ 31−ρ−iη −Aλ 2 1O λ 4
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Unitarity trianglesUnitarity trianglesUnitarity of the CKM matrix requires
VCKM = VCKMT*implying relations betweenvarious matrix elements:
Vector in complex plane
Three distinct triangles can be formed:
Vud Vus VubVcd Vcs VcbVtd Vts Vtb
Vud* Vcd* Vtd*
Vus* Vcs* Vts*
Vub* Vcb* Vtb*=1x
Σi Vid Vib* = 0
Σi Vis Vib* = 0
Σi Vid Vis* = 0
B mesons:
Bs mesons:
Kaons:
All triangles have equal areadefined by |J|/2 where|J| < ~0.1 and J=0 wouldimply no CP violation
VudVub* + VcdVcb* + VtdVtb* =0
Note that if all CKM elements are real, CP violation does not occur and areaof all triangles are zero
ReIm
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Unitarity trianglesUnitarity triangles
α
γ β
VtdV
tb *
VcdVcb*V udV ub
*
B0→π+π−
B0→ ρ+ρ−
b→ ulν
b→ clνB→ψKSB→φKS
B0 D→ *πB+→ D0CP K+
B0B0 mixing
➔CP violation is permitted in the Standard Model but is small in the sensethat experimentally J is much less than the theoretical maximum
– By convention, CP violating phase is contained in Vub and Vtd (i.e. all other CKMelements are real)
– Lengths of triangle sides are related to magnitudes of CKM elements
– Angles ( , ,α β γ) are related to CP violation
● Standard Model predictsclear relationships betweenCKM matrix elements andthe expected patterns of CPviolation e.g.:
β = arg (- )Vcb Vcb*Vtd Vtb*
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B mesonsB mesonsB mesons are composed of a quark – antiquark pair, one of whichis b-flavoured
Neutral B mesons:
● Because B0 and B0 mesons share common final states, they areable to MIX:
B0 = db
B0 = dbB0 mass: 5.279 GeV/c2Lifetime: 1.548 ps
*tdVtbV
*tdV tbV
b
b
t
t
d
d
0B0B
∣B phys0 t ∝cos mΔ Bd
t /2 ∣B0>i e−2 iϕM sin mΔ Bd
t /2 ∣ B0>
ϕM=arg V tdV tb∗ =β
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Argus experiment (1987)Argus experiment (1987)Demonstrated mixing of B0 events usingsamples of double semileptonic events:
B0→ D*-μ+ , D*ν - D→ 0 π-
B0 D*→ -μ+ , D*ν - D→ - π0
● Large observed mixing suggestedthat it might be possible to observelarge CP violating effects in Bmeson decays
– Concept of an asymmetric B factoryfirst proposed at Snowmassmeeting in 1988
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CP violation in interferenceCP violation in interference● Measure CP violation in the interferencebetween the decays of mixed and unmixedB0 decays
0B
0B
CPfCP
mixing
decay
t=0
tCPfA
CPfA
~e-2iβ
– Combination of two decay amplitudes to thesame final state manifests as an “interferencepattern” in the measured decay rate as afunction of decay time
λfCP~ e-2iβ (AfCP/AfCP)
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Decay modesDecay modesTree-level charmonium modes in particularhave very clean theoretical predictions
– In Standard Model, coefficient of cos term iszero, and of sin term has simple relation toCKM angle β
Also “penguin” mediated b qqq' decays→– Potential sensitivity to heavy new particles inthe loop
Goal is to overconstrain CKM parameters by measurements of unitaritytriangle sides and angles in many independent decay modes
– “New Physics” can introduce additional CP violating phases which can lead todistinctive patterns of deviations in different decay modes
0Kb
c
sc
d0B d
(quark subprocess: b(quark subprocess: b ccs)ccs)
J/Ψ
b ss
sd
d
g
, ,u c t
W +
AJ /ψ K S , L
0 t =− ηJ /ψ K
S , L0 sin 2β sin mΔ Bd
t
B0
K0
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Trees and PenguinsTrees and Penguins● Time-dependent CP asymmetries in b→ccs, b→sss, b→qqs (q=u,d)
– b→ccs is tree decay: clean sin2β measurement– b→sss purely penguin decay: sin2β in Standard Model
● (~0.05 hadronic), sensitive to heavy particles in loops● “New Physics” potentially contributes at same order as Standard Model
– b→qqs proceeds via penguin diagrams and b→u tree diagrams
b ss
sd
d
g
, ,u c t
W +
K0
sds /
dd
g
b
ds /
s~b~
g~
b sd
dd
d
W +
g
, ,u c t
B0K0B0
b→ccs
b sss→ b dds→
New Physics
π0
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Physics needsPhysics needs● Time dependent CP asymmetry measurements require:
1) Knowledge of the B meson flavour (B0 or anti-B0) at some time t0
✔ Υ(4S) resonance
2) Measurement of the the decay time t relative to t0
✔ Asymmetric B factory concept
3) Identification of the B decay mode to a specific CP eigenstate
✔ Exclusive event reconstruction
4) Sufficient statistics to be able to evaluate the time dependent decay rate
✔ PEP-II Collider
5) Need to do all this in a clean enough environment that any CP asymmetries arenot “washed out” by backgrounds, resolution or mistagging effects
✔ BABAR detector
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The two B mesons evolve inphase until one decays
(EPR situation)
ΥΥ(4S) resonance(4S) resonance
B0B0 pair is produced ina coherent L=1 state
● The Υ(4S) is a bb resonancewhich lies just above the massthreshold for production of BBmeson pairs.
● Cross section of ~1.1nb
➔ ~1.1 million BB pairsproduced per fb-1
OffOn
PEP-IIBABAR
BBthreshold
ECM -M Υ(4S) (MeV)
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Asymmetric B Factory conceptAsymmetric B Factory conceptB mesons produced via Υ(4S)→ BB are nearly at rest the centre of massframe (since very close to production threshold) and B meson lifetime isvery short (~1.5ps)
➔ flight distance prior to decay is very small
● To get around this, electron and positron beams of unequal energiesare collided so that the Υ(4S) is produced with a significant boostrelative to the centre of mass frame
● The result is that the two B mesons end up with a measurableseparation:
e.g. for a boost factor of ~0.6βγ
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0tagB
0recB
B-Flavour Tagging
ExclusiveB Meson
Reconstruction
0SK
J/Ψ π+
π-
μ-
μ+
e- e+
Υ(4S)
Δ zl-
K-
Time dependent CP measurementTime dependent CP measurement
Reconstruct decayvertex positions
Exploit correlationbetween B0 flavourand lepton charge,K charge etc
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• First colliding beamsFirst colliding beamsin July 1998in July 1998
• First data recordedFirst data recordedJune 1999June 1999
High Energy Ring (HER): 9.0 GeV electronsLow Energy Ring (LER): 3.1 GeV positronsPeak luminosity: 1.00 x 1034cm-2s-1
(Run 5a, Oct 2005)
PEP-II delivered 313fb-1
BaBar recorded 300.5 fb-1
Onpeak: 273.7 fb-1 offpeak: 26.8 fb-1
PEP-II Asymmetric B FactoryPEP-II Asymmetric B Factory
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PEP-II OperationsPEP-II Operations● Recently exceeded 1x1034 milestone(more than three times design!)
● Addition of trickle injection of bothhigh and low energy beams in Run 4resulted in significant increase inoperational efficiency
Daily integrated luminosity
Instantaneous peakluminosity
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TheThe BBAABBARAR detectordetector
e-(9.0 GeV)
e+(3.1 GeV)
EM calorimeter6580 CsI(Tl)crystals
spT/pT = (0.13 · pT /[GeV/c] + 0.45)%40 layer drift chamber (dE/dx)
1.5 Tsolenoid
5-layer siliconvertex detector
DIRC – RICH utilizingtotal internal reflection
BABAR
K-π separation
pLAB (GeV/c)
K-πseparation(σ)
Magnet flux returninstrumented withRPCs (→ LSTs)
● Operating at centre of mass energyof 10.58 GeV for Υ(4S)→ BB
● Asymmetric beam energies produceboost of βγ=0.56 in lab frame
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BABAR performanceBABAR performance● Run 5 started in March 2005 afterextended shutdown
– 60fb-1 delivered prior to ~1monthshutdown in Oct 2005
– Resumed running last week and willcontinue through summer 2006
● Anticipate ~250fb-1 total in Run 5
● Hardware improvements for Run 5:
– Trigger hardware upgrade to permit z-position discrimination at Level 1
– Replacements of 2/6 of barrel RPC with LSTs (remainder during summer 2006shutdown).
● 91% single hit efficiencies and only a few dead channels seen so far
– DCH electronics upgrade to reduce deadtimes
● add waveform analysis in new front end FPGA's (expect deadtime free)
Run 5
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Run 5 week 1Run 5 week 1 (Oct 2004)(Oct 2004)
Lab operations shut down for five months following an electrical accident(Oct 11, 2004) unrelated to BABAR
– Worker injured while attempting to swap a circuit breaker in an energized highvoltage panel
– Situation aggravated by a hoisting incident about a week earlier in which a loadwas dropped (about 5cm) when a sling broke
● Subsequent DOE investigationand resulting major changes toall work procedures furtherdelayed PEP-II restart
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Run 5 re-start week 1Run 5 re-start week 1 (May 2005)(May 2005)● Entire SLAC site lost power for most of a week after a 33m talltree fell on the main site power lines
230 kV lines
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Recovery from power outageRecovery from power outage● Gopher found eating DCH readout fibres (May 2005)
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HOM heating of beamline elementsHOM heating of beamline elements
Catastrophic vacuum failure in PEP-II due to RF heating ofbeamline elements
– Beam position monitor (BPM) feedthrough failure due to HOM heating
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GEANT4 dE/dx bugGEANT4 dE/dx bugMay 2005: BABAR identifies a mysterious feature in latest version ofphysics event simulation affecting low momentum pions
– reduced efficiency for low momentum particles in simulation
● Eventually traced (Aug 2005) to an undocumented bug in a specificGEANT4 toolkit release
– simulated particles don'tmake it through ~1mm Bedrift chamber inner supportcylinder
– About 1 billion newsimulated physics eventsaffected (~5 billion cpu-seconds)
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Charmonium modes (bCharmonium modes (b→→ccs)ccs)
sin2β =0.722±0.040±0.023PRL94,161803 (2005)
CP odd modes
CP even modes
t [ps]Δ
227M BB
World averagesin2βWA =0.685±0.032
Average from HFAG: hep-ex/0505100and Summer 2005 update
● Since 2001, sin2 in charmoniumβhas become a precisionmeasurement!
➔ Clear demonstration that KM modelof CP violation is correct
– What about New Physics???
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bb→→sss, bsss, b→→qqsqqs
sin2βeff=0.63+0.28–0.32±0.04 sin2βeff=0.09±0.33+0.13–0.14±0.10
Results from B0→ Kφ 0, ’Kη 0, f0K0S,π0K0S, π0π0 K0S, Kω 0S, K+K–K0, K0SK0SK0S
hep-ex/0507087, 0508017, 0503018, 0507016, 0507052
Sin2βeff=0.652
New in 2005:
B0→K0SK0SK0S (K0S→π+ π–,π0 π0)
227M BB
B0→K+K–K0L (B0→ Kφ 0L excluded)
227M BB
(syst. from CP-content)
B0
B0
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Combined bCombined b→→ccs, bccs, b→→sss, bsss, b→→qqsqqs
Caveats:
– New Physics could affect differentmodes by different amounts, hence“average” is only meaningful in theStandard Model
– Additional suppressed contributionswith different weak phases in somechannels
– Average neglects possibleexperimental correlations betweenmodes
Many of these resultsare preliminary
Charmonium and naïves-penguin sin2βeff averagesare consistent at 2.6 levelσ
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Unitarity Triangle ResultsUnitarity Triangle Results
CKMfitter Group:EPJ C41,1 (2005)and EPS 2005 update
Substantial progress inconstraining CP violationparameters since the B factoriesbegan operations
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Direct CP violation in BDirect CP violation in B00→→ KK++ππ--
● Asymmetry in yields between a decay and it CP conjugate mode
– Expected to be large in B decays but previously not observed
– Requires at least two contributing decay amplitudes carrying different weak andstrong phases
– B0→ K+π- occurs via both tree and penguin processes hence direct CP violationpossible
AKπ = -0.133 ∓ 0.030 (stat) ∓ 0.009 (syst) 4.2σ
● Total of 1605∓51candidates identified in227M BB events
● It took 40 years to observedirect CP violation in kaondecays, but only 4 years inB decays!
hep-ex/0407057
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Future prospects for CP studiesFuture prospects for CP studies
● Most CP asymmetry measurementsare currently statistically limited
– Expect errors of ~0.1 on SfCP and CfCPfrom individual b→sss, b→qqsmodes
– Very precise determination of b→ccs,both in individual modes andcombined average
● BABAR and PEP-II will continue data taking until 2008 followingsummer 2006 shutdown for IFR upgrade and accelerator work
– Anticipate ~4 times current dataset (~1ab-1 or >1 billion BB pairs) by end ofexperiment
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Global CKM fit circa 2008Global CKM fit circa 2008
(Vσ ub)~8% ( mσ Δ s)~5% (sin2 )~0.019 ( )~6 ( )~10σ β σ α σ γ°∘ °∘
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Other selected topics...Other selected topics...
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More fun with penguinsMore fun with penguins
l+
l-γ, Z0
B- K-
W-
b su,c,t
u u
● As for gluonic penguins used for CV violation measurements,processes mediated by Electroweak Penguins are potentially sensitiveto New Physics contributions
– Heavy new particles in the loop could affect branching fractions, angulardistributions, direct CP asymmetries etc
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Electroweak penguin modesElectroweak penguin modes
preliminaryXsγ
Kl+l–
K*l+l–
Scaled by 10
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BB→→ρρ(770)(770)γγ and Band B→→ωω(782)(782)γγ● FCNC processes proceed via EM penguin processesin SM with top quark in the loop
● Rates related by spectator quark model
– SM B[B→( , )ρ ω γ] (~ 0.9 -1.8) × 10-6 but also possible New Physicscontributions
● Analysis on full BABARdataset searches formodes B+→ ρ+γ , B0→ ρ0γand B0→ωγ
B. Aubert et al., PRL 94,011801 (2005)
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Unitarity triangle constraintsUnitarity triangle constraints● Ratio of b→ dγ to b→ sγ modes constrains ratio of the CKM elements
|Vtd|/|Vts| :
flavour SU(3) breakingζ2= 0.85 ± 0.10
weak annihilationcorrection ΔR = 0.1 ± 0.1
Ali et al. hep-ph/0405075
● Using B[B (→ , )ρ ω γ] and BABARmeasurement of B→K*γ , obtain limitof <0.029 (90% C.L.) on the ratio ofbranching fractions
● Neglecting theoretical uncertaintiesyields |Vtd|/|Vts| < 0.19
B. Aubert et al. , PRD 70, 112006 (2004)
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Observation of Y(4260)Observation of Y(4260)→→J/J/ΨπΨπ++ππ-- in ISRin ISR
● Use initial state radiation events (similar to LEP “radiative return”) tolook for X(3872) state...
o Signal 125±23 events; >8σ statistical significanceo Mass (4258±8) MeV; just above DSDS threshold
o Total width (88±23) MeV
ψ(2S)
hep-ex/0506081
LP05
232 fb-1
Joins growing list ofpoorly understoodheavy mass states...
JPC = 1--
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Pentaquark searchesPentaquark searches● Recent pentaquark frenzy triggered by paper by D.Diakonok, V.Petrov and M. Polyakov Z.Phys. A 359 (1997) 305., and evidence forΘ+(1540) from several experimental groups
– Chiral soliton model with N+(1710) as input, and mass splitting of ~180MeV
– “Exotic” Θ+(1540) would have to have minimal quark content of ududs
● BABAR preliminary results presentedat ICHEP 04 (hep-ex/0408064; BABAR-CONF-04/36)
– Search for Θ+(1540), Ξ--(1860), Ξ0(1860) aswell as other members of the antidecuplet andcorresponding octet
● Results recently submitted to PRL
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ΘΘ(1540)(1540)++,, ΞΞ55(1860)(1860)---- andand ΞΞ55(1860)(1860)00
● Search for Θ+→ p K0s (K0s→ π+π-)
– Use all events accepted by trigger (>99%efficient for ee→ qq)
– Reconstructed invariant mass resolutionranges from 2 – 8 MeV/c depending onmode and momentum.
● Ξ5--→ Ξ- π- and Ξ50→ Ξ- π+ with Ξ-→ Λ0π- , Λ0 p→ π-
– observe 290000 Ξ- candidates withS:B of 23:1 in Λ0π- mass
– signal efficiency of 6.5% (low p*)to12% (high p*)
98000 Λc+→pK0s decayspeak s<6 MeV/c2
BABARPreliminary!
Ξ50
Ξ5--
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Pentaquark resultsPentaquark results● BABAR sees no evidence for either theΘ(1540)+ or Ξ5(1860)
● Unfortunately, since the production mechanismis not known:
– model-independent limits derived on inclusiveproduction rates by fitting mass spectra in bins ofp*
– signal width varied from 1 MeV/c2 up to naturalwidths of 8(18) MeV/c2 for (1540)Θ + (Ξ(1860)--)reported by other experiments
– yields quoted relative to total number of both ee→qq and Y(4S) events Pentaquark Cross-section e+e-→qq yield
state UL (fb) UL (10-5/event)Θ+ + Θ- 171 (363) 5 (11)Ξ5-- + Ξ5++ 25 (36) 0.74 (1.1)
= 1 MeV/cΓ 2 ( =natural width)ΓBased on 123 fb-1 of BABAR datahep-ex/0502004 (submitted to PRL)
BABARPreliminary!
● If Θ(1540)+ or Ξ5(1860)--pentaquarks exist, they aresubstantially suppressed ine+e-→ qq relative to ordinarybaryons of similar mass
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ConclusionConclusion● Asymmetry B Factories have been extremely successfully sincebeginning operations in 1999
● KM picture of CP violation in the Standard Model has been very clearlyconfirmed via precise sin2β determinations from charmonium modes
● Independent verification of sin2β in b→ sss penguin modes constrainsNew Physics contributions
– Many additional constraints from triangle sides, and angles andα γ (notdiscussed here!)
● First observation of direct CP violation in B0→ K+π- by BABAR in 2004● Very robust program of non-CP studies, particularly searches for rareand exotic states
– Electroweak penguins (b s/d→ γ)– Pentaquarks (non-confirmation of claimed signal)
– Observation of the Y(4260)
● Anticipate exciting new results with ~4X current data sample by 2008
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PEP-II Asymmetric B FactoryPEP-II Asymmetric B Factory
Collide 9.0 GeV electrons with3.1 GeV positrons
CM Energy = 10.58 GeVDesign luminosity 3.0 x 1033 cm-2 s-1
Ring circumference: 2219.3 mNumber of bunches: 1658Particles per bunch: (HER) 2.73x1010
(LER) 5.91x1010Beam current: (HER) 0.75 A
(LER) 2.14 A
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NeutrinolessNeutrinoless tt decays (LFV)decays (LFV)
● t+ →m+ g– 232 fb-1 (on and off peak data) corresponding to2.07×108 e+e- → t+t- events
– Divide events into “signal” and “tag”hemispheres (based on thrust axis)
– Look for m-g combination consistent with a tparent in events with 1-1 or 1-3 topologies
– Include additional tag modes: e, m, h and 3h
● Lepton flavour violation in t decays among the most theoreticallyclean signatures of New Physics
– Occurs at level of ~10-54 in the SM (with non-zero neutrino mass)
– NP models predict enhancements up to current experimental limits andenhancements in t decays relative tom decays (very model specific!)
e+e-
t+
t-
nt
m-
g
p+
Signal hemisphere
Tag hemisphere
Eg > 200 MeV
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tt++ →→ mm++ gg resultsresults● Define signal region as 2s ellipse in:
– DE = Emg - √s/2
– mEC = invariant mass resulting frommgkinematic fit with Emg constrained to √s/2
● Additional bg rejection from neural net(mmiss, p
Tmiss , p
tagmax, cosθH, mn
2 )
● Total of 4 events observed in all tag modes(expect 6.2 ± 0.5 background)
– signal efficiency ~7.4%
– Dominant backgrounds are e+e-→m+m- (66%)and e+e-→ t+t- (27%)
– Limits extracted from extended ML fit to mEC
● Also BABAR limits on t→ lll & lhh
Based on 232 fb-1 :B(t+→m+g) < 6.8 × 10-8
at 90% C.L.hep-ex/0502032(submitted to PRL)
PRL 92:121801, 2004 and hep-ex/0409036
BABARPreliminary!
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Combined bCombined b→→ccs, bccs, b→→sss, bsss, b→→qqsqqs
sin2βeff
CfCP = 0no direct CP violation,as expected in SM
(if only a single weak phasecontributing)
AfCP = -CfCP cos (Δmt)+ SfCP sin (Δmt)
HFAG Summer 2005:taken from PDG2005 reviewby D Kirkby & Y Nir
Plot assumes no correlationbetween sine and cosinecoefficients
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Vertex Detector (SVT)Vertex Detector (SVT)
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Drift Chamber (DCH)Drift Chamber (DCH)Momentum resolution (SVT+DCH):
σ(pT)/pT= 0.13 % pT + 0.45 %
s(z0) = 65µm at 1 GeV/c
(1.5T solenoid field)
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DIRCDIRC (Detector of Internally Reflecting Cherenkov)(Detector of Internally Reflecting Cherenkov)
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K –K – ππ separationseparation
>3>3σσ KK –– ππ separationseparationup to ~4 GeVup to ~4 GeV
pions
kaons
Nov 29, 2005 55Steven Robertson, IPP, McGill Beauty and the Beast
Calorimeter (EMC)Calorimeter (EMC)● 5760 (barrel) + 820 (endcap) CsI(Tl) crystals● Energy resolution:
σE/E = 2.3% E-1/4 + 1.9 % (~5% at 500 MeV)
π0 mass =135.1 MeV/c2
π0 width = 6.9 MeV/c2
π0 γγ
Nov 29, 2005 56Steven Robertson, IPP, McGill Beauty and the Beast
Lepton identificationLepton identification
Electron IDElectron ID Muon IDMuon ID
• electrons identified with EMCelectrons identified with EMC• high efficiency (high efficiency (>>90%)90%)• lowlow ππ mis-id (mis-id (~~1010-3-3))
• muons identified with IFRmuons identified with IFR• efficiencyefficiency ~~ 70%70%• ππ mis-idmis-id ~~2.5%2.5%• efficiencies improved inefficiencies improved inreqions with LSTsreqions with LSTs