Measurement of the Branching Fraction for $D^+_s\toτ^{+}ν_τ$ and Extraction of the Decay Constant f_{D_s}

Details Measurement of the Branching Fraction for $D^+_s\toτ^{+}ν_τ$ and Extraction of the Decay Constant f_{D_s} Measurement of the Branching Fraction for $D^+_s\toτ^{+}ν_τ$ and Extraction of the Decay Constant f_{D_s}

2010-03-16

arxiv.org/abs/1003.3063v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

submitted to Phys. Rev. D (Rapid Communications)

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The branching fraction for the decay $D^+_s\to\tau^{+}\nu_{\tau}$, with $\tau^{+}\to e^{+} \nu_{e}\bar{\nu}_{\tau}$, is measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 427 fb^{-1} collected at center of mass energies near 10.58 GeV with the \slshape B\kern-0.1em{\smaller A}\kern-0.1em B\kern-0.1em{\smaller A\kern-0.2em R} detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy $e^{+}e^{-}$ collider at SLAC. In the process $e^{+}e^{-}\to c\bar c\to D^{*+}_s \kern 0.2em\bar{\kern -0.2em D}{}_{\mathrm{TAG}} \kern 0.2em\bar{\kern -0.2em K}{} X$, the $D^{*+}_s$ meson is reconstructed as a missing particle, and the subsequent decay $D^{*+}_s\to D^+_s\gamma$ yields an inclusive $D^+_s$ data sample. Here $_{\mathrm{TAG}}$ refers to a fully reconstructed hadronic $\kern 0.2em\bar{\kern -0.2em D}{}$ decay, $\kern 0.2em\bar{\kern -0.2em K}{}$ is a $K^-$ or $\kern 0.2em\bar{\kern -0.2em K}{}^0$, and $X$ stands for any number of charged or neutral pions. The decay $D^+_s\to K^0_{\scriptscriptstyle S} K^{+}$ is isolated also, and from ratio of event yields and known branching fractions, ${\cal B} (D^+_s\to\tau^{+}\nu_{\tau})$ = (4.5\pm0.5\pm0.4\pm0.3% is determined. The pseudoscalar decay constant is extracted to be $f_{D_s}$ = (233\pm13\pm10\pm7) MeV, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third results from the uncertainties on the external measurements used as input to the calculation.

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