A
bstract
We present measurements of the branching fractions for the decays
B
→
Kμ
+
μ
−
and
B
→
Ke
+
e
−
, and their ratio (
R
K
), using a data sample of 711 fb
−
1
that contains 772 × 10
6
B
B
¯
...events. The data were collected at the ϒ(4
S
) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy
e
+
e
−
collider. The ratio
R
K
is measured in five bins of dilepton invariant-mass-squared (
q
2
):
q
2
∈ (0
.
1
,
4
.
0)
,
(4
.
00
,
8
.
12)
,
(1
.
0
,
6
.
0), (10
.
2
,
12
.
8) and (
>
14
.
18) GeV
2
/c
4
, along with the whole
q
2
region. The
R
K
value for
q
2
∈ (1
.
0
,
6
.
0) GeV
2
/c
4
is
1.03
−
0.24
+
0.28
± 0
.
01. The first and second uncertainties listed are statistical and systematic, respectively. All results for
R
K
are consistent with Standard Model predictions. We also measure
CP
-averaged isospin asymmetries in the same
q
2
bins. The results are consistent with a null asymmetry, with the largest difference of 2.6 standard deviations occurring for the
q
2
∈ (1
.
0
,
6
.
0) GeV
2
/c
4
bin in the mode with muon final states. The measured differential branching fractions,
d
ℬ
/dq
2
, are consistent with theoretical predictions for charged
B
decays, while the corresponding values are below the expectations for neutral
B
decays. We have also searched for lepton-flavor-violating
B
→
Kμ
±
e
∓
decays and set 90% confidence-level upper limits on the branching fraction in the range of 10
−
8
for
B
+
→
K
+
μ
±
e
∓
, and
B
0
→
K
0
μ
±
e
∓
modes.
Using the Belle detector we study the characteristics of beam collisions at the KEKB 3.5GeVe+ and 8GeVe− asymmetric energy collider. We investigate the collision timing tIP and its z-coordinate along ...the beam axis zIP as a function of the position of the colliding bunch in a beam train. The various tIP and zIP behaviors observed by Belle are attributed to beam loading effects in the radio frequency cavities that accelerate the beams with a beam abort gap. We also discuss the prospects for the Super-KEKB collider.
A
bstract
Charged lepton flavor violation is forbidden in the Standard Model but possible in several new physics scenarios. In many of these models, the radiative decays
τ
±
→
ℓ
±
γ
(
ℓ
=
e, μ
) are ...predicted to have a sizeable probability, making them particularly interesting channels to search at various experiments. An updated search via
τ
±
→
ℓ
±
γ
using full data of the Belle experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 988 fb
−
1
, is reported for charged lepton flavor violation. No significant excess over background predictions from the Standard Model is observed, and the upper limits on the branching fractions,
B
(
τ
±
→
μ
±
γ
) ≤ 4
.
2 × 10
−
8
and
B
(
τ
±
→
e
±
γ
) ≤ 5
.
6 × 10
−
8
, are set at 90% confidence level.
A
bstract
We report a new measurement of the
e
+
e
−
→
ϒ(
nS
)
π
+
π
−
(
n
= 1
,
2
,
3) cross sections at energies from 10
.
52 to 11
.
02 GeV using data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB ...asymmetric-energy
e
+
e
−
collider. We observe a new structure in the energy dependence of the cross sections; if described by a Breit-Wigner function its mass and width are found to be
M
=
10752.7
±
5.9
−
1.1
+
0.7
MeV
/
c
2
and
Γ
=
35.5
−
11.3
−
3.3
+
17.6
+
3.9
MeV, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic. The global significance of the new structure including systematic uncertainty is 5.2 standard deviations. We also find evidence for the
e
+
e
−
→
ϒ (1
S
)
π
+
π
−
process at the energy 10
.
52 GeV, which is below the
B
B
¯
threshold.
A
bstract
We report a measurement of the electric dipole moment of the
τ
lepton (
dτ
) using an 833 fb
−
1
data sample collected near the Υ(4
S
) resonance, with the Belle detector at the KEKB ...asymmetric-energy
e
+
e
−
collider. Using an optimal observable method, we obtain the real and imaginary parts of
d
τ
as Re(
d
τ
) = (
−
0
.
62
±
0
.
63)
×
10
−
17
e
cm and Im(
d
τ
) = (
−
0
.
40
±
0
.
32)
×
10
−
17
e
cm, respectively. These results are consistent with null electric dipole moment at the present level of experimental sensitivity and improve the sensitivity by about a factor of three.
The BELLE TOF system Kichimi, H; Yoshimura, Y; Browder, T ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
10/2000, Letnik:
453, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Recenzirano
The BELLE TOF system provides π/K separation for particle momentum below
1.2
GeV/c
. A novel Time Stretcher TDC scheme is used to measure flight times with a 25 ps LSB in the high rate environment of ...KEKB. The TOF resolution is found to be 100
ps. The TOF system also provides precise event timing to the BELLE trigger system.
Study of τ−→KSπ−ντ decay at Belle Epifanov, D.; Aihara, H.; Aulchenko, V. ...
Physics letters. B,
10/2007, Letnik:
654, Številka:
3-4
Journal Article
Recenzirano
We present a study of the decay τ−→KSπ−ντ using a 351 fb−1 data sample collected with the Belle detector. The analysis is based on 53,110 lepton-tagged signal events. The measured branching fraction ...B(τ−→KSπ−ντ)=(0.404±0.002(stat.)±0.013(syst.))% is consistent with the world average value and has better accuracy. An analysis of the KSπ− invariant mass spectrum reveals contributions from the K∗(892)− as well as other states. For the first time the K∗(892)− mass and width have been measured in τ decay: M(K∗(892)−)=(895.47±0.20(stat.)±0.44(syst.)±0.59(mod.)) MeV/c2, Γ(K∗(892)−)=(46.2±0.6(stat.)±1.0(syst.)±0.7(mod.)) MeV. The K∗(892)− mass is significantly different from the current world average value.
We study bottomonium production in association with an \(\eta \) meson in \(e^+e^-\) annihilations near the \(\varUpsilon (5S)\) , at a centre-of-mass energy of \(\sqrt{s}=10.866\) GeV. The results ...are based on the 121.4 fb \(^{-1}\) data sample collected by the Belle experiment at the asymmetric-energy KEKB collider. Only the \(\eta \) meson is reconstructed and the missing-mass spectrum of \(\eta \) candidates is investigated. We observe the \(e^+e^-\rightarrow \eta \varUpsilon _J(1D)\) process and find evidence for the \(e^+e^-\rightarrow \eta \varUpsilon (2S)\) process, while no significant signals of \(\varUpsilon (1S)\) , \(h_b(1P)\) , nor \(h_b(2P)\) are found. Cross sections for the studied processes are reported.