First Measurement of the B+ →π+π0π0 Branching Fraction and CP Asymmetry

Y. T. Lai, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, S. Bahinipati, P. Behera, K. Belous, J. Bennett, M. Bessner, B. Bhuyan, T. Bilka, A. Bobrov, J. Borah, A. BozekM. Bračko, P. Branchini, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, M. Campajola, D. Červenkov, M. C. Chang, P. Chang, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, H. E. Cho, K. Cho, S. J. Cho, S. K. Choi, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, S. Cunliffe, T. Czank, S. Das, G. De Nardo, G. De Pietro, R. Dhamija, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. DoleŽal, T. V. Dong, T. Ferber, B. G. Fulsom, R. Garg, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Giri, P. Goldenzweig, E. Graziani, T. Gu, Y. Guan, K. Gudkova, C. Hadjivasiliou, S. Halder, O. Hartbrich, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, T. Higuchi, W. S. Hou, C. L. Hsu, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, Y. Iwasaki, W. W. Jacobs, E. J. Jang, S. Jia, Y. Jin, A. B. Kaliyar, K. H. Kang, C. H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, K. H. Kim, Y. K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Konno, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, P. KriŽan, P. Krokovny, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, A. Kuzmin, Y. J. Kwon, T. Lam, J. S. Lange, M. Laurenza, S. C. Lee, D. Levit, J. Li, L. K. Li, Y. B. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, K. Lieret, D. Liventsev, A. Martini, M. Masuda, D. Matvienko, F. Meier, M. Merola, F. Metzner, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, T. J. Moon, M. Mrvar, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, A. Natochii, L. Nayak, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, G. Pakhlova, T. Pang, S. Pardi, H. Park, S. H. Park, A. Passeri, S. Patra, S. Paul, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, A. Rostomyan, N. Rout, G. Russo, D. Sahoo, Y. Sakai, S. Sandilya, A. Sangal, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, V. Savinov, G. Schnell, J. Schueler, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. Sharma, C. P. Shen, J. G. Shiu, J. B. Singh, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, Z. S. Stottler, J. F. Strube, M. Sumihama, K. Sumisawa, W. Sutcliffe, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, K. Trabelsi, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, R. Van Tonder, G. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, A. Vossen, E. Waheed, C. H. Wang, X. L. Wang, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, E. Won, B. D. Yabsley, W. Yan, S. B. Yang, H. Ye, J. Yelton, Y. Zhai, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhukova

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Abstract

We study B+→π+π0π0 using 711 fb-1 of data collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We measure an inclusive branching fraction of (19.0±1.5±1.4)×10-6 and an inclusive CP asymmetry of (9.2±6.8±0.7)%, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic, and a B+→ρ(770)+π0 branching fraction of (11.2±1.1±0.9-1.6+0.8)×10-6, where the third uncertainty is due to possible interference with B+→ρ(1450)+π0. We present the first observation of a structure around 1 GeV/c2 in the π0π0 mass spectrum, with a significance of 6.4σ, and measure a branching fraction to be (6.9±0.9±0.6)×10-6. We also report a measurement of local CP asymmetry in this structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number181804
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume130
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023 May 5

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