CP-violation in $b \to s$ Penguin Decays at BaBar

TL;DR

This paper reports new measurements of CP violation in various $b o s$ penguin decay modes at BaBar, including the first observation of mixing-induced CP violation in $B^0 o ext{eta'} K^0$ and the decay $B^0 o ho^0 K^0$, with significance levels up to 5.5$\sigma$.

Contribution

The paper provides the first observation of mixing-induced CP violation in $B^0 o ext{eta'} K^0$ and the decay $B^0 o ho^0 K^0$, along with updated measurements of CP-violating parameters in multiple decay modes.

Findings

First observation of mixing-induced CP violation in $B^0 o ext{eta'} K^0$ at 5.5$\sigma$ significance.

First observation of $B^0 o ho^0 K^0$ decay.

Measurement of CP-parameters with $4.8 \sigma$ significance in $B^0 o K^+K^- K^0$.

Abstract

We present the new and updated $BABAR$ measurements of CP-violation studies for many $b\to s $ penguin decay modes. We report the first observation of mixing-induced CP-violation in $B^0 \to \eta ^{'} K^0$ with a significance (including systematic uncertainties) of 5.5$\sigma$. We also present the first observation of the decay $B^0 \to \rho ^0 K^0$. Using the time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of $B^0\to K^+K^- K^0$ decay, the CP-parameters $\mathcal A_{CP}$ and $\beta_{eff}$ are measured with $4.8\sigma$ significance, and we reject the solution near $\pi /2 - \beta_{eff}$ at $4.5\sigma$. We also present the updated measurements of CP-violating parameters for $B^0 \to K_S^0 \pi ^0$, $K_S^0K_S^0K_S^0$ and $\pi ^0 \pi ^0 K_S^0$ decays. An updated measurements of the CP-violating charge asymmetries for $B^{\pm}\to \eta ^{'} K^{\pm}$, $\eta K^{\pm}$, $\omega K^{\pm}$ decays are also presented. The measurements are based on the data sample recorded at the $\Upsilon (4S)$ resonance with $BABAR$ detector at the PEP-II $B$-meson Factory at SLAC.