Observation of Color-Suppressed $\overline{B}^0 \to D^{(*)0}X^0$ Decays

TL;DR

This paper reports the first observation of certain color-suppressed B meson decays, measuring their branching fractions, which provides new insights into B meson decay mechanisms.

Contribution

First observation of specific color-suppressed $ar{B}^0$ decays and measurement of their branching fractions using Belle detector data.

Findings

Observed $ar{B}^0 o D^0 o ext{pi}^0$ and $D^{(*)0} o extomega$ decays.

Measured branching fractions for these decays.

Provided evidence for $ar{B}^0 o D^{*0} extpi^0$ and $D^{(*)0} exteta$ decays.

Abstract

We report the first observation of color-suppressed $\overline{B}^0\to D^0 \pi^0$ and $D^{(*)0} \omega$ decays and evidence of $\overline{B}^0 \to D^{*0} \pi^0$ and $D^{(*)0} \eta$. The branching fractions are found to be ${\cal B} (\overline{B}^0\to D^0 \pi^0) = (2.9 ^{+0.4}_{-0.3} \pm 0.6) \times 10^{-4}$, ${\cal B} (\overline{B}^0 \to D^0 \omega) = (1.7 ^{+0.5 +0.3}_{-0.4 -0.4}) \times 10^{-4}$, and ${\cal B} (\overline{B}^0 \to D^{*0} \omega) = (3.4 ^{+1.3}_{-1.1}\pm 0.8) \times 10^{-4}$. The analysis is based on a data sample of 21.3 fb$^{-1}$ collected at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance by the Belle detector at the KEKB $e^{+} e^{-}$ collider.