CP violation in B0 -> pi+ pi- decay

TL;DR

This paper reports an improved measurement of CP violation in B0 -> pi+ pi- decays, providing evidence against CP conservation and constraining the CKM angle phi2 using data from the Belle detector.

Contribution

The study presents the most precise CP asymmetry measurements in B0 -> pi+ pi- decays to date, enhancing understanding of CP violation in the quark sector.

Findings

Measured CP asymmetry amplitudes Apipi and Spipi with improved precision.

Ruled out CP conservation (Apipi=Spipi=0) at 99.93% confidence level.

Constrained the CKM angle phi2 based on the results.

Abstract

We present an improved measurement of CP-violating asymmetries in B0 -> pi+ pi- decays based on a 78/fb data sample collected at the Y(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e+e- collider. We reconstruct one neutral B meson as a B0 -> pi+ pi- CP eigenstate and identify the flavor of the accompanying B meson from its decay products. From the asymmetry in the distribution of the time intervals between the two B meson decay points, we obtain the CP-violating asymmetry amplitudes Apipi = +0.77+/-0.27(stat)+/-0.08(syst) and Spipi = -1.23+/-0.41(stat)+0.08/-0.07(syst), where the statistical uncertainties are determined from Monte Carlo pseudo-experiments. We rule out the CP-conserving case, Apipi=Spipi=0, at the 99.93% confidence level. We discuss how these results constrain the value of the CKM angle phi2.