Measurements of CP Asymmetries in the Decay B --> Phi K

TL;DR

This paper reports a preliminary measurement of time-dependent CP asymmetries in B meson decays to phi K, providing insights into CP violation phenomena using a large dataset from the BaBar experiment.

Contribution

First measurement of CP asymmetries in B0 to phi K decays using the BaBar detector at SLAC, with detailed analysis of CP violation parameters.

Findings

Measured S_phiK = +0.50 ± 0.25 (stat) +0.07/-0.04 (syst)

Measured C_phiK = 0.00 ± 0.23 (stat) ± 0.05 (syst)

Measured charge asymmetry A_CP = 0.054 ± 0.056 (stat) ± 0.012 (syst)

Abstract

We present a preliminary measurement of the time-dependent CP asymmetry for the neutral $B$-meson decay $B^0\to\phi K^0$. We use a sample of approximately 227 million $B$-meson pairs recorded at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the BaBar detector at the PeP-II $B$-meson Factory at SLAC. We reconstruct the $CP$ eigenstates $\phi K^0_S$ and $\phi K^0_L$ where $\phi\to K^+K^-$, $K^0_S\to\pi^+\pi^-$, and $K^0_L$ is observed via its hadronic interactions. The other $B$ meson in the event is tagged as either a $B^0$ or $\bar{B}^0$ from its decay products. The values of the CP-violation parameters derived from the combined $\phi K^0$ dataset are $S_{\phi K} = +0.50\pm 0.25 ({\small stat})^{+0.07}_{-0.04} ({\small syst})$ and $C_{\phi K} = 0.00\pm 0.23 ({\small stat}) \pm 0.05 ({\small syst})$. In addition, we measure the CP -violating charge asymmetry $\mathcal{A_{CP}} (B^+\to \phi K^+) = 0.054\pm 0.056 ({\small stat}) \pm 0.012 ({\small syst})$. All results are preliminary.