Time-Dependent CP Asymmetries in b --> s qbar q Transitions and sin2phi1 in B0 --> J/psi K0 Decays with 386 Million BBbar Pairs

TL;DR

This paper measures time-dependent CP asymmetries in various B0 decay modes, providing insights into CP violation and testing the standard model using a large data sample from the Belle experiment.

Contribution

First comprehensive measurement of CP asymmetries in multiple b --> s penguin-dominated decay channels with improved precision.

Findings

Measured sin2phi1^eff for several decay modes

Confirmed consistency of sin2phi1 in B0 --> J/psi K0 decays with the standard model

Provided constraints on new CP-violating phases beyond the standard model

Abstract

We present measurements of time-dependent CP asymmetries in B0 --> phi(1020) K0, eta' K0, Ks Ks Ks, Ks pi0, f0(980) Ks, omega Ks and K+ K- Ks decays based on a sample of 386 x 10^6 BBbar pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB energy-asymmetric e+e- collider. These decays are dominated by the b --> s gluonic penguin transition and are sensitive to new CP-violating phases from physics beyond the standard model. One neutral B meson is fully reconstructed in one of the specified decay channels, and the flavor of the accompanying B meson is identified from its decay products. CP-violation parameters sin2phi1^eff and {\cal A} for each of the decay modes are obtained from the asymmetries in the distributions of the proper-time intervals between the two B decays. We also perform an improved measurement of CP asymmetries in B0 --> J/psi K0 decays using the same data sample. The same analysis procedure mentioned above yields sin2phi1 = +0.652 +/- 0.039(stat) +/- 0.020(syst), which serves as a reference point for the standard model, and {\cal A} = +0.010 +/- 0.026(stat) +/- 0.036(syst).