Study of the Suppressed Decays $B^\pm \to [K^\mp \pi^\pm]_D K^\pm$ and $B^\pm \to [K^\mp \pi^\pm]_D \pi^\pm$ at Belle

TL;DR

This study investigates suppressed B meson decays involving D mesons to explore CP violation and CKM angle phi_3, using Belle data, but finds no significant signals and sets limits on decay parameters.

Contribution

First measurement of suppressed B decay modes involving D mesons at Belle, providing limits on decay amplitude ratios and CP asymmetry.

Findings

No significant signal for B^- → [K^+π^-]_D K^- decays.

Set an upper limit r_B < 0.18 at 90% confidence level.

Measured CP asymmetry for B^- → [K^+π^-]_D π^- as 0.10 ± 0.22 (stat) ± 0.02 (syst).

Abstract

We report an updated study of the suppressed decays $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_D K^-$ and $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_D \pi^-$ where $[K^+\pi^-]_D$ indicates that the $K^+\pi^-$ pair originates from a neutral $D$ meson. A data sample containing 386 million $B\bar{B}$ pairs recorded at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric $e^{+}e^{-}$ storage ring is used. This decay mode is sensitive to the CKM angle $\phi_{3}$. We do not see a significant signal for $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_{D} K^-$, and we set a limit on the ratio of B decay amplitudes $r_B < 0.18$ at the 90% confidence level. We measure the CP asymmetry of the $B^- \to [K^+\pi^-]_D \pi^-$ mode, ${\cal A}_{D\pi} = 0.10 \pm 0.22 (stat) \pm 0.02 (syst)$.