Measurements of D0-D0bar Mixing and Searches for CP Violation: HFAG Combination of all Data
A. J. Schwartz
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8 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables, presented at the BES-Belle-CLEO-Babar Joint Workshop on Charm Physics, November 26-27, 2007 in Beijing China. To appear in Chinese Physics C (HEP & NP). v2: typo corrected
We present world average values for D0-D0bar mixing parameters x and y, CP violation parameters |q/p| and Arg(q/p), and strong phase differences δand δ_{Kππ}. These values are calculated by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group (HFAG) by performing a global fit to relevant experimental measurements. The results for x and y differ significantly from zero and are inconsistent with no mixing at the level of 6.7 sigma. The results for |q/p| and Arg(q/p) are consistent with no CP violation. The strong phase difference δis less than 45 degrees at 95% C.L.
Current HFAG averages of the mixing and CP violation parameters in the $D^0$ meson system is to be reviewed. We present recent Belle measurements of the mixing parameters $x$ and $y$ using $D^0\rightarrow K^0_Sπ^+π^-$, and $y_{CP}$ and $A_Γ$ from $D^0\rightarrow h^+h^-$, $D^0\rightarrow K^-π^+$, where $h$ denotes $K$ or $π$. Belle measurements of direct CP violation in $D^+\rightarrow K^0_Sπ^+$, $D^0\rightarrow h^+h^-$, and $D^+\rightarrow K^0_SK^+$ decays together with $ΔA^{hh}_{CP}$ are to be presented.
We present the most recent set of world averages for D0-D0bar mixing and CP violation parameters, as obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group from a global fit to various measurements. The values obtained for the mixing parameters when allowing for CP violation are x= (0.98 +0.24 -0.26)% and y= (0.83 +-0.16)%; the significance of mixing is 10.2 sigma. There is no evidence for CP violation at the current level of sensitivity.
The current status of the search for indirect CP violation in the neutral D meson system at the B-factories and at LHCb is reported. The indirect CP asymmetry search is performed by the measurement of the proper-time asymmetry ($A_Γ$) in decays of $D^0-\bar{D^0}$ mesons to CP eigenstates, $K^-K^+$ and $π^- π^+$, and by $y_{CP}$, the ratio between the effective lifetime measured in decay to a CP eigenstate and that to the mixed eigenstate $K π$. All results are consistent with the no CP violation hypothesis. The latest world averages for mixing and CP asymmetry in the charm sector evaluated by …
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