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Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5513–5518 (1998)

Measurement of the CP-Violation Parameter sin(2β) in Bd0/B̅ d0 → J/ψKS0 Decays

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F. Abe et al. (CDF Collaboration)
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Received 23 June 1998; published in the issue dated 21 December 1998

We present a measurement of the time-dependent asymmetry in the rate for B̅ d0 versus Bd0 decays to J/ψKS0. A nonzero asymmetry would be an indication of CP violation, and within the standard model this may be used to measure the CP-violation parameter sin(2β). A total of 198±17 Bd0/B̅ d0 decays were observed in pp̅ collisions at s = 1.8TeV by the CDF detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. Bd0 and B̅ d0 are distinguished by a technique based on charge correlations from hadronization of the b quark. Our analysis results in sin(2β) = 1.8±1.1(stat)±0.3(syst).

© 1998 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5513
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5513
PACS:
12.15.Hh, 11.30.Er, 13.25.Hw