Global analysis of charm mixing parameters and determination of the CKM angle gamma <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>

We present an updated global analysis of beauty decays sensitive to the angle <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mi>γ</a:mi></a:math> of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix and of <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mi>D</c:mi></c:math>-meson mixing data in the framework of approximate universality, in which <e:math xmlns:e="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><e:mi>C</e:mi><e:mi>P</e:mi></e:math> violation in <g:math xmlns:g="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><g:mi>D</g:mi><g:mo>−</g:mo><g:mover accent="true"><g:mi>D</g:mi><g:mo stretchy="false">¯</g:mo></g:mover></g:math> mixing is described in terms of two universal weak phases corresponding to dispersive and absorptive contributions. We extract the fundamental theoretical parameters determining absorptive and dispersive contributions to <k:math xmlns:k="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><k:mi>D</k:mi></k:math> meson mixing and <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><m:mi>C</m:mi><m:mi>P</m:mi></m:math> violation, together with the angle <o:math xmlns:o="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><o:mi>γ</o:mi></o:math>. The results for the charm mixing parameters are <q:math xmlns:q="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><q:msub><q:mi>x</q:mi><q:mn>12</q:mn></q:msub><q:mo>≃</q:mo><q:mi>x</q:mi><q:mo>=</q:mo><q:mo stretchy="false">(</q:mo><q:mn>0.401</q:mn><q:mo>±</q:mo><q:mn>0.043</q:mn><q:mo stretchy="false">)</q:mo><q:mo>%</q:mo></q:math> and <u:math xmlns:u="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><u:msub><u:mi>y</u:mi><u:mn>12</u:mn></u:msub><u:mo>≃</u:mo><u:mi>y</u:mi><u:mo>=</u:mo><u:mo stretchy="false">(</u:mo><u:mn>0.610</u:mn><u:mo>±</u:mo><u:mn>0.017</u:mn><u:mo stretchy="false">)</u:mo><u:mo>%</u:mo></u:math>, while the two <y:math xmlns:y="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><y:mi>C</y:mi><y:mi>P</y:mi></y:math>-violating phases are given by <ab:math xmlns:ab="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><ab:msubsup><ab:mi>ϕ</ab:mi><ab:mn>2</ab:mn><ab:mi>M</ab:mi></ab:msubsup><ab:mo>=</ab:mo><ab:mo stretchy="false">(</ab:mo><ab:mn>0.13</ab:mn><ab:mo>±</ab:mo><ab:mn>0.70</ab:mn><ab:mo stretchy="false">)</ab:mo><ab:mi>°</ab:mi></ab:math> and <eb:math xmlns:eb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><eb:msubsup><eb:mi>ϕ</eb:mi><eb:mn>2</eb:mn><eb:mi mathvariant="normal">Γ</eb:mi></eb:msubsup><eb:mo>=</eb:mo><eb:mo stretchy="false">(</eb:mo><eb:mn>2.1</eb:mn><eb:mo>±</eb:mo><eb:mn>1.6</eb:mn><eb:mo stretchy="false">)</eb:mo><eb:mi>°</eb:mi></eb:math>. The angle <jb:math xmlns:jb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><jb:mi>γ</jb:mi></jb:math> is found to be <lb:math xmlns:lb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><lb:mi>γ</lb:mi><lb:mo>=</lb:mo><lb:mo stretchy="false">(</lb:mo><lb:mn>65.7</lb:mn><lb:mo>±</lb:mo><lb:mn>2.5</lb:mn><lb:mo stretchy="false">)</lb:mo><lb:mi>°</lb:mi></lb:math>, in excellent agreement with the indirect determination from the unitarity triangle analysis.

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Global analysis of charm mixing parameters and determination of the CKM angle gamma <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>

Karl J. Friston
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Global analysis of charm mixing parameters and determination of the CKM angle gamma <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>

Karl J. Friston
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We present an updated global analysis of beauty decays sensitive to the angle <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mi>γ</a:mi></a:math> of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix and of <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mi>D</c:mi></c:math>-meson mixing data in the framework of approximate universality, in which <e:math xmlns:e="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><e:mi>C</e:mi><e:mi>P</e:mi></e:math> violation in <g:math xmlns:g="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><g:mi>D</g:mi><g:mo>−</g:mo><g:mover accent="true"><g:mi>D</g:mi><g:mo stretchy="false">¯</g:mo></g:mover></g:math> mixing is described in terms of two universal weak phases corresponding to dispersive and absorptive contributions. We extract the fundamental theoretical parameters determining absorptive and dispersive contributions to <k:math xmlns:k="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><k:mi>D</k:mi></k:math> meson mixing and <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><m:mi>C</m:mi><m:mi>P</m:mi></m:math> violation, together with the angle <o:math xmlns:o="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><o:mi>γ</o:mi></o:math>. The results for the charm mixing parameters are <q:math xmlns:q="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><q:msub><q:mi>x</q:mi><q:mn>12</q:mn></q:msub><q:mo>≃</q:mo><q:mi>x</q:mi><q:mo>=</q:mo><q:mo stretchy="false">(</q:mo><q:mn>0.401</q:mn><q:mo>±</q:mo><q:mn>0.043</q:mn><q:mo stretchy="false">)</q:mo><q:mo>%</q:mo></q:math> and <u:math xmlns:u="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><u:msub><u:mi>y</u:mi><u:mn>12</u:mn></u:msub><u:mo>≃</u:mo><u:mi>y</u:mi><u:mo>=</u:mo><u:mo stretchy="false">(</u:mo><u:mn>0.610</u:mn><u:mo>±</u:mo><u:mn>0.017</u:mn><u:mo stretchy="false">)</u:mo><u:mo>%</u:mo></u:math>, while the two <y:math xmlns:y="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><y:mi>C</y:mi><y:mi>P</y:mi></y:math>-violating phases are given by <ab:math xmlns:ab="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><ab:msubsup><ab:mi>ϕ</ab:mi><ab:mn>2</ab:mn><ab:mi>M</ab:mi></ab:msubsup><ab:mo>=</ab:mo><ab:mo stretchy="false">(</ab:mo><ab:mn>0.13</ab:mn><ab:mo>±</ab:mo><ab:mn>0.70</ab:mn><ab:mo stretchy="false">)</ab:mo><ab:mi>°</ab:mi></ab:math> and <eb:math xmlns:eb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><eb:msubsup><eb:mi>ϕ</eb:mi><eb:mn>2</eb:mn><eb:mi mathvariant="normal">Γ</eb:mi></eb:msubsup><eb:mo>=</eb:mo><eb:mo stretchy="false">(</eb:mo><eb:mn>2.1</eb:mn><eb:mo>±</eb:mo><eb:mn>1.6</eb:mn><eb:mo stretchy="false">)</eb:mo><eb:mi>°</eb:mi></eb:math>. The angle <jb:math xmlns:jb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><jb:mi>γ</jb:mi></jb:math> is found to be <lb:math xmlns:lb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><lb:mi>γ</lb:mi><lb:mo>=</lb:mo><lb:mo stretchy="false">(</lb:mo><lb:mn>65.7</lb:mn><lb:mo>±</lb:mo><lb:mn>2.5</lb:mn><lb:mo stretchy="false">)</lb:mo><lb:mi>°</lb:mi></lb:math>, in excellent agreement with the indirect determination from the unitarity triangle analysis.

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National Research University Higher School of Economics (RU), Roma Tre University (IT), Queen Mary University of London (GB), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre (IT), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna (IT), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I (IT), University of Cincinnati (US), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH), University of Edinburgh (GB)
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