Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 5000 - 5004 (1996)

First Measurement of the B  →  πℓν and B  →  ρ(ω)ℓν Branching Fractions

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J. P. Alexander et al. (CLEO Collaboration)
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Received 1 July 1996

CLEO has studied B decays to πℓν, ρℓν, and ωℓν, where ℓ  =  e or μ, by incorporating the missing momentum into full B reconstruction. With the B0 and B+ modes combined according to isospin predictions for the relative partial widths, we obtain B(B0→π-+ν)  =  (1.8±0.4±0.3±0.2)×10-4 and B(B0→ρ-+ν)  =  (2.5±0.4-0.7+0.5±0.5)×10-4, where the errors are statistical, systematic, and the estimated model dependence. We also estimate |Vub|  =  (3.3±0.2-0.4+0.3±0.7)×10-3.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.5000
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.5000
PACS: 13.20.He, 12.15.Hh, 14.40.Nd

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