Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2208 - 2212 (1997)

Measurement of the B̅  →  Dlν̅ Partial Width and Form Factor Parameters

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M. Athanas et al. (CLEO Collaboration)
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Received 30 May 1997

We have studied the decay B̅ →Dlν̅ , where l  =  e or μ. From a fit to the differential decay rate dγ/dw we measure the rate normalization FD(1)|Vcb| and form factor slope ρ-^ D2, and, using measured values of τB, find γ( B̅ →Dlν̅ )  =  (12.0±0.9±2.1) ns -1. The resulting branching fractions are B( B̅ 0D+l- ν̅ )  =  (1.87±0.15±0.32)% and B( B-D0l- ν̅ )  =  (1.94±0.15±0.34)%. The form factor parameters are in agreement with those measured in B̅ →D*lν̅ decays, as predicted by heavy quark effective theory.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.2208
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.2208
PACS: 13.20.He, 12.15.Hh, 12.39.Hg

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