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arxiv: 0712.0998 · v1 · submitted 2007-12-06 · ✦ hep-ex

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A Study of the Decays D⁰ --> pi^- e^+ nu_e, D⁰ --> K^- e^+ nu_e, D^+ --> pi⁰ e^+ nu_e, and D^+ --> barK⁰ e^+ nu_e

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keywords decayskbarstudiedadditionbarkbranchingcalculationscombining
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Using 1.8 million DDbar pairs and a neutrino reconstruction technique, we have studied the decays D^0 -> K^- e^+ nu_e, D^0 -> pi^- e^+ nu_e, D^+ -> Kbar^0 e^+ nu_e, and D^+ -> pi^0 e^+ nu_e. We find B(D^0 -> pi^- e^+ nu_e) = 0.299(11)(9)%, B(D^+ -> pi^0 e^+ nu_e) = 0.373(22)(13)%, B(D^0 -> K^- e^+ nu_e) = 3.56(3)(9)%, and B(D^+ -> Kbar^0 e^+ nu_e) = 8.53(13)(23)%. In addition, form factors are studied through fits to the partial branching fractions obtained in five q^2 ranges. By combining our results with recent unquenched lattice calculations, we obtain |Vcd| = 0.217(9)(4)(23) and |Vcs| = 1.015(10)(11)(106).

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