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arxiv: hep-ex/0108024 · v1 · submitted 2001-08-10 · ✦ hep-ex

Evidence for the Decay D⁰to K^+ π^-π^+π^-

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keywords decayprocesswrong-signbelowcabibbo-favoredcabibbo-suppressedcollisionsd0bar
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We present a search for the ``wrong-sign'' decay D0 -> K+ pi- pi+ pi- using 9 fb-1 of e+e- collisions on and just below the Upsilon(4S) resonance. This decay can occur either through a doubly Cabibbo-suppressed process or through mixing to a D0bar followed by a Cabibbo-favored process. Our result for the time-integrated wrong-sign rate relative to the decay D0 -> K- pi+ pi- pi+ is (0.0041 +0.0012-0.0011(stat.) +-0.0004(syst.))x(1.07 +-0.10)(phase space), which has a statistical significance of 3.9 standard deviations.

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