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Indirect $\boldsymbol{CP}$ Violation in $\boldsymbol{D^0 \rightarrow h^+ h^-}$ Decays at LHCb

Michael Thomas Alexander

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Indirect CP violation in the $D^0$ system can be probed by measuring the parameter $A_Γ$, defined as the CP asymmetry of the effective lifetime of the $D^0$ meson decaying to a CP eigenstate. This can be significantly enhanced beyond Standard Model predictions by new physics. Measurements of $A_Γ$ using $D^0 \rightarrow K^+K^-$ and $D^0\rightarrow π^+π^-$ decays reconstructed from pp collisions collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb$^{-1}$, are presented. The results are \begin{align*} A_Γ (ππ) = (+0.33 \pm 1.06 \pm 0.14) \times 10^{-3},\quad A_Γ (KK) = (-0.35 \pm 0.62 \pm 0.12) \times 10^{-3}, \end{align*} where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. These are the most precise measurements of their kind to date, and show no evidence of CP violation.

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Indirect CP violation in the $D^0$ system can be probed by measuring the parameter $A_Γ$, defined as the CP asymmetry of the effective lifetime of the $D^0$ meson decaying to a CP eigenstate. This can be significantly enhanced beyond Standard Model predictions by new physics. Measurements of $A_Γ$ using $D^0 \rightarrow K^+K^-$ and $D^0\rightarrow π^+π^-$ decays reconstructed from pp collisions collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb$^{-1}$, are presented. The results are \begin{align*} A_Γ (ππ) = (+0.33 \pm 1.06 \pm 0.14) \times 10^{-3},\quad A_Γ (KK) = (-0.35 \pm 0.62 \pm 0.12) \times 10^{-3}, \end{align*} where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. These are the most precise measurements of their kind to date, and show no evidence of CP violation.

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Indirect CP violation in the $D^0$ system can be probed by measuring the parameter $A_Γ$, defined as the CP asymmetry of the effective lifetime of the $D^0$ meson decaying to a CP eigenstate. This can be significantly enhanced beyond Standard Model predictions by new physics. Measurements of $A_Γ$ using $D^0 \rightarrow K^+K^-$ and $D^0\rightarrow π^+π^-$ decays reconstructed from pp collisions collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb$^{-1}$, are presented. The results are \begin{align*} A_Γ (ππ) = (+0.33 \pm 1.06 \pm 0.14) \times 10^{-3},\quad A_Γ (KK) = (-0.35 \pm 0.62 \pm 0.12) \times 10^{-3}, \end{align*} where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. These are the most precise measurements of their kind to date, and show no evidence of CP violation.

Key concepts: Physics, Particle physics, CP violation, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Meson, Asymmetry, Luminosity, Standard Model (mathematical formulation)

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