Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, February 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181). / We present the measurement of the ratios of branching fractions B... to B..., and B... to B... We analyze data taken with the CDF II detector that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 355 pb - 1 in pp collisions at ... TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron. Using a novel displaced track trigger we reconstruct 494 ± 28 B... decays, 8098 ± 114 B... decays, 159 ± 17 B... decays, and 3288 ± 76 B... decays. Using the world average value of the ... production ratio fs/fd = 0.259 ± 0.038, we determine the ratios of branching fractions ... where the uncertainties labeled BR and PR refer to the uncertainty on the D meson branching fractions and the production ratio fs/fd, respectively. / Ph.D.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/39297 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Bolshov, Arkadiy |
| Contributors | Christoph M.E. Paus., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 181 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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