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# First Measurement of the Form Factors in the Decays D0 to rho- e+ nu_e and D+ to rho0 e+ nu_e

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(Impact Factor: 7.51). 12/2011; 110(13). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.131802
Source: arXiv

ABSTRACT

Using the entire CLEO-c psi(3770) to DDbar event sample, corresponding to an
integrated luminosity of 818 pb^-1 and approximately 5.4 x 10^6 DDbar events,
we measure the form factors for the decays D0 to rho- e+ nu_e and D+ to rho0 e+
nu_e for the first time and the branching fractions with improved precision. A
four-dimensional unbinned maximum likelihood fit determines the form factor
ratios to be: V(0)/A_1(0) = 1.48 +- 0.15 +- 0.05 and A_2(0)/A_1(0)= 0.83 +-
0.11 +- 0.04. Assuming CKM unitarity, the known D meson lifetimes and our
measured branching fractions we obtain the form factor normalizations A_1(0),
A_2(0), and V(0). We also present a measurement of the branching fraction for
D^+ to omega e^+ nu_e with improved precision.

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