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5<br />

Measurement of Branch<strong>in</strong>g Fractions for<br />

� ¦ � Ã � ¦ decays<br />

This chapter analyzes the two modes conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a Ã Ë comb<strong>in</strong>ed with a charged pion or kaon. Table 5-1<br />

shows the latest results from CLEO us<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>tegrated lum<strong>in</strong>osity of �� fb [58].<br />

Table 5-1. Summary of CLEO results on Ã Ë � us<strong>in</strong>g �� fb<br />

Mode Æ× Sig. ¯ �Ê ¢ �<br />

à � ¦ ��<br />

à ¦ à ��<br />

5.1 Data samples and event selection<br />

���<br />

��� ���� 0.14 ��<br />

���<br />

��<br />

��<br />

� � � 0.14 � ���<br />

¦ ��<br />

The analyses presented <strong>in</strong> this chapter use the data samples described <strong>in</strong> Sec. 4.1 and the selection described<br />

<strong>in</strong> Sec. 4.2. In addition, a control sample of � ¦ � Ã Ë � ¦ decays is used to determ<strong>in</strong>e the efficiency of the<br />

Ã Ë mass cut.<br />

Candidate � mesons are selected correspond<strong>in</strong>g to this specific modes Ã Ë � . The k<strong>in</strong>ematic variables used<br />

are the already described energy-substituted mass, Ñ�Ë and energy difference ¡��, where the notation with<br />

the subscript � <strong>in</strong>dicates that the candidate energy is calculated assum<strong>in</strong>g the pion mass hypothesis for the<br />

charged track. We select candidates <strong>in</strong> the region �� ��Î� �Ñ�Ë � �� ��Î� and � � ��Î �<br />

¡� � � �� ��Î: this 2-dimensional area is called the grand side-band.<br />

In order to def<strong>in</strong>e the ¡� side-bands together with the signal box, conservative values for ¡� shift and<br />

resolution have to be considered. The shift has to be taken <strong>in</strong>to account s<strong>in</strong>ce, <strong>in</strong> the case � ¦ � Ã Ë Ã ¦ ,<br />

¡� is calculated us<strong>in</strong>g the � mass and thus the mean value of the ¡� distribution of those events is shifted<br />

of about �� � � Å�Î. If one considers a conservative value of �� � � Å�Î for the ¡� resolution<br />

(see the complete discussion <strong>in</strong> Sec. 5.4.1), the ¡� signal box can be def<strong>in</strong>ed by:<br />

and thus<br />

¡�Ñ�Ü � ¢ �� � �� Å�Î<br />

¡�Ñ�Ò � ¢ �� �� � � Å�Î<br />

Æ� � ¡�Ñ�Ü ¡�Ñ�Ò � � Å�Î<br />

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