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Measurement of $CP$ violation and constraints on the CKM angle $\gamma$ in $B^{\pm}\rightarrow D K^{\pm}$ with $D \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-$ decays

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Abstract

A model-dependent amplitude analysis of $B^{\pm} \rightarrow D K^{\pm}$ with $D \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-$ decays is performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $1$ fb$^{-1}$, recorded by LHCb at a centre-of-mass energy of $7$ TeV in $2011$. Values of the $CP$ violation observables $x_{\pm}$ and $y_{\pm}$, which are sensitive to the CKM angle $\gamma$, are measured to be \begin{align*} x_- &= +0.027 \pm 0.044 ^{+0.010}_{-0.008} \pm 0.001, \\ y_- &= +0.013 \pm 0.048 ^{+0.009}_{-0.007} \pm 0.003, \\ x_+ &= -0.084 \pm 0.045 \pm 0.009 \pm 0.005, \\ y_+ &= -0.032 \pm 0.048 ^{+0.010}_{-0.009} \pm 0.008, \end{align*} where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third arises from the uncertainty of the $D \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-$ amplitude model. The value of $\gamma$ is determined to be $(84^{+49}_{-42})^\circ$, including all sources of uncertainty. Neutral $D$ meson mixing is found to have negligible effect.

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Invariant mass distributions for (a) $ B ^\pm \rightarrow D (\rightarrow K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^+ \pi ^- ) K ^\pm $ {\it long}, (b) $ B ^\pm \rightarrow D (\rightarrow K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^+ \pi ^- ) \pi ^\pm $ {\it long}, (c) $ B ^\pm \rightarrow D (\rightarrow K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^+ \pi ^- ) K ^\pm $ {\it downstream} and (d) $ B ^\pm \rightarrow D (\rightarrow K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^+ \pi ^- ) \pi ^\pm $ {\it downstream} candidates. The fit results, including signal and background components, are superimposed. The lower plots are normalised residual distributions.

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Dalitz plot and its projections, with fit result superimposed, for $B^- \rightarrow D \pi^-$ candidates; $m_{\pm}^2 \equiv m_{ K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^\pm }^2$ and $m_{0}^2 \equiv m_{\pi ^+ \pi ^- }^2$. The lower parts of the figures are normalised residual distributions.

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Dalitz plot and its projections, with fit result superimposed, for $B^+ \rightarrow D \pi^+$ candidates; $m_{\pm}^2 \equiv m_{ K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^\pm }^2$ and $m_{0}^2 \equiv m_{\pi ^+ \pi ^- }^2$. The lower parts of the figures are normalised residual distributions.

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Dalitz plot and its projections, with fit result superimposed, for $B^- \rightarrow D K^-$ candidates; $m_{\pm}^2 \equiv m_{ K ^0_{\rm\scriptscriptstyle S} \pi ^\pm }^2$ and $m_{0}^2 \equiv m_{\pi ^+ \pi ^- }^2$. The lower parts of the figures are normalised residual distributions.

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Likelihood contours at 39.35%, 86.47%, 98.89% and 99.97% confidence level for $(x_{+},y_{+})$ (blue) and $(x_{-},y_{-})$ (red).

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Projections of the p-value regions onto the $(\gamma, \delta_{ B })$ and $(\gamma, r_{ B })$ planes with all sources of uncertainty taken into account.

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Signal and background yields for components contributing to the $ C P$ asymmetry fit, in the region $\pm 50 {\mathrm{ Me V /}c^2} $ around the known $ B ^\pm$ meson mass.

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Absolute values of systematic uncertainties. The $ C P$ asymmetry fit bias is considered as a one-sided uncertainty and is included in the quadrature sum on that side only.

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Model related systematic uncertainties for each alternative model. The relative signs indicate full correlation or anti-correlation.

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This ZIP file contains supplementary material for the publication LHCb-PAPER-2014-017. The files are: Supplementary.pdf : An overview of the extra figures (colour versions of Figure 7 of the paper) *.pdf, *.png, *.eps, *.C : The figures in various formats

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