A search for charge-parity ($CP$) violation in Cabibbo-suppressed $D_s^+\to K_S^0 \pi^+$, $D^+\to K_S^0 K^+$ and $D^+\to \phi \pi^+$ decays is reported using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.8 fb$^{-1}$, collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the LHCb detector. High-yield samples of kinematically and topologically similar Cabibbo-favored $D_{(s)}^+$ decays are analyzed to subtract nuisance asymmetries due to production and detection effects, including those induced by $CP$ violation in the neutral kaon system. The results are \begin{align*} \mathcal{A}_{CP}(D_s^+\to K_S^0 \pi^+) &=\left(\phantom{-}1.3\phantom{0}\pm1.9\phantom{0}\pm0.5\phantom{0}\right)\times10^{-3},\\ \mathcal{A}_{CP}(D^+\to K_S^0 K^+) &=\left(-0.09\pm0.65\pm0.48\right)\times10^{-3},\\ \mathcal{A}_{CP}(D^+\to \phi \pi^+) &=\left(\phantom{-}0.05\pm0.42\pm0.29\right)\times10^{-3}, \end{align*} where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. They are the most precise measurements of these quantities to date, and are consistent with $CP$ symmetry.
Distribution of the transverse impact parameter (TIP) for background-subtracted $ D ^+_ s \rightarrow K ^0_{\mathrm{S}} \pi ^+ $ candidates with fit projections overlaid. |
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Mass distributions of the selected (top) $ D _{( s )}^+ \rightarrow K ^0_{\mathrm{S}} \pi ^+ $, (middle) $ D _{( s )}^+ \rightarrow K ^0_{\mathrm{S}} K ^+ $ and (bottom) $ D _{( s )}^+ \rightarrow \phi\pi ^+ $ candidates with fit projections overlaid. The inset in the top plot shows the mass distribution around the $ D ^+_ s \rightarrow K ^0_{\mathrm{S}} \pi ^+ $ signal region. |
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Summary of the systematic uncertainties (in units of $10^{-3}$) on the measured quantities. The total is the sum in quadrature of the different contributions. |
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Created on 27 April 2024.