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most citedEvidence for an excess of B -> D(*) Tau Nu decays

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hep-ex2012★ 11 cited

The branching fraction of tau --> pi- K0S K0S (pi0) nu decays

J. P. Lees

We present a study of tau- --> pi- K0S K0S (pi0) nu and tau- --> K- K0S K0S (pi0) nu decays using a dataset of 430 million tau lepton pairs, corresponding to an integrated luminosi…

hep-ex2012★ 92 cited

Precision Measurement of the B to X_s γPhoton Energy Spectrum, Branching Fraction, and Direct CP Asymmetry A_{CP}(B to X_{s+d}γ

The BaBar Collaboration

The photon spectrum in the inclusive electromagnetic radiative decays of the meson, plus , is studied using a data sample of $(382.8 \pm 4.2) \ti…

hep-ex2012★ 11 cited

Search for resonances decaying to eta_c pi+ pi- in two-photon interactions

The BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees, others

We report a study of the process gamma gamma -> X -> eta_c pi+ pi-, where X stands for one of the resonances chi_{c2}(1P), eta_c(2S), X(3872), X(3915), or chi_{c2}(2P). The analysi…

hep-ex2012★ 857 cited

Evidence for an excess of B -> D(*) Tau Nu decays

The BaBar Collaboration

Based on the full BaBar data sample, we report improved measurements of the ratios R(D(*)) = B(B -> D(*) Tau Nu)/B(B -> D(*) l Nu), where l is either e or mu. These ratios are sens…

hep-ex2012★ 104 cited

Study of the reaction e^{+}e^{-} -->J/psiπ^{+}π^{-} via initial-state radiation at BaBar

The BABAR Collaboration

We study the process with initial-state-radiation events produced at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy collider. The data were recorded with the BaBar detector…

hep-ex2012★ 207 cited

Measurement of Branching Fractions and Rate Asymmetries in the Rare Decays B -> K(*) l+ l-

The BABAR Collaboration

In a sample of 471 million BB events collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider we study the rare decays B -> K(*) l+ l-, where l+ l- is either e+e- or mu+mu-. W…

hep-ex2011★ 39 cited

Study of Bbar --> Xu l nubar decays in BBbar events tagged by a fully reconstructed B-meson decay and determination of |V_{ub}|

The BABAR Collaboration

We report measurements of partial branching fractions for inclusive charmless semileptonic B decays Bbar --> Xu l nubar, and the determination of the CKM matrix element |V_{ub}|. T…

hep-ex2011★ 62 cited

Search for hadronic decays of a light Higgs boson in the radiative decay Upsilon --> gamma A0

The BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau +385

We search for hadronic decays of a light Higgs boson (A0) produced in radiative decays of an Upsilon(2S) or Upsilon(3S) meson, Upsilon --> gamma A0. The data have been recorded by…

hep-ex2011★ 74 cited

Searches for Rare or Forbidden Semileptonic Charm Decays

The BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees

We present searches for rare or forbidden charm decays of the form , where is a charm hadron (, , or ), i…

hep-ex2011★ 11 cited

Study of di-pion bottomonium transitions and search for the h_b(1P) state

The BABAR Collaboration

We study inclusive di-pion decays using a sample of 108 x 10^6 Upsilon(3S) events recorded with the BABAR detector. We search for the decay mode Upsilon(3S) --> pi+ pi- h_b(1P) and…

hep-ex2011★ 90 cited

Cross Sections for the Reactions e+e- --> K+ K- pi+pi-, K+ K- pi0pi0, and K+ K- K+ K- Measured Using Initial-State Radiation Events

The BABAR Collaboration, J. P. Lees

We study the processes e+e- --> K+ K- pi+pi-gamma, K+ K- pi0pi0gamma, and K+ K- K+ K-gamma, where the photon is radiated from the initial state. About 84000, 8000, and 4200 fully r…

hep-ex2010★ 11 cited

Measurements of branching fractions, polarizations, and direct CP-violation asymmetries in B+ -> rho0 K*+ and B+ -> f0(980)K*+ decays

P. del Amo Sanchez

We present measurements of the branching fractions, longitudinal polarization, and direct CP-violation asymmetries for the decays B+ -> rho0 K*+ and B+ -> f0(980) K*+ with a sample…

hep-ex2010★ 53 cited

Search for the Rare Decay B->K nu nubar

The BABAR Collaboration, P. del Amo Sanchez

We present a search for the rare decays B+ -> K+ nu nubar and B0 -> K0 nu nubar using 459 million BBbar pairs collected with the BaBar detector at the SLAC National Accelerator Lab…

hep-ex2010★ 6 cited

Search for f_J(2220) in radiative J/psi decays

The BABAR Collaboration, P. del Amo Sanchez

We present a search for f_J(2220) production in radiative J/psi -> gamma f_J(2220) decays using 460 fb-1 of data collected with the BABAR detector at the SLAC PEP-II e+e- collider.…

hep-ex2010

Search for b-->u transitions in B- --> DK- and B- --> D*K- Decays

The BABAR Collaboration, P. del Amo Sanchez et al.

We report results from an updated study of the suppressed decays B- to D K- and B- to D* K- followed by D to K+pi-, where D(*) indicates a D(*)0 or an anti-D(*)0 meson, and D* deca…

hep-ex2010★ 2 cited

Correlated leading baryon-antibaryon production in e+e- --> ccbar --> Lambda_c+ antiLambda_c- X

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

We present a study of 649 \pm 35 e+e- --> ccbar events produced at sqrt{s}~10.6 GeV containing both a Lambda_c baryon and a Lambda_c antibaryon. The number observed is roughly four…

hep-ex2010★ 76 cited

Evidence for direct CP violation in the measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa angle gamma with B-+ --> D(*) K(*)-+ decays

The BABAR Collaboration, P. del Amo Sanchez

We report the measurement of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa CP-violating angle through a Dalitz plot analysis of neutral meson decays to and …

hep-ex2010★ 4 cited

Search for B+ -> D+ K0 and B+-> D+ K*0 decays

The BABAR Collaboration, P. del Amo Sanchez

We report a search for the rare decays and in an event sample of approximately 465 million pairs collected with the BaBar detector…

hep-ex2010★ 40 cited

Observation of the Bottomonium State through Decays to

P. del Amo Sanchez, the BABAR Collaboration

Based on \ThreeS events collected with the \babar\ detector, we have observed the \OneDJ bottomonium state through the $\ThreeS\to\g\g\OneDJ\to\g\g\pip\pim\OneS$ d…

hep-ex2010★ 103 cited

Observation of the chi_c2(2P) meson in the reaction gamma gamma -> D Dbar at BABAR

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

A search for the Z(3930) resonance in gamma gamma production of the DDbar system has been performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 384 fb^-1 recor…

hep-ex2009★ 41 cited

Measurements of the Mass and Mass Difference of the and } at BaBar

The BaBar Collaboration, B. Aubert

We present the result from a precision measurement of the mass of the lepton, , based on of data recorded at the resonance with the BaBar detector. U…

hep-ex2009★ 21 cited

Measurement of branching fractions of B decays to K1(1270)pi and K1(1400)pi and determination of the CKM angle alpha from B0 --> a1(1260)+/- pi-/+

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

We report measurements of the branching fractions of neutral and charged B meson decays to final states containing a K_1(1270) or K_1(1400) meson and a charged pion. The data, coll…

hep-ex2009★ 48 cited

Measurement of D0-D0bar Mixing using the Ratio of Lifetimes for the Decays D0->K-pi+ and K+K-

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

We measure the rate of D0-D0bar mixing with the observable yCP=(tauKpi/tauKK)-1, where tauKK and tauKpi are respectively the mean lifetimes of CP-even D0->K+K- and CP-mixed D0->K-p…

hep-ex2009★ 635 cited

Searches for Lepton Flavor Violation in the Decays tau -> e gamma and tau -> mu gamma

The BABAR Collaboration, B. Aubert

Searches for lepton-flavor-violating decay of a tau lepton to a lighter mass lepton and a photon have been performed with the entire dataset of (963 +- 7) x 10^6 tau decays collect…