Search For Cp Violation In Singly Cabibbo-Suppressed Charm Decays

<p>CP violation in singly Cabibbo-Suppressed (SCS) weak decays of charged D mesons is predicted in the Standard Model (SM) to have asymmetries on the order of 10^-3. $CP$ violation has not yet been observed in the Charm sector; however, the BaBar experiment now has extremely large data samples of charged D mesons which may have the sensitivity to make such a measurement. The CP asymmetry will be measured by studying the asymmetry of the Dalitz plot for D⁺ and D^-. A fit of the Dalitz plot will give insight of the underlying physics of the decay by measuring the amplitudes and relative phases of resonant ($i.e.$ $\phi$ and K^*0) and the non-resonant states.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics and Astronomy

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• White, Ryan Mackenzie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Milind V Purohit

• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Physics
• Charm
• CP Violation
• Dalitz

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Ryan Mackenzie White

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/1764

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-2765