Nonleptonic decays of charm mesons

Amplitude analyses of the $D\sp{+}$, D\sbsp{s}{+} \to K\sp{+}K\sp{-}π\sp{+} and $D\sp{+}$, D\sbsp{s}{+} \to π\sp{+}π\sp{+}π\sp{-} Dalitz plots are presented using data collected by the Fermilab high energy photoproduction experiment E687. Our data are fit to a model consisting of a sum of constant and Breit-Wigner amplitudes for the intermediate three-body nonresonant and two-body resonant decay modes. We extract decay fractions and relative phases. These results are used to infer new branching ratios for the D\sp{+} \to \phiπ\sp{+} and D\sp{+} \to \overline{K}\sp*(892)$\sp{0}K\sp{+}$ channels.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Greene, Rodney Lennart

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wiss, J.E.

• Physics, Elementary Particles and High Energy

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Greene, Rodney Lennart

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9624353
(UMI)AAI9624353

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21138