Publication Date
2007
Journal or Book Title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Abstract
We present the first general analysis of New Physics contributions to the D0-D̅ 0 lifetime difference (equivalently ΔΓD). We argue that New Physics (NP) contributions to |ΔC|=1 processes can dominate the lifetime difference in the flavor SU(3) limit. We provide several specific examples of models that produce sizable effects in ΔΓD for realistic values of light quark masses, even if such NP contributions are undetectable in the current round of D0 decay experiments. This makes ΔΓD a viable observable for studies of indirect effects of New Physics.
Pages
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Volume
98
Issue
18
Recommended Citation
Golowich, E; Pakvasa, S; and Petrov, AA, "New physics contributions to the lifetime difference in D-0-(D)over-bar(0) mixing" (2007). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 456.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/456
Comments
This is the pre-published version achieved from ArXiv. The published version is located at http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v98/i18/e181801