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Study of the decay asymmetry parameter and CP violation parameter in the Lambdac+ --> Lambda pi+ decay

J. M. Link

hep-exarXiv:hep-ex/0509042

Abstract

Using data from the FOCUS (E831) experiment at Fermilab, we present a new measurement of the weak decay-asymmetry parameter alpha(Lambdac) in Lambdac --> Lambda pi decay. Comparing particle with antiparticle decays, we obtain the first measurement of the CP violation parameter : A = [alpha(Lambdac)+alpha(antiLambdac)]/[alpha(Lambdac)-alpha(antiLambdac)]. We obtain alpha(Lambdac)=-0.78+-0.16+-0.13 and A = -0.07+-0.19+-0.12 where errors are statistical and systematic.

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