Search for rare and forbidden decays of charm and charmed-strange mesons to final states h±e e+

P. Rubin; N. Lowrey; S. Mehrabyan; M. Selen; J. Wiss; J. Libby; M. Kornicer; R. E. Mitchell; M. R. Shepherd; C. M. Tarbert; D. Besson; T. K. Pedlar; J. Xavier; D. Cronin-Hennessy; J. Hietala; P. Zweber; S. Dobbs; Z. Metreveli; K. K. Seth; A. Tomaradze; T. Xiao; S. Brisbane; L. Martin; A. Powell; P. Spradlin; G. Wilkinson; H. Mendez; J. Y. Ge; D. H. Miller; I. P.J. Shipsey; B. Xin; G. S. Adams; D. Hu; B. Moziak; J. Napolitano; K. M. Ecklund; J. Insler; H. Muramatsu; C. S. Park; L. J. Pearson; E. H. Thorndike; F. Yang; S. Ricciardi; C. Thomas; M. Artuso; S. Blusk; R. Mountain; T. Skwarnicki; S. Stone; J. C. Wang; L. M. Zhang; G. Bonvicini; D. Cinabro; A. Lincoln; M. J. Smith; P. Zhou; J. Zhu; P. Naik; J. Rademacker; D. M. Asner; K. W. Edwards; K. Randrianarivony; G. Tatishvili; R. A. Briere; H. Vogel; P. U.E. Onyisi; J. L. Rosner; J. P. Alexander; D. G. Cassel; S. Das; R. Ehrlich; L. Fields; L. Gibbons; S. W. Gray; D. L. Hartill; B. K. Heltsley; D. L. Kreinick; V. E. Kuznetsov; J. R. Patterson; D. Peterson; D. Riley; A. Ryd; A. J. Sadoff; X. Shi; W. M. Sun; J. Yelton

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.82.092007

Search for rare and forbidden decays of charm and charmed-strange mesons to final states h^±e e⁺

P. Rubin^*, N. Lowrey, S. Mehrabyan, M. Selen, J. Wiss, J. Libby, M. Kornicer, R. E. Mitchell, M. R. Shepherd, C. M. Tarbert, D. Besson, T. K. Pedlar, J. Xavier, D. Cronin-Hennessy, J. Hietala, P. Zweber, S. Dobbs, Z. Metreveli, K. K. Seth, A. TomaradzeT. Xiao, S. Brisbane, L. Martin, A. Powell, P. Spradlin, G. Wilkinson, H. Mendez, J. Y. Ge, D. H. Miller, I. P.J. Shipsey, B. Xin, G. S. Adams, D. Hu, B. Moziak, J. Napolitano, K. M. Ecklund, J. Insler, H. Muramatsu, C. S. Park, L. J. Pearson, E. H. Thorndike, F. Yang, S. Ricciardi, C. Thomas, M. Artuso, S. Blusk, R. Mountain, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, J. C. Wang, L. M. Zhang, G. Bonvicini, D. Cinabro, A. Lincoln, M. J. Smith, P. Zhou, J. Zhu, P. Naik, J. Rademacker, D. M. Asner, K. W. Edwards, K. Randrianarivony, G. Tatishvili, R. A. Briere, H. Vogel, P. U.E. Onyisi, J. L. Rosner, J. P. Alexander, D. G. Cassel, S. Das, R. Ehrlich, L. Fields, L. Gibbons, S. W. Gray, D. L. Hartill, B. K. Heltsley, D. L. Kreinick, V. E. Kuznetsov, J. R. Patterson, D. Peterson, D. Riley, A. Ryd, A. J. Sadoff, X. Shi, W. M. Sun, J. Yelton

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We have searched for flavor-changing neutral current decays and lepton-number-violating decays of D⁺ and Ds+ mesons to final states of the form h^±e e⁺, where h is either π or K. We use the complete samples of CLEO-c open-charm data, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 818pb^-1 at the center-of-mass energy E _CM=3.774GeV containing 2.4×106 D⁺D^- pairs and 602pb^-1 at E_CM=4.170GeV containing 0.6×106 Ds*±Ds pairs. No signal is observed in any channel, and we obtain 90% confidence level upper limits on branching fractions B(D ⁺→π⁺e⁺e^-)<5. 9×10^-6, B(D⁺→π^-e ⁺e⁺)<1.1×10^-6, B(D⁺→ K⁺e⁺e^-)<3.0×10^-6, B(D ⁺→K^-e⁺e⁺)<3.5×10 ^-6, B(Ds+→π⁺e⁺e^-)<2. 2×10^-5, B(Ds+→π^-e⁺e ⁺)<1.8×10^-5, B(Ds+→K⁺e ⁺e^-)<5.2×10^-5, and B(Ds+→K ^-e⁺e⁺)<1.7×10^-5.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	092007
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	82
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.092007
State	Published - Nov 22 2010

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Rubin, P., Lowrey, N., Mehrabyan, S., Selen, M., Wiss, J., Libby, J., Kornicer, M., Mitchell, R. E., Shepherd, M. R., Tarbert, C. M., Besson, D., Pedlar, T. K., Xavier, J., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Hietala, J., Zweber, P., Dobbs, S., Metreveli, Z., Seth, K. K., ... Yelton, J. (2010). Search for rare and forbidden decays of charm and charmed-strange mesons to final states h^±e e⁺. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 82(9), Article 092007. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.092007

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AU - Rubin, P.

AU - Lowrey, N.

AU - Mehrabyan, S.

AU - Selen, M.

AU - Wiss, J.

AU - Libby, J.

AU - Kornicer, M.

AU - Mitchell, R. E.

AU - Shepherd, M. R.

AU - Tarbert, C. M.

AU - Besson, D.

AU - Pedlar, T. K.

AU - Xavier, J.

AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.

AU - Hietala, J.

AU - Zweber, P.

AU - Dobbs, S.

AU - Metreveli, Z.

AU - Seth, K. K.

AU - Tomaradze, A.

AU - Xiao, T.

AU - Brisbane, S.

AU - Martin, L.

AU - Powell, A.

AU - Spradlin, P.

AU - Wilkinson, G.

AU - Mendez, H.

AU - Ge, J. Y.

AU - Miller, D. H.

AU - Shipsey, I. P.J.

AU - Xin, B.

AU - Adams, G. S.

AU - Hu, D.

AU - Moziak, B.

AU - Napolitano, J.

AU - Ecklund, K. M.

AU - Insler, J.

AU - Muramatsu, H.

AU - Park, C. S.

AU - Pearson, L. J.

AU - Thorndike, E. H.

AU - Yang, F.

AU - Ricciardi, S.

AU - Thomas, C.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Blusk, S.

AU - Mountain, R.

AU - Skwarnicki, T.

AU - Stone, S.

AU - Wang, J. C.

AU - Zhang, L. M.

AU - Bonvicini, G.

AU - Cinabro, D.

AU - Lincoln, A.

AU - Smith, M. J.

AU - Zhou, P.

AU - Zhu, J.

AU - Naik, P.

AU - Rademacker, J.

AU - Asner, D. M.

AU - Edwards, K. W.

AU - Randrianarivony, K.

AU - Tatishvili, G.

AU - Briere, R. A.

AU - Vogel, H.

AU - Onyisi, P. U.E.

AU - Rosner, J. L.

AU - Alexander, J. P.

AU - Cassel, D. G.

AU - Das, S.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Fields, L.

AU - Gibbons, L.

AU - Gray, S. W.

AU - Hartill, D. L.

AU - Heltsley, B. K.

AU - Kreinick, D. L.

AU - Kuznetsov, V. E.

AU - Patterson, J. R.

AU - Peterson, D.

AU - Riley, D.

AU - Ryd, A.

AU - Sadoff, A. J.

AU - Shi, X.

AU - Sun, W. M.

AU - Yelton, J.

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