Inclusive charged kaon production from B mesons in Upsilon(4S) decays.

dc.contributor.advisorSkubic, Patrick L.,en_US
dc.contributor.authorRichichi, Stephen Joseph.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:30:54Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:30:54Z
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing data collected at and below the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the CLEO II Detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR), we have investigated the inclusive production of charged kaons, in the decays of B mesons. We present results of the measurement of the charged kaon momentum spectrum from B decays, using information from Specific Ionization Energy Loss (dE/ dx) and Time-of-Flight (ToF) Particle Identification (PID) devices. We fit PID histograms in the data with known samples of primary (pion, kaon, proton) and secondary ( electron, muon) control shape histograms using a chi2 minimization method in Mn_Fit. We average our findings for both PID devices, and compute the branching fraction and average multiplicity of charged kaons. We compare our findings with Monte Carlo simulated data and discuss the implications for b → sg from this analysis.en_US
dc.format.extentxiv, 180 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/5959
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 61-03, Section: B, page: 1468.en_US
dc.noteAdviser: Patrick L. Skubic.en_US
dc.subjectKaons Decay.en_US
dc.subjectPhysics, Elementary Particles and High Energy.en_US
dc.subjectB mesons.en_US
dc.subjectParticles (Nuclear physics)en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineHomer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomyen_US
dc.titleInclusive charged kaon production from B mesons in Upsilon(4S) decays.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI9964766en_US

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