Model-independent measurement of charm mixing parameters in $\bar{B} \rightarrow D^0 ( \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-) \mu^- \bar{\nu}_\mu X$ decays

Abstract

A measurement of charm mixing and $CP$-violating parameters is reported, using $\bar{B} \rightarrow D^0 ( \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-) \mu^- \bar{\nu}_\mu X$ decays reconstructed in proton-proton collisions collected by the LHCb experiment during the years 2016 to 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb$^{-1}$. The measured mixing and $CP$-violating parameters are $$x_{\rm CP} = [ \,\,\,\,\,4.29 \pm 1.48 \mbox{(stat)} \pm 0.26 \mbox{(syst)} ] \times 10^{-3}\,,$$ $$y_{\rm CP} = [ \,\,12.61 \pm 3.12 \mbox{(stat)} \pm 0.83 \mbox{(syst)} ] \times 10^{-3} \,,$$ $$\Delta x \,\,= [ -0.77 \pm 0.93 \mbox{(stat)} \pm 0.28 \mbox{(syst)} ] \times 10^{-3} \,,$$ $$\Delta y \, = [ \,\,\,\,\,3.01 \pm 1.92 \mbox{(stat)} \pm 0.26 \mbox{(syst)} ] \times 10^{-3} \,.$$ The results are complementary to and consistent with previous measurements. A combination with the recent LHCb analysis of $D^{*+} \rightarrow D^0 ( \rightarrow K_S^0 \pi^+ \pi^-) \pi^+ $ decays is reported.