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Sneha Malde

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Optimal binning of $D\rightarrow K_{\mathrm S}^0\pi^+\pi^-$ and $D\rightarrow K_{\mathrm S}^0K^+K^-$ phase space for experimental measurements

New binning schemes for the Dalitz plots of $D \rightarrow K^0_{\mathrm S}\pi^+\pi^-$ and $D \rightarrow K^0_{\mathrm S} K^+ K^-$ decays are presented. These are determined using a new figure of merit for optimisation that better represents the sensitivity to $\gamma$ than previous metrics. Further augmentation comes from including consideration of degeneracy with other physics parameters determined simultaneously and a more accurate treatment of relevant backgrounds. The overall expected improvement in the precision of $\gamma$ measurements using $B^\pm\to DK^\pm$ decays, followed by $D \rightarrow K^0_{\mathrm S}\pi^+\pi^-$, is estimated at around 5$\%$. In addition, the first dedicated optimisation is performed for the observables relevant to charm mixing, $x_{CP}$ and $\Delta x$, in $D \rightarrow K^0_{\mathrm S}\pi^+\pi^-$ decays. This procedure accounts for both statistical sensitivity and the migration of events between bins due to detector resolution. The resulting binning scheme leads to an estimated gain of approximately 20$\%$ in statistical sensitivity, while maintaining the bias due to bin migration at a level comparable to the currently used scheme.

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Charming Darwin: the evolution of QCD parameters across different species

We explore the prospects of measurements of spectral moments of inclusive charm decays with BESIII. The rich and uniquely clean data set of charm mesons and baryons at BESIII offers a unique laboratory to study the evolution of Heavy Quark Expansion (HQE) parameters across different charm hadron species and to shed light on the interplay between heavy quark dynamics and light quark effects. The HQE in terms of inverse powers of the heavy meson mass is well-established in beauty decays, however due to the lighter charm mass its applicability to charm remains an open question. To date no determination of the HQE parameters, the kinetic energy, chromomagnetic moment and Darwin terms, has been attempted. A particularly important role here is given to the Darwin and weak annihilation operators, whose values are important to predict lifetimes of heavy hadrons. Using a fast simulation for the BESIII detector response and predictions for spectral moments, we investigate the sensitivity to HQE parameters with today's and possible future data sets. In addition, we discuss the theory challenges for the HQE in charm and the experimental limitations. We further investigate the sensitivity of determining the CKM matrix element $|V_{cs}|$ with inclusive semileptonic charm decays.

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Improved sensitivity to the CKM phase $γ$ through binning phase space in $B^- \to DK^-$, $D \to K^+π^-π^-π^+$ decays

A binning scheme is proposed for $D^0 \to K^+π^-π^-π^+ $ phase space that will improve the sensitivity of a $B^- \to DK^-$ analysis to the angle $γ$ of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Unitarity Triangle. The scheme makes use of amplitude models recently reported by the LHCb collaboration. Assuming that a four-bin scheme optimised on the models retains a similar sensitivity when applied in data, it is estimated that the statistical uncertainty on $γ$ from the $B$-meson sample so far collected by the LHCb experiment will be as low as 5 degrees. This will be one of the most precise results available for any single decay mode in a $B^- \to D K^-$ measurement. Quantum-correlated $D\bar{D}$ data accumulated by the CLEO-c experiment are analysed to provide first constraints on the coherence factors and average strong-phase differences in the four bins, which are necessary inputs for the measurement. These constraints are compared with the predictions of the model, and consequences for the measurement of $γ$ are discussed.

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CP violation and material interaction of neutral kaons in measurements of the CKM angle $γ$ using $B^\pm\to DK^\pm$ decays where $D\to K_\text{S}^0π^+π^-$

As measurements of the CKM angle $γ$ in decays of $b$-hadrons become increasingly precise, it is important to consider the impact of processes that affect secondary and tertiary decay products and can contribute to the observed CP violation. The golden decay mode used to measure $γ$ is $B^\pm\to DK^\pm$, where $D\to K_\text{S}^0π^+π^-$. Due to the presence of a $K_\text{S}^0$ meson in the final state, $γ$ measurements based on this mode are affected by neutral kaon CP violation and matter regeneration, and this study examines the potential size of the impact. Previous studies determine the impact of kaon CP violation to be a few degrees in size, but make simplifying assumptions about how experimental measurements are implemented. These assumptions are lifted in the present study, and the matter regeneration effect is included for the first time. The results are presented within the context of $γ$ measurements to be made using the LHCb and Belle II II detectors. It is found that the expected biases due to ignoring the effects of CP violation and matter regeneration in neutral kaons is small and less than $0.5^\circ$ degrees in all experimental scenarios considered.

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Selection and processing of calibration samples to measure the particle identification performance of the LHCb experiment in Run 2

Since 2015, with the restart of the LHC for its second run of data taking, the LHCb experiment has been empowered with a dedicated computing model to select and analyse calibration samples to measure the performance of the particle identification (PID) detectors and algorithms. The novel technique was developed within the framework of the innovative trigger model of the LHCb experiment, which relies on online event reconstruction for most of the datasets, reserving offline reconstruction to special physics cases. The strategy to select and process the calibration samples, which includes a dedicated data-processing scheme combining online and offline reconstruction, is discussed. The use of the calibration samples to measure the detector PID performance, and the efficiency of PID requirements across a large range of decay channels, is described. Applications of the calibration samples in data-quality monitoring and validation procedures are also detailed.

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Quantum-correlated measurements of $D\to K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ decays and consequences for the determination of the CKM angle $γ$

We perform quantum-correlated measurements of the decay $D \to K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 0.82 fb$^{-1}$ collected at the $ψ(3770)$ resonance by the CLEO-c detector. The value of the $CP$-even fraction $F_{+}$ is determined to be 0.238 $\pm$ 0.012 $\pm$ 0.012. The strong-phase differences are also measured in different regions of $K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ phase space by binning around the intermediate resonances present. The potential sensitivity of the results for determining the CKM angle $γ$ from $B^{\pm} \to D(K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0})K^{\pm}$ decays is also discussed.

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Quantum-correlated measurements of $D^{0} \to K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ and consequences for the determination of $γ$

Quantum-correlated measurements of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ are performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 818 pb$^{-1}$ collected at the $ψ(3770)$ resonance by the CLEO-c detector. Preliminary results are presented for the $CP$-even fraction $F_{+}$ and the strong-phase differences of this decay. The value of $F_{+}$ is measured to be 0.246 $\pm$ 0.018. The strong-phase differences are measured in different regions of $K^{0}_{\rm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}$ phase space by binning around the intermediate resonances present. The potential sensitivity of the results for determining the CKM angle $γ$ from $B^{\pm}~\to~D(K^{0}_{\mathrm S}π^{+}π^{-}π^{0})K^{\pm}$ decay using the data collected by the Belle detector is also shown.

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First measurement of F_+^{4π} in D ->4πdecays and a new method for measuring CPV in charm decays

A first measurement of \fplus, the \CP-even content of the decay D->4pi using decays of $ψ(3770)$ to quantum correlated $D\bar{D}$ decays collected by the CLEO-c experiment is presented. The measured value is \fplus=$0.737 \pm 0.028$. This relatively high value makes the decay mode particularly suitable for both measurements of the CKM angle $γ$ and charm \CP-violation in a model independent way. This novel approach to studying indirect \CP-violation in charm decays is based on the time-dependent inclusive analysis of multi body self-conjugate states. These final states can be used to determine the indirect CP-violating observable $A_Γ$ and the mixing observable $y_{CP}$ provided that $F_+$ is known. This approach can yield significantly improved sensitivity compared with the conventional method that relies on decays to \CP~eigenstates.

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Measurements of the CKM angle gamma using B^+ --> D K^+ decays at LHCb

Of the three angles that make up the CKM matrix, the least well known is gamma. A precision measurement of this quantity is highly desirable as it forms one of the arbitrary parameters in the Standard Model. Moreover, this is the one angle of the CKM triangle that can be determined in channels that occur via tree-level decays. While loop-level processes could have sensitivity to physics beyond the standard model, tree level processes are expected to be unaltered. Hence a measurement of gamma in tree level processes leads to a standard model benchmark measurement against which other loop-driven measurements can be compared. The measurements described here are the latest developments from LHCb involving the decay B^+ --> D K^+, where the D meson is either a D^0 or a anti-D^0 and the final state of the D meson is accessible from either flavour state.

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$D^0-\bar{D}^0$ mixing studies with the decays $D^0 \to K^0_S K^\mp π^\pm$

We demonstrate how a time-dependent analysis of the decays $D^0 \to K^0_S K^\mp π^\pm$ can be used to determine the $D^0-\bar{D}^0$ mixing parameter $y$ with a precision that is competitive with established methods. The proposed analysis is an inclusive study which makes use of the measurements of the coherence factor and mean strong phase difference for these decays recently performed by CLEO.

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