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Main Authors: Dorigo, Mirco, Raiz, Sebastiano, Tonelli, Diego, Zlebcik, Radek
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11196
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author Dorigo, Mirco
Raiz, Sebastiano
Tonelli, Diego
Zlebcik, Radek
author_facet Dorigo, Mirco
Raiz, Sebastiano
Tonelli, Diego
Zlebcik, Radek
contents We present a method to measure time-dependent $CP$ violation in $B^0$ decays produced in $Υ(4S) \to B^0\overline{B}^0$ events at $B$ factories without reconstructing the signal decay vertex. The method exploits the sensitivity of the tag $\overline{B}^0$ decay time to $CP$ violation in the $B^0$ signal. It relies on a compact $e^+e^-$ interaction region and excellent vertex resolution, which enable precise measurement of the displacement between production and decay vertices of the tag meson. We study an application to $B^0\toπ^0π^0$ decays using a simplified simulation that approximates the conditions of the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider. Our approach achieves a sensitivity on mixing-induced $CP$ violation that would require 20 times larger samples with standard approaches. When incorporated into the $B \to ππ$ isospin analysis, the expected results would reduce the degeneracy of $ϕ_2$ solutions and significantly increase precision. This work opens a path to previously inaccessible $CP$-violation studies enhancing and accelerating the reach of Belle II and future flavor physics programs.
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spellingShingle Unlocking time-dependent $CP$ violation without signal vertexing at $B$ factories
Dorigo, Mirco
Raiz, Sebastiano
Tonelli, Diego
Zlebcik, Radek
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We present a method to measure time-dependent $CP$ violation in $B^0$ decays produced in $Υ(4S) \to B^0\overline{B}^0$ events at $B$ factories without reconstructing the signal decay vertex. The method exploits the sensitivity of the tag $\overline{B}^0$ decay time to $CP$ violation in the $B^0$ signal. It relies on a compact $e^+e^-$ interaction region and excellent vertex resolution, which enable precise measurement of the displacement between production and decay vertices of the tag meson. We study an application to $B^0\toπ^0π^0$ decays using a simplified simulation that approximates the conditions of the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider. Our approach achieves a sensitivity on mixing-induced $CP$ violation that would require 20 times larger samples with standard approaches. When incorporated into the $B \to ππ$ isospin analysis, the expected results would reduce the degeneracy of $ϕ_2$ solutions and significantly increase precision. This work opens a path to previously inaccessible $CP$-violation studies enhancing and accelerating the reach of Belle II and future flavor physics programs.
title Unlocking time-dependent $CP$ violation without signal vertexing at $B$ factories
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11196