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Production of D$^{**}_{s}$ mesons in hadronic Z decays

A. Heister , S. Schael , R. Barate (1) , I. de Bonis (1) , D. Decamp (1) , C. Goy (1) , J P. Lees (1) , E. Merle (1) , M N. Minard (1) , B. Pietrzyk (1) , G. Boix , S. Bravo , M P. Casado , M. Chmeissani , J M. Crespo , E. Fernandez , M. Fernandez-Bosman , L. Garrido , E. Grauges , M. Martinez , G. Merino , R. Miquel , L M. Mir , A. Pacheco , H. Ruiz , A. Colaleo , D. Creanza , M. de Palma , G. Iaselli , G. Maggi , M. Maggi , S. Nuzzo , A. Ranieri , G. Raso , F. Ruggieri , G. Selvaggi , L. Silvestris , P. Tempesta , A. Tricomi , G. Zito , X. Huang , Jiali Lin , Q. Ouyang , T. Wang , Y. Xie , R. Xu , S. Xue , J. Zhang , L. Zhang , W. Zhao , D. Abbaneo , P. Azzurri , O. Buchmueller , M. Cattaneo , F. Cerutti , B. Clerbaux , H. Drevermann , R W. Forty , M. Frank , F. Gianotti , T C. Greening , J B. Hansen , J. Harvey , D E. Hutchcroft , P. Janot , B. Jost , M. Kado , P. Mato , A. Moutoussi , F. Ranjard , L. Rolandi , D. Schlatter , O. Schneider , G. Sguazzoni , W. Tejessy , F. Teubert , A. Valassi , I. Videau , J. Ward , F. Badaud (2) , Alain Falvard (2) , Pascal Gay (2) , Pierre Henrard (2) , J. Jousset (2) , B. Michel (2) , S. Monteil (2) , Jean-Claude Montret (2) , D. Pallin (2) , Pascal Perret (2) , J D. Hansen , J R. Hansen , P H. Hansen , B S. Nilsson , A. Waananen , A. Kyriakis , C. Markou , E. Simopoulou , A. Vayaki , K. Zachariadou , A. Blondel (3) , G. Bonneaud (3) , J C. Brient (3) , A. Rouge (3) , M. Rumpf (3) , M. Swynghedauw (3) , M. Verderi (3) , H. Videau (3) , V. Ciulli , E. Focardi , G. Parrini , A. Antonelli , M. Antonelli , G. Bencivenni , G. Bologna , F. Bossi , P. Campana , G. Capon , V. Chiarella , P. Laurelli , G. Mannocchi , F. Murtas , G P. Murtas , L. Passalacqua , M. Pepe-Altarelli , P. Spagnolo , A. Halley , J G. Lynch , P. Negus , V. O'Shea , C. Raine , a S. Thompson , S. Wasserbaech , R. Cavanaugh , S. Dhamotharan , C. Geweniger , P. Hanke , G. Hansper , V. Hepp , E E. Kluge , A. Putzer , J. Sommer , K. Tittel , S. Werner , M. Wunsch , R. Beuselinck , D M. Binnie , W. Cameron , P J. Dornan , M. Girone , N. Marinelli , J K. Sedgbeer , J C. Thompson , V M. Ghete , P. Girtler , E. Kneringer , D. Kuhn , G. Rudolph , E. Bouhova-Thacker , C K. Bowdery , a J. Finch , F. Foster , G. Hughes , R W L. Jones , M R. Pearson , N A. Robertson , K. Jakobs , K. Kleinknecht , G. Quast , B. Renk , H G. Sander , H. Wachsmuth , C. Zeitnitz , A. Bonissent (4) , J. Carr (4) , P. Coyle (4) , O. Leroy (4) , P. Payre (4) , D. Rousseau (4) , M. Talby (4) , F. Ragusa , A. David , H. Dietl , G. Ganis , K. Huttmann , G. Lutjens , C. Mannert , W. Manner , H G. Moser , R. Settles , H. Stenzel , G. Wolf , J. Boucrot (5) , O. Callot (5) , M. Davier (5) , L. Duflot (5) , J F. Grivaz (5) , P. Heusse (5) , A. Jacholkowska (5) , J. Lefrancois (5) , J J. Veillet (5) , C. Yuan (5) , G. Bagliesi , T. Boccali , L. Foa , A. Giammanco , A. Giassi , F. Ligabue , A. Messineo , F. Palla , G. Sanguinetti , A. Sciaba , R. Tenchini , A. Venturi , P G. Verdini , G A. Blair , G. Cowan , M G. Green , T. Medcalf , A. Misiejuk , J A. Strong , P. Teixeira-Dias , R W. Clifft , T R. Edgecock , P R. Norton , I R. Tomalin , B. Bloch-Devaux , P. Colas , S. Emery , W. Kozanecki , E. Lancon , M C. Lemaire , E. Locci , P. Perez , J. Rander , J F. Renardy , A. Roussarie , J P. Schuller , J. Schwindling , A. Trabelsi , B. Vallage , N. Konstantinidis , a M. Litke , G. Taylor , C N. Booth , S. Cartwright , F. Combley , M H. Lehto , L F. Thompson , K. Affholderbach , A. Bohrer , S. Brandt , C. Grupen , A. Ngac , G. Prange , U. Sieler , G. Giannini , J E. Rothberg , S R. Armstrong , K. Berkelman , K. Cranmer , D P S. Ferguson , Y. Gao , S. Gonzalez , O J. Hayes , H. Hu , S. Jin , J. Kile , P A. Mcnamara , J. Nielsen , y B. Pan , J H. von Wimmersperg-Toller , W. Wiedenmann , J. Wu , S L. Wu , X. Wu , G. Zobernig
A. Heister
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S. Schael
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C. Goy
G. Boix
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S. Bravo
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M P. Casado
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M. Chmeissani
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J M. Crespo
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E. Fernandez
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M. Fernandez-Bosman
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L. Garrido
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E. Grauges
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M. Martinez
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G. Merino
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R. Miquel
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L M. Mir
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A. Pacheco
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H. Ruiz
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A. Colaleo
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D. Creanza
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M. de Palma
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G. Iaselli
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G. Maggi
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M. Maggi
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S. Nuzzo
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A. Ranieri
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G. Raso
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F. Ruggieri
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G. Selvaggi
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L. Silvestris
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P. Tempesta
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A. Tricomi
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G. Zito
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Jiali Lin
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Q. Ouyang
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T. Wang
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Y. Xie
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R. Xu
S. Xue
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J. Zhang
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L. Zhang
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D. Abbaneo
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R W. Forty
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M. Frank
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F. Gianotti
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T C. Greening
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J B. Hansen
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J. Harvey
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D E. Hutchcroft
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P. Janot
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M. Kado
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O. Schneider
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Abstract

The production rates of the orbitally excited Ds** mesons, Ds1 and Ds2*, are measured with the 4.1 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the ALEPH detector during 1991--1995. The Ds** mesons are reconstructed in the decay modes Ds1+ -> D*+ K0, Ds1+ -> D*0 K+ and Ds2*+ -> D0 K+. The production rate of the Ds1 is measured to be n(Z->Ds1+-)=(0.52+-0.09+-0.06)%, under the assumption that the two considered decay modes of the Ds1 saturate the branching ratio. The production rate of the Ds2* is determined to be n(Z->Ds2*+-)=(0.83+-0.29+0.07-0.13)%, assuming that the branching fraction of the decay Ds2*+ -> D0 K+ is 45%. The production rates in Z->cc and Z->bbar decays are measured separately.
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in2p3-00011078 , version 1 (08-02-2002)

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A. Heister, S. Schael, R. Barate, I. de Bonis, D. Decamp, et al.. Production of D$^{**}_{s}$ mesons in hadronic Z decays. Physics Letters B, 2002, 526, pp.34-49. ⟨in2p3-00011078⟩
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