Search for CPT and Lorentz violation in B0 anti-B0 oscillations with inclusive dilepton events

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    Abstract

    We report preliminary results of a search for CPT and Lorentz violation in B0-B0bar oscillations using an inclusive dilepton sample collected by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II B Factory. Using a sample of 232 million BBbar pairs, we search for time-dependent variations in the complex CPT parameter z = z0 + z1*cos(Omega*t^ + phi) where Omega is the Earth's sidereal frequency and t^ is sidereal time. We measure Im(z0) = (-14.1 +- 7.3(stat) +- 2.4(syst)) x 10E-3, DeltaGamma*Re(z0) = (-7.2 +- 4.1(stat) +- 2.1(syst)) x 10E-3 ps-1, Im(z1) = (-24.0 +- 10.7(stat) +- 5.9(syst)) x 10E-3, and DeltaGamma*Re(z1) = (-18.8 +- 5.5(stat) +- 4.0(syst)) x 10E-3 ps-1, where DeltaGamma is the difference between the decay rates of the neutral B mass eigenstates. The statistical correlation between the measurements of Im(z0) and DeltaGamma*Re(z0) is 76%: between Im(z1) and DeltaGamma*Re(z1) it is 79%. These results are used to evaluate expressions involving coefficients for Lorentz and CPT violation in the general Lorentz-violating standard-model extension. In a complementary approach, we examine the spectral power of periodic variations in z over a wide range of frequencies and find no significant signal.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 33rd International Conference on High Energy Physics
    EditorsAlexey Sissakian, Gennady Kozlov, Elena Kolganova
    Number of pages19
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    Event33rd International Conference on High-Energy Physics - Moscow, Russian Federation
    Duration: 26 Jul 20062 Aug 2006

    Conference

    Conference33rd International Conference on High-Energy Physics
    Abbreviated titleICHEP '06
    Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
    CityMoscow
    Period26/07/062/08/06

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