Updated search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay D0→μ+μ- in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV

Abstract

We report on a search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay D0 \to {\mu}+ {\mu}- in pp collisions at \surd s = 1.96 TeV using 360 pb-1 of integrated luminosity collected by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. A displaced vertex trigger selects long-lived D0 candidates in the {\mu}+ {\mu}-, {\pi}+{\pi}-, and K-{\pi}+ decay modes. We use the Cabibbo-favored D0 \to K-{\pi}+ channel to optimize the selection criteria in an unbiased manner, and the kinematically similar D0 \to{\pi}+ {\pi}- channel for normalization. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction (D0 --> {\mu}+ {\mu}-)

We report on a search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay D0→μ+μ- in pp̅ collisions at √s=1.96 TeV using 360 pb-1 of integrated luminosity collected by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider. A displaced vertex trigger selects long-lived D0 candidates in the μ+μ-, π+π-, and K-π+ decay modes. We use the Cabibbo-favored D0→K-π+ channel to optimize the selection criteria in an unbiased manner, and the kinematically similar D0→π+π- channel for normalization. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction B(D0→μ+μ-)<2.1×10-7(3.0×10-7) at the 90% (95%) confidence level.