Bounding CPT violation in the neutral B system

V. Alan Kostelecky and R. Van Kooten
Phys. Rev. D 54, 5585 – Published 1 November 1996
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Abstract

The feasibility of placing bounds on CPT violation from experiments with neutral B mesons is examined. We consider situations with uncorrelated mesons and ones with either unboosted or boosted correlated mesons. Analytical expressions valid for small T- and CPT-violating parameters are presented for time-dependent and time-integrated decay rates, and various relevant asymmetries are derived. We use Monte Carlo simulations to model experimental conditions for a plausible range of CPT-violating parameters. The treatment uses realistic data incorporating background effects, resolutions, and acceptances for typical detectors at CERN LEP, CESR, and the future B factories. Presently, there are no bounds on CPT violation in the B system. We demonstrate that limits of order 10% on CPT violation can be obtained from data already extant, and we determine the CPT reach attainable within the next few years.

  • Received 29 May 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.54.5585

©1996 American Physical Society

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V. Alan Kostelecky and R. Van Kooten

  • Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405

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Vol. 54, Iss. 9 — 1 November 1996

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