TY - JOUR
T1 - A model-independent measurement of the CKM angle γ in the decays B± → [K+K−π+π−]Dh± and B± → [π+π−π+π−]Dh± (h = K, π)
AU - LHCb Collaboration
AU - Aaij, R.
AU - Jayaweera, C.
AU - Johnson, D.
AU - Lazzeroni, C.
AU - Madurai, M.J.
AU - Sahoo, N.
AU - Slater, M.W.
AU - Tat, M.D.
AU - Thompson, D.J.D.
AU - Volle, F.C.
AU - Watson, N.K.
AU - Whiter, E.
PY - 2026/1/9
Y1 - 2026/1/9
N2 - A model-independent determination of the CKM angle γ is presented, using the B± → [K+K−π+π−]Dh± and B± → [π+π−π+π−]Dh± decays, with h = K, π. This measurement is the first phase-space binned study of these decay modes, and uses a sample of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The phase-space bins are optimised for sensitivity to γ, and in each bin external inputs from the BESIII experiment are used to constrain the charm strong-phase parameters. The result of this binned analysis is γ = (53.9+9.5−8.9)°, where the uncertainty includes both statistical and systematic contributions. Furthermore, when combining with existing phase-space integrated measurements of the same decay modes, a value ofγ = (52.6+8.5−6.4)° is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of γ to date.
AB - A model-independent determination of the CKM angle γ is presented, using the B± → [K+K−π+π−]Dh± and B± → [π+π−π+π−]Dh± decays, with h = K, π. This measurement is the first phase-space binned study of these decay modes, and uses a sample of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The phase-space bins are optimised for sensitivity to γ, and in each bin external inputs from the BESIII experiment are used to constrain the charm strong-phase parameters. The result of this binned analysis is γ = (53.9+9.5−8.9)°, where the uncertainty includes both statistical and systematic contributions. Furthermore, when combining with existing phase-space integrated measurements of the same decay modes, a value ofγ = (52.6+8.5−6.4)° is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of γ to date.
U2 - 10.1007/JHEP01(2026)062
DO - 10.1007/JHEP01(2026)062
M3 - Article
SN - 1126-6708
VL - 2026
JO - JHEP
JF - JHEP
IS - 1
M1 - 62
ER -