Studies in Charm Physics

罗切斯特小组将在北京进行BES-III的研究，目标是研究开粲产生，并通过Dalitz分析高精度地测量中性D介子衰变到具有CP偶和CP奇不同标记的Kshort π π末态的相位信息。 然后，B工厂和LHC B可以使用该信息来确定CKM混合角γ（或Φ 3）的值。 该计划的其他方面包括研究D介子的辐射衰变和寻找稀有/禁止衰变，这些衰变在标准模型中受到高度抑制，如果被观察到，将表明新的物理学。 该方案的更广泛影响包括协助罗切斯特PREP方案，这是一个为高中适龄妇女举办的暑期方案，旨在促进那些尚未参加高中物理课程的妇女对科学的进一步兴趣。

The Rochester Group will be conducting research on BES-III in Beijing with the goals to study in open-charm production and to measure, with high precision through Dalitz analysis, phase information on the decays of neutral D mesons into Kshort pi pi final states with different tags for CP even and CP odd. This information can then be used by B factories and LHCb to determine the value of the CKM mixing angle gamma (or Phi3). Additional aspects of the program include the study of radiative decays of D mesons and searches for rare/forbidden decays, which are highly suppressed in the Standard Model, and if observed would be indicative of new physics. The Broader Impacts of the program included assisting with the Rochester PREP program, a summer program for high-school age women to promote further science interest in those who have yet to take high school physics.