Measurement of the $D^*(2010)^+ - D^+$ mass difference

Abstract

We measure the mass difference, $Δm_+$, between the $D^{*}(2010)^+$ and the $D^+$ using the decay chain $D^{*}(2010)^+\to D^+ π^0$ with $D^+\to K^-π^+π^+$. The data were recorded with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies at and near the $Υ(4S)$ resonance, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 468 ${\rm fb}^{-1}$. We measure $Δm_+ = \left(140\,601.0 \pm 6.8[{\rm stat}] \pm 12.9[{\rm syst}]\right)$ keV. We combine this result with a previous BABAR measurement of $Δm_0\equiv m(D^{*}(2010)^+) - m (D^0)$ to obtain $Δm_D = m(D^+) - m(D^0) = \left(4\,824.9 \pm 6.8[{\rm stat}] \pm 12.9[{\rm syst}]\right)$ keV. These results are compatible with and approximately five times more precise than the Particle Data Group averages.

7 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters