Measurement of the B0 Lifetime with Partial Reconstruction of B0bar -> D*+ rho-

Abstract

A sample of about 5500 $\bar B^0 \to D^{*+} ρ^-$ and 700 $\bar B^0 \to D^{*+} a_1^-$ events is identified, using the technique of partial reconstruction, among 22.7 $B\bar B$ pairs collected by the BaBar experiment at the PEP-II storage ring. With these events, the $B^0$ lifetime is measured to be $1.616 \pm 0.064 \pm 0.075$ ps. This measurement serves as validation for the procedures required to measure $\sin(2β+ γ)$ with partial reconstruction of $\bar B^0 \to D^{*+} ρ^-$.

18 pages, 3 encapsulated postscript figures, submitted to Moriond QCD 2002