A model-independent determination of the CKM angle gamma is presented, using the B-+/- -> [K+K-pi(+)pi(-)](D)h(+/-) and B-+/- -> [pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-)](D)h(+/-) decays, with h = K, pi. 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 gamma, 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 gamma=(53.9(-8.9)(+9.5))degrees, 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 of gamma=(52.6(-6.4)(+8.5))degrees is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of gamma to date.

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)

De Angelis, C.;Dettori, F.;Manca, G.;Oldeman, R.;Provenzano, D.;Saitta, B.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

A model-independent determination of the CKM angle gamma is presented, using the B-+/- -> [K+K-pi(+)pi(-)](D)h(+/-) and B-+/- -> [pi(+)pi(-)pi(+)pi(-)](D)h(+/-) decays, with h = K, pi. 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 gamma, 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 gamma=(53.9(-8.9)(+9.5))degrees, 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 of gamma=(52.6(-6.4)(+8.5))degrees is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of gamma to date.
2026
B Physics; CKM Angle Gamma; CP Violation; Hadron-Hadron Scattering
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