`{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ $\ensuremath{\Upsilon}(4S)\ensuremath{\rightarrow}B\overline{B}$ pairs collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ collider. One of the $B$ mesons is fully reconstructed and the other one decays to a reconstructed charged $\ensuremath{\pi}$ and a companion charmed meson identified by its recoil mass, inferred by kinematics. Here ``${D}^{**}#39;' refers to the sum of all the nonstrange charm meson states with masses in the range $2.2--2.8\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$. We measure the branching fractions: $\mathcal{B}({B}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{D}^{0}{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}})=(4.49\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{6}$ $\\ensuremath{\\Upsilon}(4S)\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}B\\overline{B}$ pairs collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II ${e}^{+}{e}^{\\ensuremath{-}}$ collider. One of the $B$ mesons is fully reconstructed and the other one decays to a reconstructed charged $\\ensuremath{\\pi}$ and a companion charmed meson identified by its recoil mass, inferred by kinematics. Here ``${D}^{**}

' refers to the sum of all the nonstrange charm meson states with masses in the range $2.2--2.8\\text{ }\\text{ }\\mathrm{GeV}/{c}^{2}$. We measure the branching fractions: $\\mathcal{B}({B}^{\\ensuremath{-}}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}{D}^{0}{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(4.49\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.21\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.23)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, $\\mathcal{B}({B}^{\\ensuremath{-}}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}{D}^{*0}{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(5.13\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.22\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.28)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, $\\mathcal{B}({B}^{\\ensuremath{-}}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}``{D}^{**0}''{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(5.50\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.52\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}1.04)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, $\\mathcal{B}({\\overline{B}}^{0}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}{D}^{+}{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(3.03\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.23\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.23)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, $\\mathcal{B}({\\overline{B}}^{0}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}{D}^{*+}{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(2.99\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.23\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.24)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, $\\mathcal{B}({\\overline{B}}^{0}\\ensuremath{\\rightarrow}``{D}^{**+}''{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}})=(2.34\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.65\\ifmmode\\pm\\else\\textpm\\fi{}0.88)\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\texttimes\\fi{}{10}^{\\ensuremath{-}3}$, and their ratios.","description":"We present branching fraction measurements of charged and neutral $B$ decays to $D{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}}$, ${D}^{*}{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}}$, and `{D}^{**}''{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\ifmmode\times\else\textti…" /> `{D}^{**}''{\\ensuremath{\\pi}}^{\\ensuremath{-}}$ with a missing mass method, based on a sample of $231\\ifmmode\\times\\else\\textti…","datePublished":"2006","isPartOf":{"@type":"Periodical","name":"Physical Review D"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"American Physical Society (APS)"},"sameAs":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.74.111102","identifier":"10.1103/physrevd.74.111102","encoding":{"@type":"MediaObject","contentUrl":"https://libdis.com/api/pdf/2RQUTnsBitWUX1EEd2dD","encodingFormat":"application/pdf"}}