A model-independent determination of the CKM angle γ is presented, using the B± → [K+K−π+π−]Dh± and B± → [π+π−π+π−]Dh± decays, with h = K, π. 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 γ, 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 γ=53.9−8.9+9.5°, 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 γ=52.6−6.4+8.5° is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of γ to date.

Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Abellan Beteta, C., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adefisoye, A., et al. (2026). 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). JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2026(1) [10.1007/JHEP01(2026)062].

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)

Anelli A.;Borsato M.;Calvi M.;Capelli S.;Carniti P.;Falcao L. N.;Fazzini D.;Garcia Pardinas J.;Gotti C.;Kirsebom V. S.;Malentacca L.;Martinazzoli L.;Martinelli M.;Minotti A.;Pizzichemi M.;Salomoni M.;
2026

Abstract

A model-independent determination of the CKM angle γ is presented, using the B± → [K+K−π+π−]Dh± and B± → [π+π−π+π−]Dh± decays, with h = K, π. 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 γ, 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 γ=53.9−8.9+9.5°, 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 γ=52.6−6.4+8.5° is obtained, which is one of the most precise determinations of γ to date.
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B Physics; CKM Angle Gamma; CP Violation; Hadron-Hadron Scattering;
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Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Abellan Beteta, C., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adefisoye, A., et al. (2026). 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). JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2026(1) [10.1007/JHEP01(2026)062].
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