In this thesis, we studied the $B^+ \to D^{*-}\pi^+\pi^+\pi^0$ decay within the Belle II experiment using Monte Carlo simulation. The measurement of this decay dates back to 1990 and amounts to $\mathrm{Br}(B^+ \to D^{*-}\pi^+\pi^+\pi^0) = (1.8\pm0.7\pm0.5)$%, with a total uncertainty of nearly 50%. By analyzing simulated data, we aim to lay the groundwork for a new, more precise measurement.
The signal events were reconstructed via the decay chain $B^+\rightarrow (D^{*-}\rightarrow(\overline{D^0}\rightarrow K^+\pi^-)\pi^-)\pi^+\pi^+(\pi^0\rightarrow\gamma\gamma)$. Selection criteria to reduce the amount of background were defined. By fitting distribution functions for the background and signal distributions, we have determined the number of reconstructed events. Using a 2-dimensional reconstruction efficiency distribution, we calculated the number of actual decays in the simulation sample and determined the branching ratio for the decay $B^+ \to D^{*-}\pi^+\pi^+\pi^0$. The result was consistent with the value used in the simulation.
Selection criteria were tested via two control channels, for which the branching fraction was measured, both on simulated and measured data. Results were consistent.
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