Published: 2003
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We have studied the decay[bar B][yields] D[ell][bar[nu]], where[ell]= e or[mu]. From a fit to the differential decay rate d[Lambda]/dw we measure the rate normalization F[sub D](1)V[sub cb] and form factor slope[rho][sub D][sup 2], and, using measured values of[tau][sub B], find[Lambda]([bar B][yields] D[ell][bar[nu]])= (12.0[+-] 0.9[+-] 2.1) ns[sup -1]. The resulting branching fractions are[Beta]([bar B][sup 0][yields] D[sup+][ell][sup -][bar[nu]])= (1.87[+-] 0.15[+-] 0.32)% and[Beta](B[sup -][yields] D[sup 0][ell][sup -][bar[nu]])= (1.94[+-] 0.15[+-] 0.34)%. The form factor parameters are in agreement with those measured in[bar B][yields] D*[ell][bar[nu]] decays, as predicted by heavy quark effective theory.