190 research outputs found
Search for a light Higgs resonance in radiative decays of the (1S) with a charm tag
A search is presented for the decay (1S)→γA0, A0→cc¯, where A0 is a candidate for the CP-odd Higgs boson of the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model. The search is based on data collected with the BABAR detector at the (2S) resonance. A sample of (1S) mesons is selected via the decay (2S)→π+π-(1S). The A0→cc¯ decay is identified through the reconstruction of hadronic D0, D+, and D∗(2010)+ meson decays. No significant signal is observed. The measured 90% confidence-level upper limits on the product branching fraction B((1S)→γA0)×B(A0→cc¯) range from 7.4×10-5 to 2.4×10-3 for A0 masses from 4.00 to 8.95GeV/c2 and 9.10 to 9.25GeV/c2, where the region between 8.95 and 9.10GeV/c2 is excluded because of background from (2S)→γχbJ(1P), χbJ(1P)→γ(1S) decays
Measurement of CP observables in B± → D(⁎)K± and B± → D(⁎)π± decays
Measurements of CP observables in B ± →D (⁎) K ± and B ± →D (⁎) π ± decays are presented, where D (⁎) indicates a neutral D or D ⁎ meson that is an admixture of D (⁎)0 and D¯ (⁎)0 states. Decays of the D ⁎ meson to the Dπ 0 and Dγ final states are partially reconstructed without inclusion of the neutral pion or photon, resulting in distinctive shapes in the B candidate invariant mass distribution. Decays of the D meson are fully reconstructed in the K ± π ∓ , K + K − and π + π − final states. The analysis uses a sample of charged B mesons produced in pp collisions collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.0, 1.0 and 2.0 fb −1 taken at centre-of-mass energies of s=7, 8 and 13 TeV, respectively. The study of B ± →D ⁎ K ± and B ± →D ⁎ π ± decays using a partial reconstruction method is the first of its kind, while the measurement of B ± →DK ± and B ± →Dπ ± decays is an update of previous LHCb measurements. The B ± →DK ± results are the most precise to date
Measurement of the Ξ<sup>-</sup><sub>b</sub> and Ω<sup>-</sup><sub>b</sub> baryon lifetimes
Using a data sample of pp collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of , the and baryons are reconstructed in the and decay modes and their lifetimes measured to be \tau (\Xi_b^-) = 1.55\, ^{+0.10}_{-0.09}~{\rm(stat)} \pm 0.03\,{\rm(syst)} ps, \tau (\Omega_b^-) = 1.54\, ^{+0.26}_{-0.21}~{\rm(stat)} \pm 0.05\,{\rm(syst)} ps. These are the most precise determinations to date. Both measurements are in good agreement with previous experimental results and with theoretical predictions
Angular distributions in the decay B -> K*l(+)l(-)
We use a sample of 384 million BBbar events collected with the Babar detector at the PEP-II e+e- collider to study angular distributions in the rare decays B -> K* l+l-, where l+l- is either e+e- or mu+mu-. For low dilepton invariant masses, m(l+l-)3.2$ GeV/c^2, we measure AFB=0.76 (+0.52,-0.32) +/- 0.07 FL=0.71 (+0.20,-0.22) +/- 0.04.We are grateful for the excellent luminosity and machine
conditions provided by our PEP-II colleagues, and
for the substantial dedicated effort from the computing
organizations that support BABAR. The collaborating
institutions wish to thank SLAC for its support and
kind hospitality. This work is supported by DOE and
NSF (USA), NSERC (Canada), CEA and CNRS-IN2P3
(France), BMBF and DFG (Germany), INFN (Italy),
FOM (The Netherlands), NFR (Norway), MES (Russia),
MEC (Spain), and STFC (United Kingdom). Individuals
have received support from the Marie Curie EIF (European
Union) and the A. P. Sloan Foundation.Peer reviewe
First observation and amplitude analysis of the B- -> D+K-pi(-) decay
The B-→D+K-π- decay is observed in a data sample corresponding to 3.0 fb-1 of pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011 and 2012. Its branching fraction is measured to be B(B-→D+K-π-)=(7.31±0.19±0.22±0.39)×10-5 where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the branching fraction of the normalization channel B-→D+π-π-, respectively. An amplitude analysis of the resonant structure of the B-→D+K-π- decay is used to measure the contributions from quasi-two-body B-→D0∗(2400)0K-, B-→D2∗(2460)0K-, and B-→DJ∗(2760)0K- decays, as well as from nonresonant sources. The DJ∗(2760)0 resonance is determined to have spin 1
First observation and amplitude analysis of the B−→D+K−π− decay
The B−→D+K−π− decay is observed in a data sample corresponding to 3.0 fb−1 of pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011 and 2012. Its branching fraction is measured to be B(B−→D+K−π−)=(7.31±0.19±0.22±0.39)×10−5 where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the branching fraction of the normalization channel B−→D+π−π−, respectively. An amplitude analysis of the resonant structure of the B−→D+K−π− decay is used to measure the contributions from quasi-two-body B−→D∗0(2400)0K−, B−→D∗2(2460)0K−, and B−→D∗J(2760)0K− decays, as well as from nonresonant sources. The D∗J(2760)0 resonance is determined to have spin 1
Measurement of the Difference of Time-Integrated CPAsymmetries in D0→K−K+ and D0→π−π+ Decays
A search for CP violation in and decays is performed using collision data,
corresponding to an integrated luminosity of , collected using the
LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and TeV. The flavour of the
charm meson is inferred from the charge of the pion in and decays. The difference
between the CP asymmetries in and decays, , is measured to be . This is the most precise measurement of a
time-integrated CP asymmetry in the charm sector from a single experiment.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and
additional information, are available at
http://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2015-055.htm
Dalitz plot analysis ofB0→D¯0π+π−decays
The resonant substructures of decays are
studied with the Dalitz plot technique. In this study a data sample
corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb of collisions
collected by the LHCb detector is used. The branching fraction of the decay in the region
GeV is measured to be ,
where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic and the
last arises from the normalisation channel . The
S-wave components are modelled with the Isobar and K-matrix
formalisms. Results of the Dalitz plot analyses using both models are
presented. A resonant structure at
GeV is confirmed and its spin-parity is determined for the first time
as . The branching fraction, mass and width of this structure are
determined together with those of the and
resonances. The branching fractions of other decay
components with are also reported. Many of these branching
fraction measurements are the most precise to date. The first observation of
the decays , , ,
and the first evidence of are presented.Comment: 64 pages, 17 figure
Study of D-(*())(+)(sJ) mesons decaying to D*K-+(S)0 and D*K-0(+) final states
A search is performed for mesons in the reactions and using data collected at
centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV with the LHCb detector. For the final state, the decays with and are used. For , the
decay with is used. A prominent
signal is observed in both and final states. The resonances and are
also observed, yielding information on their properties, including spin-parity
assignments. The decay is observed
for the first time, at a significance of 6.9 , and its branching
fraction relative to the decay mode is
measured
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