315 research outputs found

    Observation of an Excited Bc+ State

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    Using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 8.5 fb-1 recorded by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of s=7, 8, and 13 TeV, the observation of an excited Bc+ state in the Bc+π+π- invariant-mass spectrum is reported. The observed peak has a mass of 6841.2±0.6(stat)±0.1(syst)±0.8(Bc+) MeV/c2, where the last uncertainty is due to the limited knowledge of the Bc+ mass. It is consistent with expectations of the Bc∗(2S31)+ state reconstructed without the low-energy photon from the Bc∗(1S31)+→Bc+γ decay following Bc∗(2S31)+→Bc∗(1S31)+π+π-. A second state is seen with a global (local) statistical significance of 2.2σ (3.2σ) and a mass of 6872.1±1.3(stat)±0.1(syst)±0.8(Bc+) MeV/c2, and is consistent with the Bc(2S10)+ state. These mass measurements are the most precise to date

    Observation of the Λb0 → χc1 (3872) pK− decay

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    Observation of B(s)0→J/ψpp¯ decays and precision measurements of the B(s)0 masses

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    The first observation of the decays B 0 ( s ) → J / ψ p ¯ p is reported, using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.2     fb − 1 , collected with the LHCb detector. These decays are suppressed due to limited available phase space, as well as due to Okubo-Zweig-Iizuka or Cabibbo suppression. The measured branching fractions are B ( B 0 → J / ψ p ¯ p ) = [ 4.51 ± 0.40 ( stat ) ± 0.44 ( syst ) ] × 10 − 7 , B ( B 0 s → J / ψ p ¯ p ) = [ 3.58 ± 0.19 ( stat ) ± 0.39 ( syst ) ] × 10 − 6 . For the B 0 s meson, the result is much higher than the expected value of O ( 10 − 9 ) . The small available phase space in these decays also allows for the most precise single measurement of both the B 0 mass as 5279.74 ± 0.30 ( stat ) ± 0.10 ( syst )     MeV and the B 0 s mass as 5366.85 ± 0.19 ( stat ) ± 0.13 ( syst )     MeV

    Observation of the decay Λ <sub>b</sub> <sup>0</sup>  → ψ(2S)pπ<sup>−</sup>

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    International audienceThe Cabibbo-suppressed decay Λb0_{b}^{0}  → ψ(2S)pπ^{−} is observed for the first time using a data sample collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions corresponding to 1.0, 2.0 and 1.9 fb1^{−1} of integrated luminosity at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV, respectively. The ψ(2S) mesons are reconstructed in the μ+^{+}μ^{−} final state. The branching fraction with respect to that of the Λb0_{b}^{0}  → ψ(2S)pK^{−} decay mode is measured to b

    Search for CPCP violation through an amplitude analysis of D0K+Kπ+πD^0 \to K^+ K^- \pi^+ \pi^- decays

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    International audienceA search for CP violation in the Cabibbo-suppressed D0^{0} → K+^{+}K^{−}π+^{+}π^{−} decay mode is performed using an amplitude analysis. The measurement uses a sample of pp collisions recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011 and 2012, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb1^{−1}. The D0^{0} mesons are reconstructed from semileptonic b-hadron decays into D0^{0}μ^{−}X final states. The selected sample contains more than 160 000 signal decays, allowing the most precise amplitude modelling of this D0^{0} decay to date. The obtained amplitude model is used to perform the search for CP violation. The result is compatible with CP symmetry, with a sensitivity ranging from 1% to 15% depending on the amplitude considered

    Measurement of the branching fraction and CP asymmetry in B plus . J/.. plus decays

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    The branching fraction and direct C ⁣PC\!P asymmetry of the decay B+J/ψρ+B^{+}\rightarrow J/\psi \rho^{+} are measured using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 3\mbox{fb}^{-1}. The following results are obtained: \begin{align} \mathcal{B}(B^{+}\rightarrow J/\psi \rho^{+}) &= (3.81 ^{+0.25}_{-0.24} \pm 0.35) \times 10^{-5}, \nonumber \\ \mathcal{A}^{C\!P} (B^{+}\rightarrow J/\psi \rho^{+}) &= -0.045^{+0.056}_{-0.057} \pm 0.008, \nonumber \end{align} where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. Both measurements are the most precise to date.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/p/LHCb-PAPER-2018-036.htm

    Search for beautiful tetraquarks in the <i>ϒ</i>(1<i>S</i>)μ<sup>+</sup>μ<sup>−</sup> invariant-mass spectrum

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    International audienceThe ϒ(1S)μ+^{+}μ^{−} invariant-mass distribution is investigated for a possible exotic meson state composed of two b quarks and two b \overline{b} quarks, Xbbbb {X}_{b\overline{b}b\overline{b}} . The analysis is based on a data sample of pp collisions recorded with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies s=7 \sqrt{s}=7 , 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.3 fb1^{−1}. No significant excess is found, and upper limits are set on the product of the production cross-section and the branching fraction as functions of the mass of the Xbbbb {X}_{b\overline{b}b\overline{b}} state. The limits are set in the fiducial volume where all muons have pseudorapidity in the range [2.0, 5.0], and the Xbbbb {X}_{b\overline{b}b\overline{b}} state has rapidity in the range [2.0, 4.5] and transverse momentum less than 15 GeV/c

    Measurement of fs /fu Variation with Proton-Proton Collision Energy and B -Meson Kinematics

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    The ratio of the Bs0 and B+ fragmentation fractions fs and fu is studied with Bs0→J/ψφ and B+→J/ψK+ decays using data collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at 7, 8, and 13 TeV center-of-mass energies. The analysis is performed in bins of B-meson momentum, longitudinal momentum, transverse momentum, pseudorapidity, and rapidity. The fragmentation-fraction ratio fs/fu is observed to depend on the B-meson transverse momentum with a significance of 6.0σ. This dependency is driven by the 13 TeV sample (8.7σ), while the results for the other collision energies are not significant when considered separately. Furthermore, the results show a 4.8σ evidence for an increase of fs/fu as a function of collision energy

    Measurement of angular and CP asymmetries in D0→π+π-μ+μ- and D0→K+K-μ+μ- decays

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    The first measurements of the forward-backward asymmetry of the dimuon pair (A_{FB}), the triple-product asymmetry (A_{2ϕ}), and the charge-parity-conjugation asymmetry (A_{CP}), in D0→π+π-μ+μ- and D0→K+K-μ+μ- decays are reported. They are performed using data from proton-proton collisions collected with the LHCb experiment from 2011 to 2016, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 5  fb^{-1}. The asymmetries are measured to be A_{FB}(D^{0}→π^{+}π^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(3.3±3.7±0.6)%, A_{2ϕ}(D^{0}→π^{+}π^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(-0.6±3.7±0.6)%, A_{CP}(D^{0}→π^{+}π^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(4.9±3.8±0.7)%, A_{FB}(D^{0}→K^{+}K^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(0±11±2)%, A_{2ϕ}(D^{0}→K^{+}K^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(9±11±1)%, A_{CP}(D^{0}→K^{+}K^{-}μ^{+}μ^{-})=(0±11±2)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The asymmetries are also measured as a function of the dimuon invariant mass. The results are consistent with the standard model predictions
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