15 research outputs found
Measurement of forward top pair production in the dilepton channel in <i>pp</i> collisions at âs=13 TeV
Forward top quark pair production is studied in collisions in the final state using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity
of 1.93 fb collected with the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy
of 13 TeV. The cross-section is measured in a fiducial region where both
leptons have a transverse momentum greater than 20 GeV and a pseudorapidity
between 2.0 and 4.5. The quadrature sum of the azimuthal separation and the
difference in pseudorapidities, denoted , between the two leptons
must be larger than 0.1. The -jet axis is required to be separated from both
leptons by a of 0.5, and to have a transverse momentum in excess of
20 GeV and a pseudorapidity between 2.2 and 4.2. The cross-section is measured
to be where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and
the third is due to the luminosity determination. The measurement is compatible
with the Standard Model prediction.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and
additional information, are available at
https://cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/p/LHCb-PAPER-2017-050.htm
Evidence for the decay
International audienceA search for the decay is presented using data sets corresponding to 1.0, 2.0 and 1.6 fb of integrated luminosity collected during pp collisions with the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV, respectively. An excess is found over the background-only hypothesis with a significance of 3.4 standard deviations. The branching fraction of the decay is determined to be , where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The third uncertainty is due to limited knowledge of external parameters used to normalise the branching fraction measurement
Measurement of violation in decays
A measurement of the asymmetries and in decays is reported. The decays are reconstructed in a dataset
collected with the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at
centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV and corresponding to an integrated
luminosity of . The asymmetries are measured to be
and . These results are in
agreement with, and more precise than, previous determinations. They are used
to constrain and to intervals that
are consistent with the current world-average values.Comment: All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and
additional information, are available at
https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2018-009.htm
Measurement of the CP asymmetry in B- -> (Ds-D0) and B- -> (D-D0) decays
The CP asymmetry in B- -> (Ds-D0) and B- -> (D-D0) decays is measured using LHCb data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb(-1), collected in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8TeV. The results are A(CP) (B- -> (Ds-D0)) = (-0.4 +/- 0.5 +/- 0.5)% and A(CP) (B- -> (D-D0)) = (2.3 +/- 2.7 +/- 0.4)%, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. This is the first measurement of A(CP) (B- -> (Ds-D0)) and the most precise determination of A(CP) (B- -> (D-D0)). Neither result shows evidence of CP violation
Study of eta-eta ' mixing from measurement of B-(s)(0) -> J/psi eta((')) decay rates
A study of B and Bs meson decays into J/Ï Î· and J/Ï Î·âČ final states is performed using a data set of proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, collected by the LCHb experiment and corresponding to 3.0 fbâ1 of integrated luminosity. The decay B0 â J/Ï Î·âČ is observed for the first time. The following ratios of branching fractions are measured:
B(B0âJ/ÏηâČ)B(B0sâ J/ÏηâČ)=(2.28±0.65 (stat)±0.10 (syst)±0.13 (fs/fd))Ă10â2,B(B0â J/Ïη)B(B0sâ J/Ïη)=(1.85±0.61 (stat)±0.09 (syst)±0.11 (fs/fd))Ă10â2, where the third uncertainty is related to the present knowledge of fs/fd, the ratio between the probabilities for a b quark to form a Bs or a B0 meson. The branching fraction ratios are used to determine the parameters of η â ηâČ meson mixing. In addition, the first evidence for the decay Bs â Ï(2S)ηâČ is reported, and the relative branching fraction is measured,
B(B0sâ Ï(2S)ηâČ)B(B0sâ J/ÏηâČ)=(38.7±9.0 (stat)±1.3 (syst)±0.9(B))Ă10â2, where the third uncertainty is due to the limited knowledge of the branching fractions of J/Ï and Ï(2S) mesons
Precise measurements of the properties of the B-1(5721)(0,+) and B-2*(5747)(0,+) states and observation of B-+,B-0 pi(-,+) mass structures
Invariant mass distributions of B+pi- and B0pi+ combinations are investigated
in order to study excited B mesons. The analysis is based on a data sample
corresponding to 3.0 fb-1 of pp collision data, recorded by the LHCb detector
at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. Precise measurements of the masses
and widths of the B_1(5721)^(0,+) and B_2*(5747)^(0,+) states are reported.
Clear enhancements, particularly prominent at high pion transverse momentum,
are seen over background in the mass range 5850--6000 MeV in both B+pi- and
B0pi+ combinations. The structures are consistent with the presence of four
excited B mesons, labelled B_J(5840)^(0,+) and B_J(5960)^(0,+), whose masses
and widths are obtained under different hypotheses for their quantum numbers.Comment: 29 pages, 5 Figures, 8 Table
Amplitude analysis of Bâ â D+ ÏâÏâ decays
The Dalitz plot analysis technique is used to study the resonant substructures of BââD+ÏâÏâ decays in a data sample corresponding to 3.0ââfbâ1 of pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011 and 2012. A model-independent analysis of the angular moments demonstrates the presence of resonances with spins 1, 2 and 3 at high D+Ïâ mass. The data are fitted with an amplitude model composed of a quasi-model-independent function to describe the D+Ïâ S wave together with virtual contributions from the Dâ(2007)0 and B*0 states, and components corresponding to the Dâ2(2460)0, Dâ1(2680)0, Dâ3(2760)0 and Dâ2(3000)0 resonances. The masses and widths of these resonances are determined together with the branching fractions for their production in BââD+ÏâÏâ decays. The D+Ïâ S wave has phase motion consistent with that expected due to the presence of the Dâ0(2400)0 state. These results constitute the first observations of the Dâ3(2760)0 and Dâ2(3000)0 resonances, with significances of 10Ï and 6.6Ï, respectively
Measurement of observables in decays using two- and four-body final states
Measurements of CP observables in B â DK decays are presented, where D denotes a superposition of D and meson states. Decays of the D meson to K Ï, K K, Ï Ï, K Ï Ï Ï and Ï Ï Ï Ï are used and the K meson is reconstructed in the K Ï final state. This analysis uses a data sample of pp collisions collected with the LHCb experiment, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1 fb, 2 fb and 1.8 fb at centre-of-mass energies TeV, 8 TeV and 13 TeV, respectively. The sensitivity of the results to the CKM angle Îł is discussed.Measurements of observables in decays are presented, where denotes a superposition of and meson states. Decays of the meson to , , , and are used and the meson is reconstructed in the final state. This analysis uses a data sample of collisions collected with the LHCb experiment, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1 , 2 and 1.8 at centre-of-mass energies 7 TeV, 8 TeV and 13 TeV, respectively. The sensitivity of the results to the CKM angle is discussed
First observation of decays and a search for decays
A search for BâââD KK decays is performed using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb, collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determined to beA search for decays is performed using collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb, collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determined to be \begin{equation*} \mathcal{B}(B^{+} \to D_s^{+}K^{+}K^{-} ) = (7.1 \pm 0.5 \pm 0.6 \pm 0.7) \times 10^{-6}, \end{equation*} where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the normalisation mode . A search is also performed for the pure annihilation decay . No significant signal is observed and a limit of \begin{equation*} \mathcal{B}(B^{+} \to D_s^{+}\phi) < 4.9 \times 10^{-7}~(4.2 \times 10^{-7}) \end{equation*} is set on the branching fraction at 95 (90) confidence level