Observation of the decay Λ b 0 $$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$ → χc1pπ−
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Author(s)
Aaij, R.
Abellán Beteta, C.
Ackernley, T.
Adeva, B.
Adinolfi, M.
Afsharnia, H.
Aidala, C. A
Aiola, S.
Ajaltouni, Z.
Akar, S.
Date Issued
May 12, 2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics. 2021 May 12;2021(5):95
Version
Final published version
Abstract
Abstract
The Cabibbo-suppressed decay
Λ
b
0
$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$
→ χc1pπ− is observed for the first time using data from proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6 fb−1, collected with the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. Evidence for the
Λ
b
0
$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$
→ χc2pπ− decay is also found. Using the
Λ
b
0
$$ {\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0 $$
→ χc1pK− decay as normalisation channel, the ratios of branching fractions are measured to be
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
1
pπ
−
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
1
pK
−
=
6.59
±
1.01
±
0.22
×
10
−
2
,
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
2
pπ
−
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
1
pπ
−
=
0.95
±
0.30
±
0.04
±
0.04
,
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
2
pK
−
B
Λ
b
0
→
χ
c
1
pK
−
=
1.06
±
0.05
±
0.04
±
0.04
,
$$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}1}{\mathrm{p}\uppi}^{-}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}1}{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{K}}^{-}\right)}=\left(6.59\pm 1.01\pm 0.22\right)\times {10}^{-2},\\ {}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}2}{\mathrm{p}\uppi}^{-}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}1}{\mathrm{p}\uppi}^{-}\right)}=0.95\pm 0.30\pm 0.04\pm 0.04,\\ {}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}2}{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{K}}^{-}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({\Lambda}_{\mathrm{b}}^0\to {\upchi}_{\mathrm{c}1}{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{K}}^{-}\right)}=1.06\pm 0.05\pm 0.04\pm 0.04,\end{array}} $$
where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic and the third is due to the uncertainties in the branching fractions of χc1,2 → J/ψγ decays.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2021)095
