Measurement of the Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] Lifetime in Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] → Λ[superscript +][subscript c]π[subscript −] Decays in p[¯ over p] Collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV
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Bauer, Gerry P; Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo; Goncharov, Maxim; Makhoul, Khaldoun; Paus, Christoph M. E.
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We report a measurement of the lifetime of the Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] baryon in decays to the Λ[superscript +][superscript c]π[superscript −] final state in a sample corresponding to 1.1 fb[superscript −1] collected in p[¯ over p] collisions at √s=1.96 TeV by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron collider. Using a sample of about 3000 fully reconstructed Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] events we measure τ(Λ[superscript 0][subscript b]) =1.401±0.046(stat)±0.035(syst) ps (corresponding to cτ(Λ[superscript 0][subscript b])=420.1±13.7(stat)±10.6(syst) μm, where c is the speed of light). The ratio of this result and the world average B[superscript 0] lifetime yields
τ(Λ[superscript 0][subscript b])/τ(B[superscript 0])=0.918±0.038 (stat) and (syst), in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions. © 2010 American Physical Society
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2010-03Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear ScienceJournal
Physical Review Letters
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Aaltonen, T., et al. “Measurement of the Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] Lifetime in Λ[superscript 0][subscript b] → Λ[superscript +][subscript c]π[subscript −] Decays in p[¯ over p] Collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 104, no. 10, Mar. 2010. ©2010 American Physical Society
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0031-9007
1079-7114