Measurement of the shape of the B0s→D∗−sμ+νμ differential decay rate
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Aaij, R.; Abellán Beteta, C.; Ackernley, T.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Afsharnia, H.; Aidala, C. A; Aiola, S.; Ajaltouni, Z.; Akar, S.; Albicocco, P.; Albrecht, J.; Alessio, F.; Alexander, M.; Alfonso Albero, A.; Aliouche, Z.; Alkhazov, G.; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
The shape of the
B
s
0
→
D
s
∗
−
μ
+
ν
μ
$$ {B}_s^0\to {D}_s^{\ast -}{\mu}^{+}{\nu}_{\mu } $$
differential decay rate is obtained as a function of the hadron recoil parameter using proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 fb−1 collected by the LHCb detector. The
B
s
0
→
D
s
∗
−
μ
+
ν
μ
$$ {B}_s^0\to {D}_s^{\ast -}{\mu}^{+}{\nu}_{\mu } $$
decay is reconstructed through the decays
D
s
∗
−
→
D
s
−
γ
$$ {D}_s^{\ast -}\to {D}_s^{-}\gamma $$
and
D
s
−
→
K
−
K
+
π
−
$$ {D}_s^{-}\to {K}^{-}{K}^{+}{\pi}^{-} $$
. The differential decay rate is fitted with the Caprini-Lellouch-Neubert (CLN) and Boyd-Grinstein-Lebed (BGL) parametrisations of the form factors, and the relevant quantities for both are extracted.
Date issued
2020-12-22Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsPublisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics. 2020 Dec 22;2020(12):144
Version: Final published version