Browsing MIT Open Access Articles by Author "La Thi, V. N."
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Amplitude analysis of B[superscript 0] → [bar over D][superscript 0]K[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-07)The Dalitz plot distribution of B[superscript 0] → [bar over D][superscript 0]K[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays is studied using a data sample corresponding to 3.0 fb[superscript -1] of pp collision data recorded ... -
Dalitz plot analysis of B[superscript 0] → [bar over D][superscript 0]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-08)The resonant substructures of B[superscript 0] → [bar over D][superscript 0]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays are studied with the Dalitz plot technique. In this study a data sample corresponding to an integrated ... -
First observation and amplitude analysis of the B[superscript -] → D[superscript +]K[superscript -]π[superscript -] decay
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-05)The B[superscript -] → D[superscript +]K[superscript -]π[superscript -] decay is observed in a data sample corresponding to 3.0 fb^{-1} of pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment during 2011 and 2012. Its branching ... -
First Observation of Top Quark Production in the Forward Region
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-09)Top quark production in the forward region in proton-proton collisions is observed for the first time. The W + b final state with W → μν is reconstructed using muons with a transverse momentum, p[subscript T], larger than ... -
Measurement of B[+ over c] Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s = 8 TeV
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-04)Production of B[+ over c] mesons in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV is studied with data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.0 fb[superscript -1] recorded by the LHCb experiment. ... -
Measurement of CP Violation in B[superscript 0] → J/ψK[0 over S] Decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-07)Measurements are presented of the CP violation observables S and C in the decays of B[superscript 0] and [bar over B][superscript 0] mesons to the J/ψK[0 over S] final state. The data sample corresponds to an integrated ... -
Measurement of CP violation parameters in B<[superscript 0] → DK[superscript *0] decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-12)An analysis of B[superscript 0] → DK[superscript *0] decays is presented, where D represents an admixture of D[superscript 0] and [bar over D][superscript 0] mesons reconstructed in four separate final states: K[superscript ... -
Measurement of the [bar over B][0 over s] Meson Lifetime in D[+ over s]π[superscript −] Decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-10)We present a measurement of the ratio of the [bar over B][0 over s] meson lifetime, in the flavor-specific decay to D[+ over s]π[superscript −], to that of the [bar over B][superscript 0] meson. The pp collision data used ... -
Measurement of the CP-Violating Phase ϕ[subscript s] in [bar over B][0 over s] → D[+ over s]D[- over s] Decays
Aaij, R.; Abellán Beteta, C.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-11)We present a measurement of the CP-violating weak mixing phase ϕ[subscript s] using the decay [bar over B][0 over s] → D[+ over s]D[- over s] in a data sample corresponding to 3.0 fb[superscript -1] of integrated luminosity ... -
Measurement of the Semileptonic CP Asymmetry in B[superscript 0] - [bar over B][superscript 0] Mixing
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-01)The semileptonic CP asymmetry in B [superscript 0] - [bar over B][superscript 0] mixing, a[d over sl], is measured in proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb[superscript -1], ... -
Measurements of CP violation in the three-body phase space of charmless B[superscript ±] decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-12)The charmless three-body decay modes B[superscript ±] → K[superscript ±]π[superscript +]π[superscript -], B[superscript ±] → K[superscript ±]K[superscript +]K[superscript -], B[superscript ±] → π[superscript ±]K[superscript ... -
Model-independent confirmation of the Z(4430)[superscript -] state
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-12)The decay B[superscript 0] → ψ(2S)K[superscript +]π[superscript -] is analyzed using 3 fb[superscript -1] of pp collision data collected with the LHCb detector. A model-independent description of the ψ(2S)π mass spectrum ... -
Observation of the B[0 over s] → n[superscript ']n[superscript '] Decay
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-07)The first observation of the B[s over 0] → η[superscript ′]η[superscript ′] decay is reported. The study is based on a sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to 3.0 fb[superscript -1] of integrated luminosity ... -
Observation of Two New Ξ [subscript b][superscript −] Baryon Resonances
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-02)Two structures are observed close to the kinematic threshold in the Ξ[0 over b]π[superscript -] mass spectrum in a sample of proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb[superscript ... -
Precision Measurement of CP Violation in B[0 over s] → J/ΨK[superscript +]K[superscript −] Decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-01)The time-dependent CP asymmetry in B[0 over s] → J/ψK[superscript +]K[superscript -] decays is measured using pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb[superscript -1], collected with the LHCb ... -
Precision Measurement of the Mass and Lifetime of the Ξ[− over b] Baryon
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-12)We report on measurements of the mass and lifetime of the Ξ[- over b] baryon using about 1800 Ξ[- over b] decays reconstructed in a proton-proton collision data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb[superscript ... -
Quantum numbers of the X(3872) state and orbital angular momentum in its p[superscript 0]J/ψ decay
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-07)Angular correlations in B[superscript +] → X(3872)K[superscript +] decays, with X(3872) → ρ[superscript 0]J/ψ, ρ[superscript 0] → π[superscript +]π[superscript -] and J/ψ → μ[superscript +]μ[superscript -], are used to ... -
Study of B[superscript -] → DK[superscript -]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] and B[superscript -] → Dπ[superscript -]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays and determination of the CKM angle γ
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-12)We report a study of the suppressed B[superscript -] → DK[superscript -]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] and favored B[superscript -] → Dπ[superscript -]π[superscript +]π[superscript -] decays, where the neutral D meson ... -
Study of W boson production in association with beauty and charm
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2015-09)The associated production of a W boson with a jet originating from either a light parton or heavy-flavor quark is studied in the forward region using proton-proton collisions. The analysis uses data corresponding to ... -
Test of Lepton Universality Using B[superscript +] → K[superscript +]ℓ[superscript +]ℓ[superscript −] Decays
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Affolder, A.; Ajaltouni, Z.; e.a. (American Physical Society, 2014-10)A measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions of the B[superscript +] → K[superscript +]μ[superscript +]μ[superscript -] and B[superscript +] → K[superscript +]e[superscript +]e[superscript -] decays is presented ...