Measurements of the B[superscript +], B[superscript 0], B[0 over s] meson and Λ[0 over b] baryon lifetimes
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Counts, Ian Thomas Hunt; Williams, Michael; Ilten, Philip J
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Measurements of b-hadron lifetimes are reported using pp collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1], collected by the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. Using the exclusive decays B [superscript +] → J/ψK [superscript +], B [superscript 0] → J/ψK [superscript ∗](892)[superscript 0], B[superscript 0] → J/ψK[0 over s], J/ψΛ and B[0 over s] the average decay times in these modes are measured to be [superscript T] B[superscript +] → J/ψK[superscript +] = 1.637 ± 0.004 ± 0.003ps, [superscript T] B[superscript 0] → J/ψK[superscript +0] = 1.524 ± 0.006 ± 0.004ps, [superscript T] B[superscript 0] → J/ψK[0 over s] = 1.499 ± 0.013 ± 0.005ps, [superscript T] Λ[0 over b] → J/ψΛ = 1.415 ± 0.027 ± 0.006ps, [superscript T] B[0 over b] → J/ψφ = 1.480 ± 0.011 ± 0.005ps, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. These represent the most precise lifetime measurements in these decay modes. In addition, ratios of these lifetimes, and the ratio of the decay-width difference, ΔΓ [subscript d], to the average width, Γ [subscript d], in the B [superscript 0] system, ΔΓ [subscript d]/Γ [subscript d] = −0.044 ± 0.025 ± 0.011, are reported. All quantities are found to be consistent with Standard Model expectations.
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2014-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear ScienceJournal
Journal of High Energy Physics
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Springer-Verlag
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Aaij, R., B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, A. Affolder, Z. Ajaltouni, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio, et al. “Measurements of the B[superscript +], B[superscript 0], B[0 over s] meson and Λ[0 over b] baryon lifetimes.” J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, no. 4 (April 2014). © CERN, for the benefit of the LHCb Collaboration
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1029-8479
1126-6708