First observation of the decay <i>D</i><SUP>0</SUP> → <i>K</i><SUP>-</SUP>π<SUP>+</SUP>μ<SUP>+</SUP>μ<SUP>-</SUP> in the ρ<SUP>0</SUP>-ω region of the dimuon mass spectrum



Aaij, R, Beteta, C Abellan, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Affolder, A, Ajaltouni, Z, Akar, S, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M
et al (show 724 more authors) (2016) First observation of the decay <i>D</i><SUP>0</SUP> → <i>K</i><SUP>-</SUP>π<SUP>+</SUP>μ<SUP>+</SUP>μ<SUP>-</SUP> in the ρ<SUP>0</SUP>-ω region of the dimuon mass spectrum. PHYSICS LETTERS B, 757. pp. 558-567.

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Abstract

A study of the decay $D^{0}\rightarrow K^{-}\pi^{+}\mu^{+}\mu^{-}$ is performed using data collected by the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.0 fb$^{-1}$. Decay candidates with muon pairs that have an invariant mass in the range 675--875 MeV$/c^2$ are considered. This region is dominated by the $\rho^{0}$ and $\omega$ resonances. The branching fraction in this range is measured to be ${\cal B}$($D^{0}\rightarrow K^{-}\pi^{+}\mu^{+}\mu^{-}$) = $(4.17 \pm 0.12(stat) \pm 0.40(syst))\times10^{-6}$. This is the first observation of the decay $D^{0}\rightarrow K^{-}\pi^{+}\mu^{+}\mu^{-}$. Its branching fraction is consistent with the value expected in the Standard Model.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 21 pages, 3 figures. All figures and tables, along with any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lhcbproject.web.cern.ch/lhcbproject/Publications/LHCbProjectPublic/LHCb-PAPER-2015-043.html
Uncontrolled Keywords: hep-ex, hep-ex
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2016 11:20
Last Modified: 05 Oct 2023 11:27
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.04.029
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001570