First observation of the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:msup><mml:mi>B</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msup><mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>D</mml:mi><mml:mi>s</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>D</mml:mi><mml:mi>s</mml:mi><mml:mo>−</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msup><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msup></mml:math> decay


Aaij, R ORCID: 0000-0003-0533-1952, Abdelmotteleb, ASW ORCID: 0000-0001-7905-0542, Abellan Beteta, C, Abudinén, F ORCID: 0000-0002-6737-3528, Ackernley, T ORCID: 0000-0002-5951-3498, Adeva, B ORCID: 0000-0001-9756-3712, Adinolfi, M ORCID: 0000-0002-1326-1264, Afsharnia, H, Agapopoulou, C ORCID: 0000-0002-2368-0147, Aidala, CA ORCID: 0000-0001-9540-4988 et al (show 1055 more authors) (2023) First observation of the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:msup><mml:mi>B</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msup><mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>D</mml:mi><mml:mi>s</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>D</mml:mi><mml:mi>s</mml:mi><mml:mo>−</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msup><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msup></mml:math> decay. Physical Review D, 108 (3). pp. 14-20.

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Abstract

The B+→Ds+Ds-K+ decay is observed for the first time using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1. Its branching fraction relative to that of the B+→D+D-K+ decay is measured to be B(B+→Ds+Ds-K+)B(B+→D+D-K+)=0.525±0.033±0.027±0.034, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is due to the uncertainties on the branching fractions of the Ds±→K∓K±π± and D±→K∓π±π± decays. This measurement fills an experimental gap in the knowledge of the family of Cabibbo-favored b¯→c¯cs¯ transitions and opens the path for unique studies of spectroscopy in future.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: Brain Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Down Syndrome
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2023 07:50
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2024 09:26
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.108.034012
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD....
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172829
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