Study 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 mathvariant="normal">Λ</mml:mi><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msubsup><mml:mover accent="true"><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mml:mi><mml:mo stretchy="false">¯</mml:mo></mml:mover><mml:mi>c</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, Adlarson, P ORCID: 0000-0001-6280-3851, Afsharnia, H, Agapopoulou, C ORCID: 0000-0002-2368-0147 et al (show 1062 more authors) (2023) Study 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 mathvariant="normal">Λ</mml:mi><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:msubsup><mml:mover accent="true"><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</mml:mi><mml:mo stretchy="false">¯</mml:mo></mml:mover><mml:mi>c</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 (1). 012020-.

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Abstract

The decay B-→Λc+Λ¯c-K- is studied in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5 fb-1 collected by the LHCb experiment. In the Λc+K- system, the Ξc(2930)0 state observed at the BABAR and Belle experiments is resolved into two narrower states, Ξc(2923)0 and Ξc(2939)0, whose masses and widths are measured to be m(Ξc(2923)0)=2924.5±0.4±1.1 MeV, m(Ξc(2939)0)=2938.5±0.9±2.3 MeV, Γ(Ξc(2923)0)=4.8±0.9±1.5 MeV, Γ(Ξc(2939)0)=11.0±1.9±7.5 MeV, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. The results are consistent with a previous LHCb measurement using a prompt Λc+K- sample. Evidence of a new Ξc(2880)0 state is found with a local significance of 3.8σ, whose mass and width are measured to be 2881.8±3.1±8.5 MeV and 12.4±5.3±5.8 MeV, respectively. In addition, evidence of a new decay mode Ξc(2790)0→Λc+K- is found with a significance of 3.7σ. The relative branching fraction of B-→Λc+Λ¯c-K- with respect to the B-→D+D-K- decay is measured to be 2.36±0.11±0.22±0.25, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third originates from the branching fractions of charm hadron decays.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2023 07:45
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:00
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.108.012020
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD....
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