Observation of the decay B<sub>s</sub><SUP>0</SUP> → (D)over-bar<SUP>0</SUP>K <SUP>+</SUP> K<SUP>-</SUP>



Aaij, R, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Aidala, CA, Alaltouni, Z, Akarp, S, Albicocco, P, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M
et al (show 800 more authors) (2018) Observation of the decay B<sub>s</sub><SUP>0</SUP> → (D)over-bar<SUP>0</SUP>K <SUP>+</SUP> K<SUP>-</SUP>. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 98 (7). 072006-.

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Abstract

The first observation of the $B_s^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$ decay is reported, together with the most precise branching fraction measurement of the mode $B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$. The results are obtained from an analysis of $pp$ collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $3.0~\textrm{fb}^{-1}$. The data were collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of $7$ and $8$ TeV. The branching fraction of the $B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$ decay is measured relative to that of the decay $B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 \pi^+ \pi^-$ to be $$\frac{\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-)}{\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 \pi^+ \pi^-)} = (6.9 \pm 0.4 \pm 0.3)\%,$$ where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The measured branching fraction of the $B_s^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$ decay mode relative to that of the corresponding $B^0$ decay is $$\frac{\mathcal{B}(B_s^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-)}{\mathcal{B}(B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-)} = (93.0 \pm 8.9 \pm 6.9)\%.$$ Using the known branching fraction of ${B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 \pi^+ \pi^-}$, the values of ${{\mathcal B}(B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^- )=(6.1 \pm 0.4 \pm 0.3 \pm 0.3) \times 10^{-5}}$, and ${{\cal B}(B_s^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-)=}$ $(5.7 \pm 0.5 \pm 0.4 \pm 0.5) \times 10^{-5}$ are obtained, where the third uncertainties arise from the branching fraction of the decay modes ${B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 \pi^+ \pi^-}$ and $B^0 \to \overline{D}^0 K^+ K^-$, respectively.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: hep-ex, hep-ex
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2018 10:10
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2023 00:42
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.072006
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.072006
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3029304