First Observation of the (B)over-bar0s → Λc+(Λ)over-barc- Decay and Evidence for the (B)over-bar0 → Λc+(Λ)over-barc- Decay



Aaij, R, Abdelmotteleb, ASW, Beteta, C Abellan, Abudinen, F, Ackernley, T, Adefisoye, AA, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Adlarson, P, Agapopoulou, C
et al (show 1179 more authors) (2026) First Observation of the (B)over-bar0s → Λc+(Λ)over-barc- Decay and Evidence for the (B)over-bar0 → Λc+(Λ)over-barc- Decay PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 136 (6). 061802-. ISSN 0031-9007, 1079-7114

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Abstract

A search is presented for the two-body charmed baryonic decays, B¯(s)0→Λc+Λ¯c-, using a data sample collected by the LHCb experiment during 2011-2012 and 2015-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1. The first observation of the B¯s0→Λc+Λ¯c- decay is reported with 6.2σ significance along with 4.3σ evidence for the B¯0→Λc+Λ¯c- decay. The branching fractions are measured to be B(B¯0→Λc+Λ¯c-)=(1.01-0.28+0.27±0.08±0.15)×10-5 and B(B¯s0→Λc+Λ¯c-)=(5.0±1.3±0.5±0.8)×10-5, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third due to external inputs. These results provide novel experimental inputs for the theoretical framework describing two-body baryonic decays of B mesons via W-emission and W-exchange mechanisms.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: LHCb Collaboration
Divisions: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences > Physics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of the Arts > Architecture
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Engineering > Civil and Environmental Engineering
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2026 08:58
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2026 20:27
DOI: 10.1103/cxn3-8t4g
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/cxn3-8t4g
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