Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±]
A search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] is presented using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1] of pp collisions collected by LHCb. This decay is expected to be mediated by a W-exchange diagram, with little contribution fro...
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| description | A search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] is presented using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1] of pp collisions collected by LHCb. This decay is expected to be mediated by a W-exchange diagram, with little contribution from rescattering processes, and therefore a measurement of the branching fraction will help us to understand the mechanism behind related decays such as B[0 over s] → π[superscript +]π[superscript −] and B[0 over s] → D[bar over D]. Systematic uncertainties are minimized by using B[superscript 0] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] as a normalization channel. We find no evidence for a signal, and set an upper limit on the branching fraction of B(B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±]) < 6.1(7.8) × 10[superscript −6] at 90% (95%) confidence level. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/974442022-09-27T15:50:28Z Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] Williams, Michael Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Williams, Michael A search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] is presented using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1] of pp collisions collected by LHCb. This decay is expected to be mediated by a W-exchange diagram, with little contribution from rescattering processes, and therefore a measurement of the branching fraction will help us to understand the mechanism behind related decays such as B[0 over s] → π[superscript +]π[superscript −] and B[0 over s] → D[bar over D]. Systematic uncertainties are minimized by using B[superscript 0] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] as a normalization channel. We find no evidence for a signal, and set an upper limit on the branching fraction of B(B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±]) < 6.1(7.8) × 10[superscript −6] at 90% (95%) confidence level. National Science Foundation (U.S.) 2015-06-17T13:37:27Z 2015-06-17T13:37:27Z 2013-04 2013-02 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1550-2368 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97444 Aaij, R., C. Abellan Beteta, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, C. Adrover, A. Affolder, Z. Ajaltouni, et al. “Search for the Decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±].” Phys. Rev. D 87, no. 7 (April 2013). © 2013 CERN, for the LHCb Collaboration https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-3346 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.071101 Physical Review D Creative Commons Attribution http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Williams, Michael Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title | Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title_full | Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title_fullStr | Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title_short | Search for the decay B[0 over s] → D[superscript *∓]π[superscript ±] |
| title_sort | search for the decay b 0 over s d superscript ∓ π superscript |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97444 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-3346 |
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