Observation of the decay B̄0→Λc+p̄π0

In a sample of 467×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider at SLAC we have observed the decay B̄0→Λc+p̄π0 and measured the branching fraction to be (1.94±0.17±0.14±0.50)×10-4, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and the uncertainty on the Λc+→pK-π+ bra...

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Main Authors: Aubert, B, Karyotakis, Y, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Prencipe, E, Prudent, X, Tisserand, V, Garra Tico, J, Grauges, E, Martinelli, M, Palano, A, Pappagallo, M, Eigen, G, Stugu, B, Sun, L, Battaglia, M, Brown, D, Hooberman, B, Kerth, LT, Kolomensky, Y, Lynch, G, Osipenkov, I, Tackmann, K, Tanabe, T, Hawkes, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Summary:In a sample of 467×106 BB̄ pairs collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider at SLAC we have observed the decay B̄0→Λc+p̄π0 and measured the branching fraction to be (1.94±0.17±0.14±0.50)×10-4, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and the uncertainty on the Λc+→pK-π+ branching fraction, respectively. We determine an upper limit of 1.5×10-6 at 90% C.L. for the product branching fraction B(B̄0→Σc+(2455)p̄) ×B(Λc+→pK-π+). Furthermore, we observe an enhancement at the threshold of the invariant mass of the baryon-antibaryon pair. © 2010 The American Physical Society.