DETERMINATION OF THE AVERAGE LIFETIME OF BOTTOM HADRONS

We have determined the average lifetime of hadrons containing b quarks produced in e+e- annihilation to be τB = 1.83 +0.83 +0.37 - -0.34×10-12s. Our method uses charged decay products from both non-leptonic and semileptonic decay modes. © 1984.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Althoff, M, Braunschweig, W, Kirschfink, F, Martyn, H, Rosskamp, P, Schmitz, D, Siebke, H, Wallraff, W, Eisenmann, J, Fischer, H, Hartmann, H, Jocksch, A, Knop, G, Kolanoski, H, Kuck, H, Mertens, V, Wedemeyer, R, Foster, B, Eskreys, A, Fohrmann, R, Gather, K, Hildebrandt, M, Hultschig, H, Joos, P, Kotz, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1984