scholarly journals Measurement of branching fraction ratios for B+ → D*+D−K+, B+ → D*−D+K+, and B0 → D*−D0K+ decays

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Aaij ◽  
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C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
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Abstract A measurement of four branching-fraction ratios for three-body decays of B mesons involving two open-charm hadrons in the final state is presented. Run 1 and Run 2 pp collision data are used, recorded by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies 7, 8, and 13 TeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The measured branching-fraction ratios are$$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {D}^{\ast +}{D}^{-}{K}^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {\overline{D}}^0{D}^0{K}^{+}\right)}=0.517\pm 0.015\pm 0.013\pm 0.011,\\ {}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {D}^{\ast -}{D}^{+}{K}^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {\overline{D}}^0{D}^0{K}^{+}\right)}=0.577\pm 0.016\pm 0.013\pm 0.013,\\ {}\begin{array}{c}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^0\to {D}^{\ast -}{D}^0{K}^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^0\to {D}^{-}{D}^0{K}^{+}\right)}=1.754\pm 0.028\pm 0.016\pm 0.035,\\ {}\frac{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {D}^{\ast +}{D}^{-}{K}^{+}\right)}{\mathcal{B}\left({B}^{+}\to {D}^{\ast -}{D}^{+}{K}^{+}\right)}=0.907\pm 0.033\pm 0.014,\end{array}\end{array}} $$ B B + → D ∗ + D − K + B B + → D ¯ 0 D 0 K + = 0.517 ± 0.015 ± 0.013 ± 0.011 , B B + → D ∗ − D + K + B B + → D ¯ 0 D 0 K + = 0.577 ± 0.016 ± 0.013 ± 0.013 , B B 0 → D ∗ − D 0 K + B B 0 → D − D 0 K + = 1.754 ± 0.028 ± 0.016 ± 0.035 , B B + → D ∗ + D − K + B B + → D ∗ − D + K + = 0.907 ± 0.033 ± 0.014 , where the first of the uncertainties is statistical, the second systematic, and the third is due to the uncertainties on the D-meson branching fractions. These are the most accurate measurements of these ratios to date.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Aaij ◽  
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C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  

Abstract A search for the $$ {B}_{\mathrm{s}}^0 $$ B s 0 → D*±D∓ decay is performed using proton-proton collision data at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. The decay is observed with a high significance and its branching fraction relative to the B0→ D*±D∓ decay is measured to be$$ \frac{\mathrm{\mathcal{B}}\left({B}_s^0\to {D}^{\ast \pm }{D}^{\mp}\right)}{\left({B}^0\to {D}^{\ast \pm }{D}^{\mp}\right)}=0.137\pm 0.017\pm 0.002\pm 0.006, $$ ℬ B s 0 → D ∗ ± D ∓ B 0 → D ∗ ± D ∓ = 0.137 ± 0.017 ± 0.002 ± 0.006 , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third is due to the uncertainty on the ratio of the $$ {B}_{\mathrm{s}}^0 $$ B s 0 and B0 hadronisation fractions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
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R. Aaij ◽  
C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  

Abstract The first full angular analysis of the $$ {B}^0\to {D}^{\ast -}{D}_s^{\ast +} $$ B 0 → D ∗ − D s ∗ + decay is performed using 6 fb−1 of pp collision data collected with the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The $$ {D}_s^{\ast +}\to {D}_s^{+}\gamma $$ D s ∗ + → D s + γ and D*− → $$ {\overline{D}}^0{\pi}^{-} $$ D ¯ 0 π − vector meson decays are used with the subsequent $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + → K+K−π+ and $$ {\overline{D}}^0 $$ D ¯ 0 → K+π− decays. All helicity amplitudes and phases are measured, and the longitudinal polarisation fraction is determined to be fL = 0.578 ± 0.010 ± 0.011 with world-best precision, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The pattern of helicity amplitude magnitudes is found to align with expectations from quark-helicity conservation in B decays. The ratio of branching fractions [ℬ($$ {B}^0\to {D}^{\ast -}{D}_s^{\ast +} $$ B 0 → D ∗ − D s ∗ + ) × ℬ($$ {D}_s^{\ast +}\to {D}_s^{+}\gamma $$ D s ∗ + → D s + γ )]/ℬ(B0 → D*−$$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + ) is measured to be 2.045 ± 0.022 ± 0.071 with world-best precision. In addition, the first observation of the Cabibbo-suppressed Bs → D*−$$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + decay is made with a significance of seven standard deviations. The branching fraction ratio ℬ(Bs → D*−$$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + )/ℬ(B0 → D*−$$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + ) is measured to be 0.049 ± 0.006 ± 0.003 ± 0.002, where the third uncertainty is due to limited knowledge of the ratio of fragmentation fractions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ablikim ◽  
M. N. Achasov ◽  
P. Adlarson ◽  
S. Ahmed ◽  
M. Albrecht ◽  
...  

AbstractWe report the first measurement of the absolute branching fraction of the inclusive decay $$\Lambda _c^+ \rightarrow K_S^0X$$ Λ c + → K S 0 X . The analysis is performed using an $$e^+e^-$$ e + e - collision data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 567 $$\hbox {pb}^{-1}$$ pb - 1 taken at $$\sqrt{s}$$ s = 4.6 GeV with the BESIII detector. Using eleven Cabibbo-favored $${\bar{\Lambda }}_c^-$$ Λ ¯ c - decay modes and the double-tag technique, this absolute branching fraction is measured to be $${\mathcal {B}}(\Lambda _c^+ \rightarrow K_S^0X)=(9.9\pm 0.6\pm 0.4)\%$$ B ( Λ c + → K S 0 X ) = ( 9.9 ± 0.6 ± 0.4 ) % , where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The relative deviation between the branching fractions for the inclusive decay and the observed exclusive decays is $$(18.7\pm 8.3)\%$$ ( 18.7 ± 8.3 ) % , which indicates that there may be some unobserved decay modes with a neutron or excited baryons in the final state.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (18n19) ◽  
pp. 3638-3644 ◽  
Author(s):  
YU-KUO HSIAO

We study the charmful three-body baryonic B decays with D(*) or J/Ψ in the final state. We explain the measured rates of [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text]. In particular, the branching fraction of [Formula: see text] predicted to be of order 2.3 × 10-6 is in accordance with the Belle measurement, [Formula: see text].


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Mehraban ◽  
Behnam Mohammadi

We study the contributions of theB→ψ(3770)K[ψ(3770)→DD̅],B→K*(1410)π[K*(1410)→Kπ], andB→X(3872)K[X(3872)→J/ψγ,ψ(2S)γ,DD-π,J/ψω,J/ψππ, andDD-*π]quasi-two-body decays. There are no existing previous measurements of the three-body branching fractions for three final states of theX(3872)→J/ψγ,ψ(2S)γ, andDD̅π, but several quasi-two-body modes that can decay to this final state have been seen.


2020 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
J. William Gary

The BABAR Collaboration at SLAC continues to produce a wide variety of publications on interesting and unique topics despite having ceased data-collection operations more than 10 years ago. Presented here are the results of three recent studies. The first is on the direct measurement of the B± → K± X(3872) branching fraction, allowing the first determination of the branching fractions of the exotic X(3872) charmonium state. The second is a publication on the first observation of the D0 → K−π+e+e− branching fraction. The third is on searches for lepton flavor and lepton number violating decays in D0 meson decays, resulting in improvements over existing limits by factors that vary from 20 to almost 800 depending on the D0 decay channel.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ablikim ◽  
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M. N. Achasov ◽  
P. Adlarson ◽  
S. Ahmed ◽  
...  

Abstract We measure the branching fractions for seven $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + two-body decays to pseudo-scalar mesons, by analyzing data collected at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 4.178 ∼ 4.226 GeV with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider. The branching fractions are determined to be$$ {\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to {K}^{+}\eta \hbox{'}\right)=\left(2.68\pm 0.17\pm 0.17\pm 0.08\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to \eta \hbox{'}{\pi}^{+}\right)=\left(37.8\pm 0.4\pm 2.1\pm 1.2\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to {K}^{+}\eta \right)=\left(1.62\pm 0.10\pm 0.03\pm 0.05\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to \eta {\pi}^{+}\right)=\left(17.41\pm 0.18\pm 0.27\pm 0.54\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to {K}^{+}{K}_S^0\right)=\left(15.02\pm 0.10\pm 0.27\pm 0.47\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to {K}_S^0{\pi}^{+}\right)=\left(1.109\pm 0.034\pm 0.023\pm 0.035\right)\times {10}^{-3},\\ {}\mathcal{B}\left({D}_s^{+}\to {K}^{+}{\pi}^0\right)=\left(0.748\pm 0.049\pm 0.018\pm 0.035\right)\times {10}^{-3},\end{array}} $$ B D s + → K + η ' = 2.68 ± 0.17 ± 0.17 ± 0.08 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → η ' π + = 37.8 ± 0.4 ± 2.1 ± 1.2 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → K + η = 1.62 ± 0.10 ± 0.03 ± 0.05 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → η π + = 17.41 ± 0.18 ± 0.27 ± 0.54 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → K + K S 0 = 15.02 ± 0.10 ± 0.27 ± 0.47 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → K S 0 π + = 1.109 ± 0.034 ± 0.023 ± 0.035 × 10 − 3 , B D s + → K + π 0 = 0.748 ± 0.049 ± 0.018 ± 0.035 × 10 − 3 , where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second are systematic, and the third are from external input branching fraction of the normalization mode $$ {D}_s^{+} $$ D s + → K+K−π+. Precision of our measurements is significantly improved compared with that of the current world average values.


2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
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R. Aaij ◽  
C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  

AbstractA flavour-tagged time-dependent angular analysis of $${{B} ^0_{s}} \!\rightarrow {{J /\psi }} \phi $$ B s 0 → J / ψ ϕ decays is presented where the $${J /\psi }$$ J / ψ meson is reconstructed through its decay to an $$e ^+e ^-$$ e + e - pair. The analysis uses a sample of pp collision data recorded with the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and $$8\text {\,Te V} $$ 8 \,Te V , corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $$3 \text {\,fb} ^{-1} $$ 3 \,fb - 1 . The $$C\!P$$ C P -violating phase and lifetime parameters of the $${B} ^0_{s} $$ B s 0 system are measured to be $${\phi _{{s}}} =0.00\pm 0.28\pm 0.07\text {\,rad}$$ ϕ s = 0.00 ± 0.28 ± 0.07 \,rad , $${\Delta \Gamma _{{s}}} =0.115\pm 0.045\pm 0.011\text {\,ps} ^{-1} $$ Δ Γ s = 0.115 ± 0.045 ± 0.011 \,ps - 1 and $${\Gamma _{{s}}} =0.608\pm 0.018\pm 0.012\text {\,ps} ^{-1} $$ Γ s = 0.608 ± 0.018 ± 0.012 \,ps - 1 where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. This is the first time that $$C\!P$$ C P -violating parameters are measured in the $${{B} ^0_{s}} \!\rightarrow {{J /\psi }} \phi $$ B s 0 → J / ψ ϕ decay with an $$e ^+e ^-$$ e + e - pair in the final state. The results are consistent with previous measurements in other channels and with the Standard Model predictions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
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R. Aaij ◽  
C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  

Abstract A search is performed for rare and forbidden charm decays of the form $$ {D}_{(s)}^{+}\to {h}^{\pm }{\mathrm{\ell}}^{+}{\mathrm{\ell}}^{\left(\prime \right)\mp } $$ D s + → h ± ℓ + ℓ ′ ∓ , where h± is a pion or kaon and ℓ(′)± is an electron or muon. The measurements are performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.6 fb−1, collected by the LHCb experiment in 2016. No evidence is observed for the 25 decay modes that are investigated and 90 % confidence level limits on the branching fractions are set between 1.4 × 10−8 and 6.4 × 10−6. In most cases, these results represent an improvement on existing limits by one to two orders of magnitude.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (08) ◽  
pp. 1850044
Author(s):  
Behnam Mohammadi

The weak decay of [Formula: see text] into [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] mesons, observed by LHCb collaboration for the first time, are calculated in the model which takes into account the “factorizable” contributions and “nonfactorizable” corrections. The decays of [Formula: see text] mesons into charmonia and light hadrons are expected to be well described by the factorization approximation. In the standard model, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] decays occur through only the tree-level diagrams and so there are no CP violation in these channels. The decay [Formula: see text] is expected to proceed mainly via a [Formula: see text] transition because the [Formula: see text] decay has identical final state and similar event topology, where it is chosen as the relative branching fraction channel. The ratio of branching fractions [Formula: see text] is of particular interest since the CKM matrix element is suppressed by a factor [Formula: see text], in which the [Formula: see text] occur through [Formula: see text] transition, but the dominant amplitude of the decay [Formula: see text] is a [Formula: see text] transition. The decay [Formula: see text] is examined by color-allowed, color-suppressed spectator and weak annihilation diagrams. The weak annihilation topology, in contrast to decays of other beauty hadrons, is not suppressed and can contribute significantly to the decay amplitude. Because of the [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] branching fractions are calculated relative to the [Formula: see text] decay, this decay mode is estimated separately, the ratio between them are [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively, that are compatible with the experimental data.


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