Abstract
The decays Bc+→J/ψDs+ and Bc+→J/ψDs*+ are observed for the first time using a dataset, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb -1, collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of √s=7 and 8 TeV. The statistical significance for both signals is in excess of 9 standard deviations. The following ratios of branching fractions are measured to be B(Bc+→J/ ψDs+)B(Bc+→J/ψπ +)=2.90±0.57±0.24, B(Bc+→J/ψDs*+)B(Bc+→J/ψDs+)=2.37±0.56±0. 10, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. The mass of the Bc+ meson is measured to be m Bc+=6276.28±1. 44(stat)±0.36(syst) MeV/c2, using the Bc+→J/ψDs+ decay mode.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112012 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)