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First observations of B̄s0→D+D-, Ds+D- and D0D̄0 decays

  • R. Aaij
    ,
  • C. Abellan Beteta
    ,
  • B. Adeva
    ,
  • M. Adinolfi
    ,
  • C. Adrover
    ,
  • A. Affolder
  • National Institute for Subatomic Physics
    ,
  • University of Barcelona
    ,
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
    ,
  • University of Bristol
    ,
  • CNRS
    ,
  • University of Liverpool
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Abstract

First observations and measurements of the branching fractions of the B̄s0→D +D -, B̄s0→Ds+D - and B̄s0→D0D ̄0 decays are presented using 1.0 fb -1 of data collected by the LHCb experiment. These branching fractions are normalized to those of B ̄0→D +D -, B0→D -Ds+ and B -→D0Ds- , respectively. An excess of events consistent with the decay B ̄0→D0D ̄0 is also seen, and its branching fraction is measured relative to that of B -→D0Ds-. Improved measurements of the branching fractions B(B̄s0→Ds+Ds-) and B(B -→D0Ds-) are reported, each relative to B(B0→D -Ds+). The ratios of branching fractions are B(B̄s0→D +D -)B(B ̄0→D +D -)=1.08±0.20±0.10, B(B̄s0→Ds+D -)B(B0→D -Ds+)=0.050±0.008±0.004, B(B̄s0→D0D ̄0)B(B -→D0Ds-)=0. 019±0.003±0.003, B(B ̄0→D0D ̄0)B(B -→D0Ds-)<0.0024 at 90% CL, B(B̄s0→Ds+Ds-)B(B0→D -Ds+)=0.56±0.03±0. 04, B(B -→D0Ds-)B(B0→D -Ds+)=1.22±0. 02±0.07, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
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Original language

English

Article number

092007

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology (Volume 87, Issue 9)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 21/05/2013

Publication status

Published - 21/05/2013

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 84878544050
  • WOS: 000319283500001

Funding Details

FundersFunding numbers
NSF
1040231
NSF
-
FP7
261323
FP7
-
STFC
PP/E000347/1, ST/H001069/2, ST/H001085/2, ST/H001085/1, ST/K001256/1, ST/K001361/1, GRIDPP, ST/K001604/1, ST/F008015/1, ST/L00352X/1, ST/G005974/1, LHCb, ST/L001144/1, ST/K00073X/1, ST/K000748/1, ST/J005568/1, ST/K004646/1, ST/M000761/1, ST/H006737/1, ST/H001093/2, ST/M001431/1, ST/K001418/1, ST/K00140X/1, ST/M001474/1, LHCb Upgrades, ST/H001093/1, ST/J004332/1, ST/I505572/1, ST/K003410/1, ST/K00137X/1, ST/F007094/1, ST/L003392/1
STFC
-
SNF
141096
SNF
-