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Measurements of the branching fractions for B(s)→D (s)πππ and Λb0→Λc+πππ

  • R. Aaij
    ,
  • B. Adeva
    ,
  • M. Adinolfi
    ,
  • C. Adrover
    ,
  • A. Affolder
    ,
  • Z. Ajaltouni
  • National Institute for Subatomic Physics
    ,
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
    ,
  • University of Bristol
    ,
  • CNRS
    ,
  • University of Liverpool
    ,
  • Université Clermont Auvergne
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Abstract

Branching fractions of the decays H bH cπ -π +π - relative to H b→ H cπ - are presented, where H b (H c) represents B ̄0 (D +), B - (D0), B̄s0 (Ds+), and Λb0 (Λc+). The measurements are performed with the LHCb detector using 35pb -1 of data collected at √s=7TeV. The ratios of branching fractions are measured to be [B(B ̄0→D +π -π +π -)]/[B(B ̄0→D +π -)]=2.38±0. 11±0.21, [B(B -→D0π -π +π -)]/[B(B -→D0π -)]=1.27±0.06±0.11, [B(B̄s0→Ds+π -π +π -)]/ [B(B̄s0→Ds+π -)]=2.01±0.37±0.20, [B(Λb0→Λc+π -π +π -)]/ [B(Λb0→Λc+π -)]=1.43±0.16±0.13 We also report measurements of partial decay rates of these decays to excited charm hadrons. These results are of comparable or higher precision than existing measurements.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

092001

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology (Volume 84, Issue 9)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 02/11/2011

Publication status

Published - 02/11/2011

ISSN

1550-7998

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 82955188836
  • WOS: 000296889600001

Funding Details

FundersFunding numbers
STFC
PP/E002722/1, ST/H001026/1, ST/H001085/2, ST/H006737/1, GRIDPP, LHCb Upgrades, ST/I002839/1, ST/G502412/1, ST/I505572/1, ST/G005974/1, LHCb, ST/H001026/2, ST/F007094/1, ST/K004646/1
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127479
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-