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Strong constraints on the rare decays Bs0→μ +μ - and B0→μ +μ -

  • R. Aaij
    ,
  • C. Abellan Beteta
    ,
  • A. Adametz
    ,
  • B. Adeva
    ,
  • M. Adinolfi
    ,
  • C. Adrover
  • National Institute for Subatomic Physics
    ,
  • Ramon Llull University
    ,
  • University of Barcelona
    ,
  • Heidelberg University 
    ,
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
    ,
  • University of Bristol
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Abstract

A search for Bs0→μ +μ - and B0→μ +μ - decays is performed using 1.0fb -1 of pp collision data collected at √s=7TeV with the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. For both decays, the number of observed events is consistent with expectation from background and standard model signal predictions. Upper limits on the branching fractions are determined to be B(Bs0→μ +μ -)<4.5(3.8)×10 -9 and B(B0→μ +μ -)<1.0(0.81)×10 -9 at 95% (90%) confidence level.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

231801

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Physical Review Letters (Volume 108, Issue 23)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 04/06/2012

Publication status

Published - 04/06/2012

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 84861861962
  • WOS: 000304806100006

Funding Details

FundersFunding numbers
SNF
127479, 139663, 141096
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-