Observation of the decay Λ b 0 → pK - μ + μ - and a search for CP violation
A search for CP violation in the decay Λ b 0 → pK - μ + μ - is presented. This decay is mediated by flavour-changing neutral-current transitions in the Standard Model and is potentially sensitive to new sources of CP violation. The study is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions recorded...
| Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/186410 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186410 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hadrons Gran Col·lisionador d'Hadrons Física de partícules Experiments Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland) Particle physics |
| Summary: | A search for CP violation in the decay Λ b 0 → pK - μ + μ - is presented. This decay is mediated by flavour-changing neutral-current transitions in the Standard Model and is potentially sensitive to new sources of CP violation. The study is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions recorded with the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb-1. The Λ b 0 → pK - μ + μ - decay is observed for the first time, and two observables that are sensitive to different manifestations of CP violation are measured, Δ A_{CP}≡ A_{CP}({Λ}_b^0\to p{K}-{μ}+{μ}-)-{A}_{CP}({Λ}_b^0\to p{K}-J/ψ ) and a {a}_{CP}^{\widehat{T}- odd} , where the latter is based on asymmetries in the angle between the μ + μ - and pK - decay planes. |
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