Observation of the Bc+→J/ψπ+π0 decay

The frst observation of the B+ c → J/ψπ+π 0 decay is reported with high signifcance using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 , collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. The ratio of its branching fraction relative...

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Authors: Comerma Montells, Albert, Garcia Moreno, Paula, Garrido Beltrán, Lluís, Gioventù, Alessandra, Gironella Gironell, Pere, Gomez Fernandez, Sergio, Graugés Pous, Eugeni, Lobo Salvia, Aniol, López Huertas, Albert, Manera Escalero, Rafel, Marin Benito, Carla, Mauricio Ferre, Joan, Calefice, Lukas, Vazquez Gomez, Ricardo, LHCb Collaboration
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/221850
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221850
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Gran Col·lisionador d'Hadrons
Hadrons
Cromodinàmica quàntica
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)
Quantum chromodynamics
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Summary:The frst observation of the B+ c → J/ψπ+π 0 decay is reported with high signifcance using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 , collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. The ratio of its branching fraction relative to the B+ c → J/ψπ+ channel is measured to be BB + c →J/ψπ+π0 BB + c →J/ψπ+ = 2.80 ± 0.15 ± 0.11 ± 0.16 , where the frst uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third related to imprecise knowledge of the branching fractions for B+ → J/ψK∗+ and B+ c → J/ψπ+ decays, which are used to determine the π 0 detection efciency. The π +π 0 mass spectrum is found to be consistent with the dominance of an intermediate ρ + contribution in accordance with a model based on QCD factorisation.