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...

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Autores: Camboni, Alessandro, Coquereau, S., Garrido Beltrán, Lluís, Gascon, D., Graciani Diaz, Ricardo, Marin Benito, Carla, Picatoste Olloqui, Eduardo, Rives Molina, Vicente José, Alfonso Albero, Alejandro, Calvo Gomez, M., Gironella Gironell, P., Vazquez Gomez, R., LHCb Collaboration
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/186410
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186410
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hadrons
Gran Col·lisionador d'Hadrons
Física de partícules
Experiments
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)
Particle physics
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Sumario: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.