First observation of the decay B-0 -> D-0(D)over-bar(0)K(+)pi(-)

The first observation of the decay B0→D0¯D0K+π− is reported using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7  fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment in 2011, 2012 and 2016. The measurement is performed in the full kinematically allowed range of the decay outside of...

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Autores: Alfonso Albero, Alejandro, Calvo Gómez, Míriam, Camboni, Alessandro, Coquereau, Samuel, García Moreno, Paula, Garrido Beltrán, Lluís, Gascón Fora, David, Gironella Gironell, Pere, Golobardes, Elisabet, Gómez Fernández, S., Graciani Díaz, Ricardo, Graugés Pous, Eugeni, Manera Escalero, R., Mauricio, J., Vilasis-Cardona, Xavier, LHCb Collaboration
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/174858
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/174858
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gran Col·lisionador d'Hadrons
Mesons (Física nuclear)
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)
Mesons (Nuclear physics)
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Sumario:The first observation of the decay B0→D0¯D0K+π− is reported using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7  fb−1 collected by the LHCb experiment in 2011, 2012 and 2016. The measurement is performed in the full kinematically allowed range of the decay outside of the D*− region. The ratio of the branching fraction relative to that of the control channel B0→D*−D0K+ is measured to be R=(14.2±1.1±1.0)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. The absolute branching fraction of B0→D0¯D0K+π− decays is thus determined to be B(B0→D0¯D0K+π−)=(3.50±0.27±0.26±0.30)×10−4, where the third uncertainty is due to the branching fraction of the control channel. This decay mode is expected to provide insights to spectroscopy and the charm-loop contributions in rare semileptonic decays.