First observation of B + → Ds + K + K − decays and a search for B + → Ds + ϕ decays
A search for B+ → D+ s K+K− decays is performed using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb−1 , collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determin...
| Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| 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:2445/185474 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185474 |
| 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 B+ → D+ s K+K− decays is performed using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb−1 , collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb experiment. A significant signal is observed for the first time and the branching fraction is determined to be B(B + → D+ s K+K−) = (7.1 ± 0.5 ± 0.6 ± 0.7) × 10−6 , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to the uncertainty on the branching fraction of the normalisation mode B+ → D+ sD 0 . A search is also performed for the pure annihilation decay B+ → D+ s φ. No significant signal is observed and a limit of B(B + → D+ s φ) < 4.9 × 10−7 (4.2 × 10−7 ) is set on the branching fraction at 95% (90%) confidence level. Keywords: B physics, Branching fraction, Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments), Rare decay |
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