The observation of the decay Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− is reported, using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb^−1, collected by the LHCb detector in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. The production rate of Ξb− baryons detected in the decay Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− is measured relative to that of Λ0b baryons using the decay Λ0b → J/ψ Λ. Integrated over the b-baryon transverse momentum p_T < 25 GeV/c and rapidity 2.0 < y < 4.5, the measured ratio is (f_Ξb−/f_Λ0b)(B(Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K−)/B(Λ0b → J/ψ Λ)) = (4.19 ± 0.29(stat) ± 0.15(syst)) × 10^−2, where f_Ξb− and f_Λ0b are the fragmentation fractions of b → Ξb− and b → Λ0b transitions, and B represents the branching fraction of the corresponding b-baryon decay. The mass difference between Ξb− and Λ0b baryons is measured to be M(Ξb−) − M(Λ0b) = 177.08 ± 0.47(stat) ± 0.16(syst) MeV/c^2.

Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., et al. (2017). Observation of the Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− Decay. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 772, 265-273 [10.1016/j.physletb.2017.06.045].

Observation of the Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− Decay

BETTI, FEDERICO;Capriotti, L.;CARBONE, ANGELO;FERRARI, FABIO;GALLI, DOMENICO;MUSSINI, MANUEL;PATRIGNANI, CLAUDIA;PERAZZINI, STEFANO;VAGNONI, VINCENZO MARIA;ZUCCHELLI, STEFANO
2017

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The observation of the decay Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− is reported, using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb^−1, collected by the LHCb detector in pp collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. The production rate of Ξb− baryons detected in the decay Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− is measured relative to that of Λ0b baryons using the decay Λ0b → J/ψ Λ. Integrated over the b-baryon transverse momentum p_T < 25 GeV/c and rapidity 2.0 < y < 4.5, the measured ratio is (f_Ξb−/f_Λ0b)(B(Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K−)/B(Λ0b → J/ψ Λ)) = (4.19 ± 0.29(stat) ± 0.15(syst)) × 10^−2, where f_Ξb− and f_Λ0b are the fragmentation fractions of b → Ξb− and b → Λ0b transitions, and B represents the branching fraction of the corresponding b-baryon decay. The mass difference between Ξb− and Λ0b baryons is measured to be M(Ξb−) − M(Λ0b) = 177.08 ± 0.47(stat) ± 0.16(syst) MeV/c^2.
2017
Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., et al. (2017). Observation of the Ξb− → J/ψ Λ K− Decay. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 772, 265-273 [10.1016/j.physletb.2017.06.045].
Aaij, R.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Ajaltouni, Z.; Akar, S.; Albrecht, J.; Alessio, F.; Alexander, M.; Ali, S.; Alkhazov, G.; Alvarez Cartelle, P.; Alv...espandi
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