The first observation of the semileptonic b-baryon decay Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ, with a significance of 6.1 σ, is reported using a data sample corresponding to 3 fb^−1 of integrated luminosity, collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV at the LHC. The τ− lepton is reconstructed in the hadronic decay to three charged pions. The ratio K = B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) / B(Λb0 → Λc+ π− π+ π−) is measured to be 2.46 ± 0.27 ± 0.40, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The branching fraction B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) = (1.50 ± 0.16 ± 0.25 ± 0.23)% is obtained, where the third uncertainty is from the external branching fraction of the normalization channel Λb0 → Λc+ π− π+ π−. The ratio of semileptonic branching fractions R(Λc+) ≡ B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) / B(Λb0 → Λc+ μ− anti-ν_μ) is derived to be 0.242 ± 0.026 ± 0.040 ± 0.059, where the external branching fraction uncertainty from the channel Λb0 → Λc+ μ− anti-ν_μ contributes to the last term. This result is in agreement with the standard model prediction.

Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Abellán Beteta, C., Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2022). Observation of the Decay Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 128(19), 1-11 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.191803].

Observation of the Decay Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ

Capriotti, L.;Carbone, A.;Ferrari, F.;Galli, D.;Maccolini, S.;Manuzzi, D.;Patrignani, C.;Villa, A.;Zucchelli, S.;
2022

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The first observation of the semileptonic b-baryon decay Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ, with a significance of 6.1 σ, is reported using a data sample corresponding to 3 fb^−1 of integrated luminosity, collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV at the LHC. The τ− lepton is reconstructed in the hadronic decay to three charged pions. The ratio K = B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) / B(Λb0 → Λc+ π− π+ π−) is measured to be 2.46 ± 0.27 ± 0.40, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The branching fraction B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) = (1.50 ± 0.16 ± 0.25 ± 0.23)% is obtained, where the third uncertainty is from the external branching fraction of the normalization channel Λb0 → Λc+ π− π+ π−. The ratio of semileptonic branching fractions R(Λc+) ≡ B(Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ) / B(Λb0 → Λc+ μ− anti-ν_μ) is derived to be 0.242 ± 0.026 ± 0.040 ± 0.059, where the external branching fraction uncertainty from the channel Λb0 → Λc+ μ− anti-ν_μ contributes to the last term. This result is in agreement with the standard model prediction.
2022
Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A., Abellán Beteta, C., Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., et al. (2022). Observation of the Decay Λb0 → Λc+ τ− anti-ν_τ. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 128(19), 1-11 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.191803].
Aaij, R.; Abdelmotteleb, A.S.W.; Abellán Beteta, C.; Abudinén, F.; Ackernley, T.; Adeva, B.; Adinolfi, M.; Afsharnia, H.; Agapopoulou, C.; Aidala, C.A...espandi
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