First observation of the decay Bs0 → φ K̄*0

The LHCb Collaboration

doi:10.1007/JHEP11(2013)092

First observation of the decay B_s⁰ → φ K̄*⁰

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Abstract

The first observation of the decay B_s⁰ → φK̄*⁰ is reported. The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb^-1 of pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector. A yield of 30 ± 6 B_s⁰ → (K⁺K^-)(K ^-π⁺) decays is found in the mass windows 1012:5 < M(K⁺K) < 1026:5MeV/c² and 746 < M(K ^-π⁺) < 1046MeV/c². The signal yield is found to be dominated by B_s⁰ → φK̄* ⁰ decays, and the corresponding branching fraction is measured to be B(B_s⁰ → φK̄*⁰) = (1:10 ± 0:24 (stat) ± 0:14 (syst) ± 0:08 (f_d/f _s)) × 10^-6, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the ratio of fragmentation fractions f_d/f _s which accounts for the different production rate of B⁰ and B_s⁰ mesons. The significance of B_s ⁰ → φK̄*⁰ signal is 6.1 standard deviations. The fraction of longitudinal polarization in B_s ⁰ → φK̄*⁰ decays is found to be f ₀ = 0:51 ± 0:15 (stat) ± 0:07 (syst). Copyright CERN.

Original language	English
Article number	92
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	2013
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2013)092
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

B physics
Flavor physics
Flavour changing neutral currents
Hadron-Hadron scattering

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N2 - The first observation of the decay Bs0 → φK̄*0 is reported. The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb-1 of pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector. A yield of 30 ± 6 Bs0 → (K+K-)(K -π+) decays is found in the mass windows 1012:5 < M(K+K) < 1026:5MeV/c2 and 746 < M(K -π+) < 1046MeV/c2. The signal yield is found to be dominated by Bs0 → φK̄* 0 decays, and the corresponding branching fraction is measured to be B(Bs0 → φK̄*0) = (1:10 ± 0:24 (stat) ± 0:14 (syst) ± 0:08 (fd/f s)) × 10-6, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the ratio of fragmentation fractions fd/f s which accounts for the different production rate of B0 and Bs0 mesons. The significance of Bs 0 → φK̄*0 signal is 6.1 standard deviations. The fraction of longitudinal polarization in Bs 0 → φK̄*0 decays is found to be f 0 = 0:51 ± 0:15 (stat) ± 0:07 (syst). Copyright CERN.

AB - The first observation of the decay Bs0 → φK̄*0 is reported. The analysis is based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb-1 of pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, collected with the LHCb detector. A yield of 30 ± 6 Bs0 → (K+K-)(K -π+) decays is found in the mass windows 1012:5 < M(K+K) < 1026:5MeV/c2 and 746 < M(K -π+) < 1046MeV/c2. The signal yield is found to be dominated by Bs0 → φK̄* 0 decays, and the corresponding branching fraction is measured to be B(Bs0 → φK̄*0) = (1:10 ± 0:24 (stat) ± 0:14 (syst) ± 0:08 (fd/f s)) × 10-6, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic and from the ratio of fragmentation fractions fd/f s which accounts for the different production rate of B0 and Bs0 mesons. The significance of Bs 0 → φK̄*0 signal is 6.1 standard deviations. The fraction of longitudinal polarization in Bs 0 → φK̄*0 decays is found to be f 0 = 0:51 ± 0:15 (stat) ± 0:07 (syst). Copyright CERN.

KW - B physics

KW - Flavor physics

KW - Flavour changing neutral currents

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