First observation of the decay B̄s0→D0K×0 and a measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(B̄s0→D0K×0) B(B̄0→D0ρ0)

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Abstract

The first observation of the decay B̄s0→D0K×0 using pp data collected by the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1, is reported. A signal of 34.4±6.8 events is obtained and the absence of signal is rejected with a statistical significance of more than nine standard deviations. The B̄s0→D0K×0 branching fraction is measured relative to that of B̄0→D0 ρ0: B(B̄s0→D0K×0) B(B̄0→D0ρ0)=1.48±0 .34±0.15±0.12, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third is due to the uncertainty on the ratio of the B0 and Bs0 hadronisation fractions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-39
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume706
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

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