Determination of the Ratio of b-Quark Fragmentation Fractions fs/fd in pp Collisions at √s = 7  TeV with the ATLAS Detector

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Abstract

With an integrated luminosity of 2.47  fb−1 recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, the exclusive decays B0s→J/ψϕ and B0d→J/ψK*0 of B mesons produced in pp collisions at s√=7  TeV are used to determine the ratio of fragmentation fractions fs/fd. From the observed B0s→J/ψϕ and B0d→J/ψK*0 yields, the quantity (fs/fd)[B(B0s→J/ψϕ)/B(B0d→J/ψK*0)] is measured to be 0.199±0.004(stat)±0.008(syst). Using a recent theory prediction for [B(B0s→J/ψϕ)/B(B0d→J/ψK*0)] yields (fs/fd)=0.240±0.004(stat)±0.010(syst)±0.017(th). This result is based on a new approach that provides a significant improvement of the world average.
Original languageEnglish
Article number262001
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume115
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Dec 2015

Bibliographical note

8 pages plus author list + cover pages (25 pages total), 2 figures, 1 table, submitted to Physical Review Letters, All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/BPHY-2014-02/

Keywords

  • hep-ex

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