Observation of B0s→ K∗±K∓ and evidence for B0s→ K∗-π+decays

LHCb Collaboration; R. Aaij; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; A. Affolder; Z. Ajaltouni; S. Akar; J. Albrecht; F. Alessio; M. Alexander; S. Ali; G. Alkhazov; P. Alvarez Cartelle; A. A. Alves; S. Amato; S. Amerio; Y. Amhis; L. An; L. Anderlini; J. Anderson; R. Andreassen; M. Andreotti; J. E. Andrews; R. B. Appleby; O. Aquines Gutierrez; F. Archilli; A. Artamonov; M. Artuso; E. Aslanides; G. Auriemma; M. Baalouch; S. Bachmann; J. J. Back; A. Badalov; W. Baldini; R. J. Barlow; C. Barschel; S. Barsuk; W. Barter; S. Bifani; N. Farley; P. Griffith; P. Ilten; I. R. Kenyon; C. Lazzeroni; A. Mazurov; J. McCarthy; C. J. Parkinson; L. Pescatore; D. Popov; N. K. Watson

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123001

Observation of B⁰_s→ K^∗±K^∓and evidence for B⁰_s→ K^∗-π⁺decays

LHCb Collaboration, R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, A. Affolder, Z. Ajaltouni, S. Akar, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio, M. Alexander, S. Ali, G. Alkhazov, P. Alvarez Cartelle, A. A. Alves, S. Amato, S. Amerio, Y. Amhis, L. An, L. Anderlini, J. AndersonR. Andreassen, M. Andreotti, J. E. Andrews, R. B. Appleby, O. Aquines Gutierrez, F. Archilli, A. Artamonov, M. Artuso, E. Aslanides, G. Auriemma, M. Baalouch, S. Bachmann, J. J. Back, A. Badalov, W. Baldini, R. J. Barlow, C. Barschel, S. Barsuk, W. Barter, S. Bifani, N. Farley, P. Griffith, P. Ilten, I. R. Kenyon, C. Lazzeroni, A. Mazurov, J. McCarthy, C. J. Parkinson, L. Pescatore, D. Popov, N. K. Watson

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Abstract

Measurements of the branching fractions of B⁰_s→ K^∗±K^∓and B⁰_s→ K^∗±π^∓decays are performed using a data sample corresponding to 1.0 fb^-1of proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, where the K^∗±mesons are reconstructed in the K⁰_sπ^±final state. The first observation of the B⁰_s→ K^∗±K^∓decay and the first evidence for the B⁰_s→ K^∗-π⁺decay are reported with branching fractions B(B⁰_s→ K^∗±K^∓) = (12.7±1.9±1.9) x 10^-6, B(B⁰_s→ K^∗-π⁺) = (3.3±1.1±0.5) x 10^-6, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. In addition, an upper limit of B(B⁰→ K^∗±K^∓) < 0.4 (0.5) × 10^-6is set at 90% (95%) confidence level.

Original language	English
Article number	123001
Number of pages	18
Journal	New Journal of Physics
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123001
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2014

Keywords

B physics
branching fraction
flavour physics

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General Physics and Astronomy

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LHCb Collaboration, Aaij, R., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Affolder, A., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Ali, S., Alkhazov, G., Alvarez Cartelle, P., Alves, A. A., Amato, S., Amerio, S., Amhis, Y., An, L., Anderlini, L., ... Watson, N. K. (2014). Observation of B⁰_s→ K^∗±K^∓and evidence for B⁰_s→ K^∗-π⁺decays. New Journal of Physics, 16, Article 123001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123001

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