Measurement of the shape of the Λ0b → Λ+ c μ-νμ differential decay rate

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Abstract

A measurement of the shape of the differential decay rate and the associated Isgur-Wise function for the decay Λ0 b → Λ+c μ- νμ is reported, using data corresponding to 3 fb-1collected with the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions. The Λ+c μ- νμ anything final states are reconstructed through the detection of a muon and a Λ+c baryon decaying into pK-π+, and the decays Λ0 b → Λ+c π+π-μ- νμ are used to determine contributions from Λ0 b → Λ0c μ- νμ decays. The measured dependence of the differential decay rate upon the squared four-momentum transfer between the heavy baryons, q2, is compared with expectations from heavy-quark effective theory and from unquenched lattice QCD predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112005
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume96
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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