Angular analysis of charged and neutral B -> K mu(+) mu(-) decays

LHCb collaboration

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Abstract

The angular distributions of the rare decays B+ -> K+mu(+)mu(-) and B-0 -> K-S(0)mu(+)mu(-) are studied with data corresponding to 3 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity, collected in proton-proton collisions at 7 and 8 TeV centre-of-mass energies with the LHCb detector. The angular distribution is described by two parameters, F-H and the forward-backward asymmetry of the dimuon system A(FB), which are determined in bins of the dimuon mass squared. The parameter F-H is a measure of the contribution from (pseudo)scalar and tensor amplitudes to the decay width. The measurements of A(FB) and F-H reported here are the most precise to date and are compatible with predictions from the Standard Model.
Original languageEnglish
Article number082
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Rare decay
  • B physics
  • Flavour Changing Neutral Currents
  • Flavor physics
  • Hadron-Hadron Scattering

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