Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay B-0 -> K*(0)mu(+)mu(-)

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Abstract

The angular distribution and differential branching fraction of the decay B-0 -> K*(0)mu(+)mu(-) are studied using a data sample, collected by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb(-1). Several angular observables are measured in bins of the dimuon invariant mass squared, q(2). A first measurement of the zero-crossing point of the forward-backward asymmetry of the dimuon system is also presented. The zero-crossing point is measured to be q(0)(2) = 4.9 +/- 0.9 GeV2/c(4), where the uncertainty is the sum of statistical and systematic uncertainties. The results are consistent with the Standard Model predictions.
Original languageEnglish
Article number131
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

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

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