Evidence for the decay B-c(+) -> J/psi 3 pi(+)2 pi(-)

LHCb collaboration

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Abstract

Evidence is presented for the decay B-c(+) -> J/psi 3 pi(+)2 pi(-) using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb(-1), collected with the LHCb detector. A signal yield of 32 +/- 8 decays is found with a significance of 4.5 standard deviations. The ratio of the branching fraction of the B-c(+) -> J/psi 3 pi(+)2 pi(-) decay to that of the B-c(+) -> J/psi pi(+) decay is measured to be B(B-c(+) -> J/psi 3 pi(+)2 pi(-))/B(B-c(+) -> J/psi pi(+)) = 1.74 +/- 0.44 +/- 0.24, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hadron-Hadron Scattering
  • QCD
  • Branching fraction
  • B physics
  • Flavor physics
  • B-C MESON
  • WEAK DECAYS
  • TOOL

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