First observation and branching fraction measurement of the Λ0b → D− s p decay

LHCb collaboration

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Abstract

The first observation of the Λ0b → D−sp decay is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 13TeV, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 6 fb(-1). Using the Lambda(0)(b) -> Lambda(+pi-)(c) decay as the normalisation mode, the branching fraction of the Lambda(0)(b) -> D-s(-) p decay is measured to be B (Lambda(0)(b) -> D-s(-) p) = (12.6 +/- 0.5 +/- 0.3 +/- 1.2) x 10(-6), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third due to uncertainties in the branching fractions of the Lambda(0)(b) -> Lambda(+pi-)(c), D-s(-) -> K-K+pi(-) and Lambda(+)(c) -> pK(-)pi(+) decays.
Original languageEnglish
Article number75
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2023
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • B Physics
  • Branching fraction
  • Flavour Physics
  • Hadron-Hadron Scattering

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