Measurement of lepton universality parameters in B+ ?k+l+l- and B0 ?k*0l+l- decays

R. Aaij; A. S.W. Abdelmotteleb; C. Abellan Beteta; F. Abudinén; T. Ackernley; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; P. Adlarson; H. Afsharnia; C. Agapopoulou; C. A. Aidala; Z. Ajaltouni; S. Akar; K. Akiba; P. Albicocco; J. Albrecht; F. Alessio; M. Alexander; A. Alfonso Albero; Z. Aliouche; P. Alvarez Cartelle; R. Amalric; S. Amato; J. L. Amey; Y. Amhis; L. An; L. Anderlini; M. Andersson; A. Andreianov; M. Andreotti; D. Andreou; D. Ao; F. Archilli; A. Artamonov; M. Artuso; E. Aslanides; M. Atzeni; B. Audurier; I. B. Bachiller Perea; S. Bachmann; M. Bachmayer; J. J. Back; A. Bailly-Reyre; P. Baladron Rodriguez; V. Balagura; W. Baldini; J. Baptista De Souza Leite; M. Barbetti; R. J. Barlow; S. Barsuk; LHCb collaboration; Carolina da silva Bolognani; Daniel Hugo Cámpora Pérez; Jacco de Vries; Miriam Lucio Martinez; Marcel Merk; Davide Nicotra; Chris Pawley; Keri Vos

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.108.032002

Measurement of lepton universality parameters in B+ ?k+l+l- and B0 ?k*0l+l- decays

R. Aaij^*, A. S.W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, H. Afsharnia, C. Agapopoulou, C. A. Aidala, Z. Ajaltouni, S. Akar, K. Akiba, P. Albicocco, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio, M. Alexander, A. Alfonso Albero, Z. AlioucheP. Alvarez Cartelle, R. Amalric, S. Amato, J. L. Amey, Y. Amhis, L. An, L. Anderlini, M. Andersson, A. Andreianov, M. Andreotti, D. Andreou, D. Ao, F. Archilli, A. Artamonov, M. Artuso, E. Aslanides, M. Atzeni, B. Audurier, I. B. Bachiller Perea, S. Bachmann, M. Bachmayer, J. J. Back, A. Bailly-Reyre, P. Baladron Rodriguez, V. Balagura, W. Baldini, J. Baptista De Souza Leite, M. Barbetti, R. J. Barlow, S. Barsuk, LHCb collaboration, Carolina da silva Bolognani, Daniel Hugo Cámpora Pérez, Jacco de Vries, Miriam Lucio Martinez, Marcel Merk, Davide Nicotra, Chris Pawley, Keri Vos

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A simultaneous analysis of the B+?K+l+l- and B0?K*0l+l- decays is performed to test muon-electron universality in two ranges of the square of the dilepton invariant mass, q2. The measurement uses a sample of beauty meson decays produced in proton-proton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1. A sequence of multivariate selections and strict particle identification requirements produce a higher signal purity and a better statistical sensitivity per unit luminosity than previous LHCb lepton universality tests using the same decay modes. Residual backgrounds due to misidentified hadronic decays are studied using data and included in the fit model. Each of the four lepton universality measurements reported is either the first in the given q2 interval or supersedes previous LHCb measurements. The results are compatible with the predictions of the Standard Model.

Original language	English
Article number	032002
Number of pages	46
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	108
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.032002
Publication status	Published - 2 Aug 2023

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Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A. S. W., Abellan Beteta, C., Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adlarson, P., Afsharnia, H., Agapopoulou, C., Aidala, C. A., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Akiba, K., Albicocco, P., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonso Albero, A., ... Vos, K. (2023). Measurement of lepton universality parameters in B+ ?k+l+l- and B0 ?k*0l+l- decays. Physical Review D, 108(3), Article 032002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.032002

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AU - Aaij, R.

AU - Abdelmotteleb, A. S.W.

AU - Abellan Beteta, C.

AU - Abudinén, F.

AU - Ackernley, T.

AU - Adeva, B.

AU - Adinolfi, M.

AU - Adlarson, P.

AU - Afsharnia, H.

AU - Agapopoulou, C.

AU - Aidala, C. A.

AU - Ajaltouni, Z.

AU - Akar, S.

AU - Akiba, K.

AU - Albicocco, P.

AU - Albrecht, J.

AU - Alessio, F.

AU - Alexander, M.

AU - Alfonso Albero, A.

AU - Aliouche, Z.

AU - Alvarez Cartelle, P.

AU - Amalric, R.

AU - Amato, S.

AU - Amey, J. L.

AU - Amhis, Y.

AU - An, L.

AU - Anderlini, L.

AU - Andersson, M.

AU - Andreianov, A.

AU - Andreotti, M.

AU - Andreou, D.

AU - Ao, D.

AU - Archilli, F.

AU - Artamonov, A.

AU - Artuso, M.

AU - Aslanides, E.

AU - Atzeni, M.

AU - Audurier, B.

AU - Bachiller Perea, I. B.

AU - Bachmann, S.

AU - Bachmayer, M.

AU - Back, J. J.

AU - Bailly-Reyre, A.

AU - Baladron Rodriguez, P.

AU - Balagura, V.

AU - Baldini, W.

AU - Baptista De Souza Leite, J.

AU - Barbetti, M.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Barsuk, S.

AU - LHCb collaboration

AU - da silva Bolognani, Carolina

AU - Cámpora Pérez, Daniel Hugo

AU - de Vries, Jacco

AU - Lucio Martinez, Miriam

AU - Merk, Marcel

AU - Nicotra, Davide

AU - Pawley, Chris

AU - Vos, Keri

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AB - A simultaneous analysis of the B+?K+l+l- and B0?K*0l+l- decays is performed to test muon-electron universality in two ranges of the square of the dilepton invariant mass, q2. The measurement uses a sample of beauty meson decays produced in proton-proton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1. A sequence of multivariate selections and strict particle identification requirements produce a higher signal purity and a better statistical sensitivity per unit luminosity than previous LHCb lepton universality tests using the same decay modes. Residual backgrounds due to misidentified hadronic decays are studied using data and included in the fit model. Each of the four lepton universality measurements reported is either the first in the given q2 interval or supersedes previous LHCb measurements. The results are compatible with the predictions of the Standard Model.

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ER -

Measurement of lepton universality parameters in B+ ?k+l+l- and B0 ?k*0l+l- decays

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