Measurement of the effective B-S(0) -> K+K- lifetime

LHCb collaboration, Lars Eklund*

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Abstract

A measurement of the effective B-S(0) -> K+K- lifetime is presented using approximately 37 pb(-1) of data collected by LHCb during 2010. This quantity can be used to put constraints on contributions from processes beyond the Standard Model in the B-S(0) meson system and is determined by two complementary approaches astau(KK) = 1.440 +/- 0.096 (stat) +/- 0.008 (syst) +/- 0.003 (model) ps. (C) 2011 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)349-356
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume707
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

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