Observation of (Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.) decays

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Abstract

The decays ?b0??c+D¯(*)0K- and ?b0??c+Ds*- are observed for the first time, in proton-proton collision data at s=13TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4fb-1 collected with the LHCb detector. Their ratios of branching fractions with respect to the ?b0??c+Ds- mode are measured to be (Formula presented.) where the first uncertainties are statistical, the second systematic, and the third, for the ?b0??c+D¯(*)0K- decays, are due to the uncertainties on the branching fractions of the Ds-?K-K+p- and D¯0?K+p- decay modes. The measured branching fractions probe factorization assumptions in effective theories and provide the normalization for future pentaquark searches in ?b0??c+D¯(*)0K- decay channels.
Original languageEnglish
Article number575
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume84
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2024

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