Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays

R. Aaij; A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb; C. Abellan Beteta; F. Abudinen; T. Ackernley; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; P. Adlarson; H. Afsharnia; C. Agapopoulou; C. A. Aidala; Z. Ajaltouni; S. Akar; K. Akiba; 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; 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; W. Barter; M. Bartolini; 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:10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11759-6

Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays

R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinen, T. Ackernley, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, P. Adlarson, H. Afsharnia, C. Agapopoulou, C. A. Aidala, Z. Ajaltouni, S. Akar, K. Akiba, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio, M. Alexander, A. Alfonso Albero, Z. Aliouche, P. Alvarez CartelleR. 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, 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, W. Barter, M. Bartolini, 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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The very rare D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decay is searched for by analysing B- -> pi (-) mu(+) mu(-) decays. The analysis uses a sample of beautymesons produced in protonproton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1). The signal signature corresponds to simultaneous peaks in the mu(+) mu(-) and pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) invariant masses. No evidence for an excess of events over background is observed and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the decay at B(D-*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)) < 2.6 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. This is the first limit on the branching fraction of D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decays and the most stringent limit on D* (2007)(0) decays to leptonic final states. The analysis is the first search for a rare charm-meson decay exploiting production via beauty decays.

Original language	English
Article number	666
Number of pages	14
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	83
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11759-6
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2023

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Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A. S. W., Beteta, C. A., Abudinen, F., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adlarson, P., Afsharnia, H., Agapopoulou, C., Aidala, C. A., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Akiba, K., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonso Albero, A., Aliouche, Z., ... Vos, K. (2023). Search for D* (2007)0 → μ+ μ- in B- → π- μ+ μ- decays. European Physical Journal C, 83(7), Article 666. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11759-6

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AU - Adeva, B.

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AU - Alessio, F.

AU - Alexander, M.

AU - Alfonso Albero, A.

AU - Aliouche, Z.

AU - Cartelle, P. Alvarez

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 - Bachmann, S.

AU - Bachmayer, M.

AU - Back, J. J.

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AU - Baladron Rodriguez, P.

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AU - Barsuk, S.

AU - Barter, W.

AU - Bartolini, M.

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AU - Cámpora Pérez, Daniel Hugo

AU - de Vries, Jacco

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N2 - The very rare D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decay is searched for by analysing B- -> pi (-) mu(+) mu(-) decays. The analysis uses a sample of beautymesons produced in protonproton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1). The signal signature corresponds to simultaneous peaks in the mu(+) mu(-) and pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) invariant masses. No evidence for an excess of events over background is observed and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the decay at B(D-*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)) < 2.6 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. This is the first limit on the branching fraction of D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decays and the most stringent limit on D* (2007)(0) decays to leptonic final states. The analysis is the first search for a rare charm-meson decay exploiting production via beauty decays.

AB - The very rare D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decay is searched for by analysing B- -> pi (-) mu(+) mu(-) decays. The analysis uses a sample of beautymesons produced in protonproton collisions collected with the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1). The signal signature corresponds to simultaneous peaks in the mu(+) mu(-) and pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) invariant masses. No evidence for an excess of events over background is observed and an upper limit is set on the branching fraction of the decay at B(D-*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)) < 2.6 x 10(-8) at 90% confidence level. This is the first limit on the branching fraction of D*(2007)(0) -> mu(+) mu(-) decays and the most stringent limit on D* (2007)(0) decays to leptonic final states. The analysis is the first search for a rare charm-meson decay exploiting production via beauty decays.

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