Test of lepton flavor universality using B0 ?D*-t+?t decays with hadronic t channels

LHCb collaboration, Keri Vos, Chris Pawley, Jacco de Vries, Daniel Hugo Cámpora Pérez, Carolina da silva Bolognani, Davide Nicotra, Marcel Merk

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Abstract

The branching fraction B(B0?D*-t+?t) is measured relative to that of the normalization mode B0?D*-p+p-p+ using hadronic t+?p+p-p+(p0)?¯t decays in proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb-1. The measured ratio is B(B0?D*-t+?t)/B(B0?D*-p+p-p+)=1.70±0.10-0.10+0.11, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is related to systematic effects. Using established branching fractions for the B0?D*-p+p-p+ and B0?D*-µ+?µ modes, the lepton universality test R(D*-)B(B0?D*-t+?t)/B(B0?D*-µ+?µ) is calculated, R(D*-)=0.247±0.015±0.015±0.012, where the third uncertainty is due to the uncertainties on the external branching fractions. This result is consistent with the Standard Model prediction and with previous measurements.
Original languageEnglish
Article number012018
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume108
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2023

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