Measurement of the production fraction times branching fraction f(bΛb)B(ΛbJ/ψΛ)f(b\to\Lambda_{b})\cdot \mathcal{B}(\Lambda_{b}\to J/\psi \Lambda)

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May, 2011

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Abstract: (arXiv)
The Λb(udb)\Lambda_{b}(udb) baryon is observed in the decay ΛbJ/ψΛ\Lambda_{b}\to J/\psi \Lambda using 6.1 fb1^{-1} of ppˉp\bar{p} collisions collected with the D0 detector at s=1.96\sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV. The production fraction multiplied by the branching fraction for this decay relative to that for the decay B0J/ψKs0B^{0}\to J/\psi K^{0}_{s} is measured to be 0.345 \pm 0.034 \mbox{ (stat.)} \pm 0.033\mbox{ (syst.)} \pm 0.003\mbox{ (PDG)}. Using the world average value of f(bB0)B(B0J/ψKs0)=(1.74±0.08)×105f(b\to B^{0})\cdot\mathcal{B}(B^{0}\to J/\psi K^{0}_{s})=(1.74\pm 0.08)\times 10^{-5}, we obtain f(b\to\Lambda_{b})\cdot \mathcal{B} \left( \Lambda_{b} \rightarrow J/\psi \Lambda \right) = (6.01\pm 0.60\mbox{ (stat.)}\pm0.58\mbox{ (syst.)} \pm 0.28 \mbox{ (PDG)})\times 10^{-5}. This measurement represents an improvement in precision by about a factor of three with respect to the current world average.
Note:
  • Submitted to PRD-RC
  • 13.85.Ni
  • 14.20.Mr
  • 13.30.Eg
  • Lambda/b0: branching ratio: measured
  • Lambda/b0: hadroproduction
  • anti-p p: interaction
  • DZERO
  • Lambda/b0: hadronic decay
  • bottom: fragmentation
  • B0: hadroproduction