First measurements of absolute branching fractions of the Ξc+\Xi_c^+ baryon at Belle

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Apr 26, 2019

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Abstract: (APS)
We present the first measurements of the absolute branching fractions of Ξc+ decays into Ξ-π+π+ and pK-π+ final states. Our analysis is based on a data set of (772±11)×106  BB¯ pairs collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB e+e- collider. We measure the absolute branching fraction of B¯0→Λ¯c-Ξc+ with the Ξc+ recoiling against Λ¯c- in B¯0 decays resulting in B(B¯0→Λ¯c-Ξc+)=[1.16±0.42(stat.)±0.15(syst.)]×10-3. We then measure the product branching fractions B(B¯0→Λ¯c-Ξc+)B(Ξc+→Ξ-π+π+) and B(B¯0→Λ¯c-Ξc+)B(Ξc+→pK-π+). Dividing these product branching fractions by B¯0→Λ¯c-Ξc+ yields B(Ξc+→Ξ-π+π+)=[2.86±1.21(stat.)±0.38(syst.)]% and B(Ξc+→pK-π+)=[0.45±0.21(stat.)±0.07(syst.)]%. Our result for B(Ξc+→Ξ-π+π+) can be combined with Ξc+ branching fractions measured relative to Ξc+→Ξ-π+π+ to set the absolute scale for many Ξc+ branching fractions.
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  • 7 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review D
  • 14.20.Lq
  • 13.30.Eg
  • 13.25.Hw
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • B: pair production
  • anti-B0: hadronic decay
  • Xi/c+: hadronic decay
  • anti-B0: branching ratio: measured
  • Xi/c+: branching ratio: measured