Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-24-2011
Abstract
We report on a measurement of b-hadron lifetimes in the fully reconstructed decay modes B+→J/ψK+, B0→J/ ψK*(892)0, B0→J/ψKs0, and Λb0→J/ψΛ0 using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.3fb-1, collected by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The measured lifetimes are τ(B+)=[1.639±0.009(stat)±0.009(syst)] ps, τ(B0)=[1.507±0.010(stat)±0.008(syst)]ps, and τ(Λb0)=[1.537±0.045(stat)±0.014(syst)]ps. The lifetime ratios are τ(B+)/τ(B0)=[1.088±0.009(stat)±0. 004(syst)] and τ(Λb0)/τ(B0)=[1.020±0.030(stat)±0. 008(syst)]. These are the most precise determinations of these quantities from a single experiment. © 2011 American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review Letters
Recommended Citation
Aaltonen, T., Álvarez González, B., Amerio, S., Amidei, D., Anastassov, A., Annovi, A., Antos, J., Apollinari, G., Appel, J., Apresyan, A., Arisawa, T., Artikov, A., Asaadi, J., Ashmanskas, W., Auerbach, B., Aurisano, A., Azfar, F., Badgett, W., Barbaro-Galtieri, A., Barnes, V., Barnett, B., Barria, P., Bartos, P., Bauce, M., Bauer, G., Bedeschi, F., Beecher, D., & Behari, S. (2011). Measurement of b hadron lifetimes in exclusive decays containing a J/ψ in pp̄ collisions at √s=1.96TeV. Physical Review Letters, 106 (12) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.121804