Measurement of relative branching fractions of B decays to psi(2S) and J/psi mesons
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Abstract
The relative rates of B-meson decays into J/ψ
and ψ(2S) mesons are measured for the three decay modes
in pp collisions recorded with the LHCb detector. The ratios
of branching fractions (B) are measured to be
B(B+ → ψ(2S)K+)
B(B+ → J/ψK+)
= 0.594 ± 0.006(stat) ± 0.016(syst) ± 0.015(Rψ ),
B(B0 → ψ(2S)K∗0)
B(B0 → J/ψK∗0)
= 0.476 ± 0.014(stat) ± 0.010(syst) ± 0.012(Rψ ),
B(B0
s → ψ(2S)φ)
B(B0
s → J/ψφ)
= 0.489 ± 0.026(stat) ± 0.021(syst) ± 0.012(Rψ ),
where the third uncertainty is from the ratio of the ψ(2S)
and J/ψ branching fractions to μ+μ−.
and ψ(2S) mesons are measured for the three decay modes
in pp collisions recorded with the LHCb detector. The ratios
of branching fractions (B) are measured to be
B(B+ → ψ(2S)K+)
B(B+ → J/ψK+)
= 0.594 ± 0.006(stat) ± 0.016(syst) ± 0.015(Rψ ),
B(B0 → ψ(2S)K∗0)
B(B0 → J/ψK∗0)
= 0.476 ± 0.014(stat) ± 0.010(syst) ± 0.012(Rψ ),
B(B0
s → ψ(2S)φ)
B(B0
s → J/ψφ)
= 0.489 ± 0.026(stat) ± 0.021(syst) ± 0.012(Rψ ),
where the third uncertainty is from the ratio of the ψ(2S)
and J/ψ branching fractions to μ+μ−.
Date Issued
2012-08-29
Date Acceptance
2012-07-06
Citation
European Physical Journal C, 2012, 72 (8)
ISSN
1434-6052
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany): SCOAP3
Journal / Book Title
European Physical Journal C
Volume
72
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© CERN for the benefit of the LHCb collaboration 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
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Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
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Publication Status
Published
Article Number
2118