Amplitude analysis of $ψ(3686)\to γK_S^0 K_S^0 $

(2025)

Authors:

BESIII Collaboration, M Ablikim, MN Achasov, P Adlarson, XC Ai, R Aliberti, A Amoroso, Q An, Y Bai, O Bakina, Y Ban, H-R Bao, V Batozskaya, K Begzsuren, N Berger, M Berlowski, M Bertani, D Bettoni, F Bianchi, E Bianco, A Bortone, I Boyko, RA Briere, A Brueggemann, H Cai, MH Cai, X Cai, A Calcaterra, GF Cao, N Cao, SA Cetin, XY Chai, JF Chang, GR Che, YZ Che, G Chelkov, CH Chen, Chao Chen, G Chen, HS Chen, HY Chen, ML Chen, SJ Chen, SL Chen, SM Chen, T Chen, XR Chen, XT Chen, XY Chen, YB Chen, YQ Chen, YQ Chen, ZJ Chen, ZK Chen, SK Choi, X Chu, G Cibinetto, F Cossio, J Cottee-Meldrum, JJ Cui, HL Dai, JP Dai, A Dbeyssi, RE de Boer, D Dedovich, CQ Deng, ZY Deng, A Denig, I Denysenko, M Destefanis, F De Mori, B Ding, XX Ding, Y Ding, Y Ding, YX Ding, J Dong, LY Dong, MY Dong, X Dong, MC Du, SX Du, SX Du, YY Duan, ZH Duan, P Egorov, GF Fan, JJ Fan, YH Fan, J Fang, J Fang, SS Fang, WX Fang, YQ Fang, R Farinelli, L Fava, F Feldbauer, G Felici, CQ Feng, JH Feng, L Feng, QX Feng, YT Feng, M Fritsch, CD Fu, JL Fu, YW Fu, H Gao, XB Gao, Y Gao, YN Gao, YN Gao, YY Gao, S Garbolino, I Garzia, PT Ge, ZW Ge, C Geng, EM Gersabeck, A Gilman, K Goetzen, JD Gong, L Gong, WX Gong, W Gradl, S Gramigna, M Greco, MH Gu, YT Gu, CY Guan, AQ Guo, LB Guo, MJ Guo, RP Guo, YP Guo, A Guskov, J Gutierrez, KL Han, TT Han, F Hanisch, KD Hao, XQ Hao, FA Harris, KK He, KL He, FH Heinsius, CH Heinz, YK Heng, C Herold, T Holtmann, PC Hong, GY Hou, XT Hou, YR Hou, ZL Hou, HM Hu, JF Hu, QP Hu, SL Hu, T Hu, Y Hu, ZM Hu, GS Huang, KX Huang, LQ Huang, P Huang, XT Huang, YP Huang, YS Huang, T Hussain, N Hüsken, N in der Wiesche, J Jackson, Q Ji, QP Ji, W Ji, XB Ji, XL Ji, YY Ji, ZK Jia, D Jiang, HB Jiang, PC Jiang, SJ Jiang, TJ Jiang, XS Jiang, Y Jiang, JB Jiao, JK Jiao, Z Jiao, S Jin, Y Jin, MQ Jing, XM Jing, T Johansson, S Kabana, N Kalantar-Nayestanaki, XL Kang, XS Kang, M Kavatsyuk, BC Ke, V Khachatryan, A Khoukaz, R Kiuchi, OB Kolcu, B Kopf, M Kuessner, X Kui, N Kumar, A Kupsc, W Kühn, Q Lan, WN Lan, TT Lei, M Lellmann, T Lenz, C Li, C Li, C Li, CH Li, CK Li, DM Li, F Li, G Li, HB Li, HJ Li, HN Li, Hui Li, JR Li, JS Li, K Li, KL Li, KL Li, LJ Li, Lei Li, MH Li, MR Li, PL Li, PR Li, QM Li, QX Li, R Li, SX Li, T Li, TY Li, WD Li, WG Li, X Li, XH Li, XL Li, XY Li, XZ Li, Y Li, YG Li, YP Li, ZJ Li, ZY Li, C Liang, H Liang, YF Liang, YT Liang, GR Liao, LB Liao, MH Liao, YP Liao, J Libby, A Limphirat, CC Lin, CX Lin, DX Lin, LQ Lin, T Lin, BJ Liu, BX Liu, C Liu, CX Liu, F Liu, FH Liu, Feng Liu, GM Liu, H Liu, HB Liu, HH Liu, HM Liu, Huihui Liu, JB Liu, JJ Liu, K Liu, K Liu, KY Liu, Ke Liu, L Liu, LC Liu, Lu Liu, MH Liu, PL Liu, Q Liu, SB Liu, T Liu, WK Liu, WM Liu, WT Liu, X Liu, X Liu, XK Liu, XY Liu, Y Liu, Y Liu, Y Liu, YB Liu, ZA Liu, ZD Liu, ZQ Liu, XC Lou, FX Lu, HJ Lu, JG Lu, XL Lu, Y Lu, YH Lu, YP Lu, ZH Lu, CL Luo, JR Luo, JS Luo, MX Luo, T Luo, XL Luo, ZY Lv, XR Lyu, YF Lyu, YH Lyu, FC Ma, H Ma, HL Ma, JL Ma, LL Ma, LR Ma, QM Ma, RQ Ma, RY Ma, T Ma, XT Ma, XY Ma, YM Ma, FE Maas, I MacKay, M Maggiora, S Malde, QA Malik, HX Mao, YJ Mao, ZP Mao, S Marcello, A Marshall, FM Melendi, YH Meng, ZX Meng, JG Messchendorp, G Mezzadri, H Miao, TJ Min, RE Mitchell, XH Mo, B Moses, N Yu Muchnoi, J Muskalla, Y Nefedov, F Nerling, LS Nie, IB Nikolaev, Z Ning, S Nisar, QL Niu, WD Niu, C Normand, SL Olsen, Q Ouyang, S Pacetti, X Pan, Y Pan, A Pathak, YP Pei, M Pelizaeus, HP Peng, XJ Peng, YY Peng, K Peters, K Petridis, JL Ping, RG Ping, S Plura, V Prasad, FZ Qi, HR Qi, M Qi, S Qian, WB Qian, CF Qiao, JH Qiao, JJ Qin, JL Qin, LQ Qin, LY Qin, PB Qin, XP Qin, XS Qin, ZH Qin, JF Qiu, ZH Qu, J Rademacker, CF Redmer, A Rivetti, M Rolo, G Rong, SS Rong, F Rosini, Ch Rosner, MQ Ruan, N Salone, A Sarantsev, Y Schelhaas, K Schoenning, M Scodeggio, KY Shan, W Shan, XY Shan, ZJ Shang, JF Shangguan, LG Shao, M Shao, CP Shen, HF Shen, WH Shen, XY Shen, BA Shi, H Shi, JL Shi, JY Shi, SY Shi, X Shi, HL Song, JJ Song, TZ Song, WM Song, YJ Song, YX Song, S Sosio, S Spataro, F Stieler, SS Su, YJ Su, GB Sun, GX Sun, H Sun, HK Sun, JF Sun, K Sun, L Sun, SS Sun, T Sun, YC Sun, YH Sun, YJ Sun, YZ Sun, ZQ Sun, ZT Sun, CJ Tang, GY Tang, J Tang, JJ Tang, LF Tang, YA Tang, LY Tao, M Tat, JX Teng, JY Tian, WH Tian, Y Tian, ZF Tian, I Uman, B Wang, B Wang, Bo Wang, C Wang, C Wang, Cong Wang, DY Wang, HJ Wang, JJ Wang, K Wang, LL Wang, LW Wang, M Wang, M Wang, NY Wang, S Wang, T Wang, TJ Wang, W Wang, W Wang, WP Wang, X Wang, XF Wang, XJ Wang, XL Wang, XN Wang, Y Wang, YD Wang, YF Wang, YH Wang, YJ Wang, YL Wang, YN Wang, YQ Wang, Yaqian Wang, Yi Wang, Yuan Wang, Z Wang, ZL Wang, ZL Wang, ZQ Wang, ZY Wang, DH Wei, HR Wei, F Weidner, SP Wen, YR Wen, U Wiedner, G Wilkinson, M Wolke, C Wu, JF Wu, LH Wu, LJ Wu, LJ Wu, Lianjie Wu, SG Wu, SM Wu, X Wu, XH Wu, YJ Wu, Z Wu, L Xia, XM Xian, BH Xiang, D Xiao, GY Xiao, H Xiao, YL Xiao, ZJ Xiao, C Xie, KJ Xie, XH Xie, Y Xie, YG Xie, YH Xie, ZP Xie, TY Xing, CF Xu, CJ Xu, GF Xu, HY Xu, HY Xu, M Xu, QJ Xu, QN Xu, TD Xu, W Xu, WL Xu, XP Xu, Y Xu, Y Xu, YC Xu, ZS Xu, F Yan, HY Yan, L Yan, WB Yan, WC Yan, WH Yan, WP Yan, XQ Yan, HJ Yang, HL Yang, HX Yang, JH Yang, RJ Yang, T Yang, Y Yang, YF Yang, YH Yang, YQ Yang, YX Yang, YZ Yang, M Ye, MH Ye, ZJ Ye, Junhao Yin, ZY You, BX Yu, CX Yu, G Yu, JS Yu, LQ Yu, MC Yu, T Yu, XD Yu, YC Yu, CZ Yuan, H Yuan, J Yuan, J Yuan, L Yuan, SC Yuan, XQ Yuan, Y Yuan, ZY Yuan, CX Yue, Ying Yue, AA Zafar, SH Zeng, X Zeng, Y Zeng, YJ Zeng, YJ Zeng, XY Zhai, YH Zhan, AQ Zhang, BL Zhang, BX Zhang, DH Zhang, GY Zhang, GY Zhang, H Zhang, H Zhang, HC Zhang, HH Zhang, HQ Zhang, HR Zhang, HY Zhang, J Zhang, J Zhang, JJ Zhang, JL Zhang, JQ Zhang, JS Zhang, JW Zhang, JX Zhang, JY Zhang, JZ Zhang, Jianyu Zhang, LM Zhang, Lei Zhang, N Zhang, P Zhang, Q Zhang, QY Zhang, RY Zhang, SH Zhang, Shulei Zhang, XM Zhang, XY Zhang, XY Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, YT Zhang, YH Zhang, YM Zhang, YP Zhang, ZD Zhang, ZH Zhang, ZL Zhang, ZL Zhang, ZX Zhang, ZY Zhang, ZY Zhang, ZZ Zhang, Zh Zh Zhang, G Zhao, JY Zhao, JZ Zhao, L Zhao, L Zhao, MG Zhao, N Zhao, RP Zhao, SJ Zhao, YB Zhao, YL Zhao, YX Zhao, ZG Zhao, A Zhemchugov, B Zheng, BM Zheng, JP Zheng, WJ Zheng, XR Zheng, YH Zheng, B Zhong, C Zhong, H Zhou, JQ Zhou, JY Zhou, S Zhou, X Zhou, XK Zhou, XR Zhou, XY Zhou, YX Zhou, YZ Zhou, AN Zhu, J Zhu, K Zhu, KJ Zhu, KS Zhu, L Zhu, LX Zhu, SH Zhu, TJ Zhu, WD Zhu, WD Zhu, WJ Zhu, WZ Zhu, YC Zhu, ZA Zhu, XY Zhuang, JH Zou, J Zu

Observation of charge–parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays

Nature Nature Research 643:8074 (2025) 1223-1228

Authors:

R Aaij, ASW Abdelmotteleb, C Abellan Beteta, F Abudinén, T Ackernley, AA Adefisoye, B Adeva, M Adinolfi, P Adlarson, C Agapopoulou, CA Aidala, Z Ajaltouni, S Akar, K Akiba, P Albicocco, J Albrecht, F Alessio, M Alexander, Z Aliouche, P Alvarez Cartelle, R Amalric, S Amato, JL Amey, Y Amhis, L An, L Anderlini, M Andersson, A Andreianov, P Andreola, M Andreotti, D Andreou, A Anelli, D Ao, F Archilli, M Argenton, S Arguedas Cuendis, A Artamonov, M Artuso, E Aslanides, R Ataíde Da Silva, M Atzeni, B Audurier, D Bacher, I Bachiller Perea, S Bachmann, M Bachmayer, JJ Back, P Baladron Rodriguez, V Balagura, A Balboni

Abstract:

The Standard Model of particle physics—the theory of particles and interactions at the smallest scale—predicts that matter and antimatter interact differently due to violation of the combined symmetry of charge conjugation (C) and parity (P). Charge conjugation transforms particles into their antimatter particles, whereas the parity transformation inverts spatial coordinates. This prediction applies to both mesons, which consist of a quark and an antiquark, and baryons, which are composed of three quarks. However, despite having been discovered in various meson decays, CP violation has yet to be observed in baryons, the type of matter that makes up the observable Universe. Here we report a study of the decay of the beauty baryon Λ0b$${\varLambda }_{0}^{b}$$ to the pK−π+π− final state, which proceeds through b → u or b → s quark-level transitions, and its CP-conjugated process, using data collected by the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment1 at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The results reveal significant asymmetries between the decay rates of the Λ0b$${\varLambda }_{0}^{b}$$ baryon and its CP-conjugated antibaryon, providing, to our knowledge, the first observation of CP violation in baryon decays and demonstrating the different behaviours of baryons and antibaryons. In the Standard Model, CP violation arises from the Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa mechanism2, and new forces or particles beyond the Standard Model could provide further contributions. This discovery opens a new path in the search for physics beyond the Standard Model.

Observation of the electromagnetic radiative decays of the \boldmath{$Λ(1520)$} and \boldmath{$Λ(1670)$} to \boldmath{$γΣ^0$}

(2025)

Authors:

BESIII Collaboration, M Ablikim, MN Achasov, P Adlarson, XC Ai, R Aliberti, A Amoroso, Q An, Y Bai, O Bakina, Y Ban, H-R Bao, V Batozskaya, K Begzsuren, N Berger, M Berlowski, M Bertani, D Bettoni, F Bianchi, E Bianco, A Bortone, I Boyko, RA Briere, A Brueggemann, H Cai, MH Cai, X Cai, A Calcaterra, GF Cao, N Cao, SA Cetin, XY Chai, JF Chang, GR Che, YZ Che, CH Chen, Chao Chen, G Chen, HS Chen, HY Chen, ML Chen, SJ Chen, SL Chen, SM Chen, T Chen, XR Chen, XT Chen, XY Chen, YB Chen, YQ Chen, YQ Chen, Z Chen, ZJ Chen, ZK Chen, SK Choi, X Chu, G Cibinetto, F Cossio, J Cottee-Meldrum, JJ Cui, HL Dai, JP Dai, A Dbeyssi, RE de Boer, D Dedovich, CQ Deng, ZY Deng, A Denig, I Denysenko, M Destefanis, F De Mori, B Ding, XX Ding, Y Ding, Y Ding, YX Ding, J Dong, LY Dong, MY Dong, X Dong, MC Du, SX Du, SX Du, YY Duan, P Egorov, GF Fan, JJ Fan, YH Fan, J Fang, J Fang, SS Fang, WX Fang, YQ Fang, R Farinelli, L Fava, F Feldbauer, G Felici, CQ Feng, JH Feng, L Feng, QX Feng, YT Feng, M Fritsch, CD Fu, JL Fu, YW Fu, H Gao, XB Gao, Y Gao, YN Gao, YN Gao, YY Gao, S Garbolino, I Garzia, PT Ge, ZW Ge, C Geng, EM Gersabeck, A Gilman, K Goetzen, JD Gong, L Gong, WX Gong, W Gradl, S Gramigna, M Greco, MH Gu, YT Gu, CY Guan, AQ Guo, LB Guo, MJ Guo, RP Guo, YP Guo, A Guskov, J Gutierrez, KL Han, TT Han, F Hanisch, KD Hao, XQ Hao, FA Harris, KK He, KL He, FH Heinsius, CH Heinz, YK Heng, C Herold, PC Hong, GY Hou, XT Hou, YR Hou, ZL Hou, HM Hu, JF Hu, QP Hu, SL Hu, T Hu, Y Hu, ZM Hu, GS Huang, KX Huang, LQ Huang, P Huang, XT Huang, YP Huang, YS Huang, T Hussain, N Hüsken, N in der Wiesche, J Jackson, Q Ji, QP Ji, W Ji, XB Ji, XL Ji, YY Ji, ZK Jia, D Jiang, HB Jiang, PC Jiang, SJ Jiang, TJ Jiang, XS Jiang, Y Jiang, JB Jiao, JK Jiao, Z Jiao, S Jin, Y Jin, MQ Jing, XM Jing, T Johansson, S Kabana, N Kalantar-Nayestanaki, XL Kang, XS Kang, M Kavatsyuk, BC Ke, V Khachatryan, A Khoukaz, R Kiuchi, OB Kolcu, B Kopf, M Kuessner, X Kui, N Kumar, A Kupsc, W Kühn, Q Lan, WN Lan, TT Lei, M Lellmann, T Lenz, C Li, C Li, C Li, CH Li, CK Li, DM Li, F Li, G Li, HB Li, HJ Li, HN Li, Hui Li, JR Li, JS Li, K Li, KL Li, KL Li, LJ Li, Lei Li, MH Li, MR Li, PL Li, PR Li, QM Li, QX Li, R Li, SX Li, T Li, TY Li, WD Li, WG Li, X Li, XH Li, XL Li, XY Li, XZ Li, Y Li, YG Li, YP Li, ZJ Li, ZY Li, H Liang, YF Liang, YT Liang, GR Liao, LB Liao, MH Liao, YP Liao, J Libby, A Limphirat, CC Lin, DX Lin, LQ Lin, T Lin, BJ Liu, BX Liu, C Liu, CX Liu, F Liu, FH Liu, Feng Liu, GM Liu, H Liu, HB Liu, HH Liu, HM Liu, Huihui Liu, JB Liu, JJ Liu, K Liu, K Liu, KY Liu, Ke Liu, LC Liu, Lu Liu, MH Liu, PL Liu, Q Liu, SB Liu, T Liu, WK Liu, WM Liu, WT Liu, X Liu, X Liu, XK Liu, XY Liu, Y Liu, Y Liu, Y Liu, YB Liu, ZA Liu, ZD Liu, ZQ Liu, XC Lou, FX Lu, HJ Lu, JG Lu, XL Lu, Y Lu, YH Lu, YP Lu, ZH Lu, CL Luo, JR Luo, JS Luo, MX Luo, T Luo, XL Luo, ZY Lv, XR Lyu, YF Lyu, YH Lyu, FC Ma, HL Ma, JL Ma, LL Ma, LR Ma, QM Ma, RQ Ma, RY Ma, T Ma, XT Ma, XY Ma, YM Ma, FE Maas, I MacKay, M Maggiora, S Malde, QA Malik, HX Mao, YJ Mao, ZP Mao, S Marcello, A Marshall, FM Melendi, YH Meng, ZX Meng, G Mezzadri, H Miao, TJ Min, RE Mitchell, XH Mo, B Moses, N Yu Muchnoi, J Muskalla, Y Nefedov, F Nerling, LS Nie, IB Nikolaev, Z Ning, S Nisar, QL Niu, WD Niu, C Normand, SL Olsen, Q Ouyang, S Pacetti, X Pan, Y Pan, A Pathak, YP Pei, M Pelizaeus, HP Peng, XJ Peng, YY Peng, K Peters, K Petridis, JL Ping, RG Ping, S Plura, V Prasad, FZ Qi, HR Qi, M Qi, S Qian, WB Qian, CF Qiao, JH Qiao, JJ Qin, JL Qin, LQ Qin, LY Qin, PB Qin, XP Qin, XS Qin, ZH Qin, JF Qiu, ZH Qu, J Rademacker, CF Redmer, A Rivetti, M Rolo, G Rong, SS Rong, F Rosini, Ch Rosner, MQ Ruan, N Salone, A Sarantsev, Y Schelhaas, K Schoenning, M Scodeggio, KY Shan, W Shan, XY Shan, ZJ Shang, JF Shangguan, LG Shao, M Shao, CP Shen, HF Shen, WH Shen, XY Shen, BA Shi, H Shi, JL Shi, JY Shi, SY Shi, X Shi, HL Song, JJ Song, TZ Song, WM Song, YJ Song, YX Song, S Sosio, S Spataro, F Stieler, SS Su, YJ Su, GB Sun, GX Sun, H Sun, HK Sun, JF Sun, K Sun, L Sun, SS Sun, T Sun, YC Sun, YH Sun, YJ Sun, YZ Sun, ZQ Sun, ZT Sun, CJ Tang, GY Tang, J Tang, JJ Tang, LF Tang, YA Tang, LY Tao, M Tat, JX Teng, JY Tian, WH Tian, Y Tian, ZF Tian, I Uman, B Wang, B Wang, Bo Wang, C Wang, C Wang, Cong Wang, DY Wang, HJ Wang, JJ Wang, K Wang, LL Wang, LW Wang, M Wang, M Wang, NY Wang, S Wang, T Wang, TJ Wang, W Wang, W Wang, WP Wang, X Wang, XF Wang, XJ Wang, XL Wang, XN Wang, Y Wang, YD Wang, YF Wang, YH Wang, YJ Wang, YL Wang, YN Wang, YQ Wang, Yaqian Wang, Yi Wang, Yuan Wang, Z Wang, ZL Wang, ZL Wang, ZQ Wang, ZY Wang, DH Wei, HR Wei, F Weidner, SP Wen, YR Wen, U Wiedner, G Wilkinson, M Wolke, C Wu, JF Wu, LH Wu, LJ Wu, LJ Wu, Lianjie Wu, SG Wu, SM Wu, X Wu, XH Wu, YJ Wu, Z Wu, L Xia, XM Xian, BH Xiang, D Xiao, GY Xiao, H Xiao, YL Xiao, ZJ Xiao, C Xie, KJ Xie, XH Xie, Y Xie, YG Xie, YH Xie, ZP Xie, TY Xing, CF Xu, CJ Xu, GF Xu, HY Xu, HY Xu, M Xu, QJ Xu, QN Xu, TD Xu, W Xu, WL Xu, XP Xu, Y Xu, Y Xu, YC Xu, ZS Xu, F Yan, HY Yan, L Yan, WB Yan, WC Yan, WH Yan, WP Yan, XQ Yan, HJ Yang, HL Yang, HX Yang, JH Yang, RJ Yang, T Yang, Y Yang, YF Yang, YH Yang, YQ Yang, YX Yang, YZ Yang, M Ye, MH Ye, ZJ Ye, Junhao Yin, ZY You, BX Yu, CX Yu, G Yu, JS Yu, LQ Yu, MC Yu, T Yu, XD Yu, YC Yu, CZ Yuan, H Yuan, J Yuan, J Yuan, L Yuan, SC Yuan, XQ Yuan, Y Yuan, ZY Yuan, CX Yue, Ying Yue, AA Zafar, SH Zeng, X Zeng, Y Zeng, YJ Zeng, YJ Zeng, XY Zhai, YH Zhan, AQ Zhang, BL Zhang, BX Zhang, DH Zhang, GY Zhang, GY Zhang, H Zhang, H Zhang, HC Zhang, HH Zhang, HQ Zhang, HR Zhang, HY Zhang, J Zhang, J Zhang, JJ Zhang, JL Zhang, JQ Zhang, JS Zhang, JW Zhang, JX Zhang, JY Zhang, JZ Zhang, Jianyu Zhang, LM Zhang, Lei Zhang, N Zhang, P Zhang, Q Zhang, QY Zhang, RY Zhang, SH Zhang, Shulei Zhang, XM Zhang, XY Zhang, XY Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, YT Zhang, YH Zhang, YM Zhang, YP Zhang, ZD Zhang, ZH Zhang, ZL Zhang, ZL Zhang, ZX Zhang, ZY Zhang, ZY Zhang, ZZ Zhang, Zh Zh Zhang, G Zhao, JY Zhao, JZ Zhao, L Zhao, L Zhao, MG Zhao, N Zhao, RP Zhao, SJ Zhao, YB Zhao, YL Zhao, YX Zhao, ZG Zhao, A Zhemchugov, B Zheng, BM Zheng, JP Zheng, WJ Zheng, XR Zheng, YH Zheng, B Zhong, C Zhong, H Zhou, JQ Zhou, JY Zhou, S Zhou, X Zhou, XK Zhou, XR Zhou, XY Zhou, YX Zhou, YZ Zhou, AN Zhu, J Zhu, K Zhu, KJ Zhu, KS Zhu, L Zhu, LX Zhu, SH Zhu, TJ Zhu, WD Zhu, WD Zhu, WJ Zhu, WZ Zhu, YC Zhu, ZA Zhu, XY Zhuang, JH Zou, J Zu

Luminosity measurement with the LHCb RICH detectors in Run 3

(2025)

Authors:

Paula Alvarez Cartelle, Alessia Anelli, Anna Balboni, Anja Beck, Federico Betti, Josh Bex, Federica Borgato, Roberto Calabrese, Marta Calvi, Roberta Cardinale, Giovanni Cavallero, Lucian-Nicolae Cojocariu, Daniel Craik, Elena Dall'Occo, Carmelo D'Ambrosio, Viacheslav Duk, Lisa Fantini, Fabio Ferrari, Massimiliano Fiorini, Edoardo Franzoso, Christoph Frei, Silvia Gambetta, Simon Ghizzo, Zahra Ghorbanimoghaddam, Claudio Gotti, Thierry Gys, Christopher Robert Jones, Izabela Juszczak, Michael Kane, Floris Keizer, Marcin Kucharczyk, Thomas Long, Florin Maciuc, Lorenzo Malentacca, Gabriele Martelli, Andrea Mauri, Michael McCann, Franz Muheim, Elisabeth Maria Niel, Shinichi Okamura, Federica Oliva, Antonis Papanestis, Mitesh Patel, Jairus Tristan Patoc, Mauro Piccini, Vlad-Mihai Placinta, Jonas Rademacker, Jake Reich, Gabriele Romolini, Antonino Sergi, Gabriele Simi, Mark Smith, Francesca Swystun, Hanae Tilquin, Constantinos Vrahas, Guy Wilkinson, Richard Williams, Mariusz Witek, Stephen Wotton, Shu Xian, Youhua Yang

Evidence for B-→D**0τ-ντ¯ Decays

Physical Review Letters American Physical Society (APS) 135:2 (2025) 021802

Authors:

R Aaij, ASW Abdelmotteleb, C Abellan Beteta, F Abudinén, T Ackernley, AA Adefisoye, B Adeva, M Adinolfi, P Adlarson, C Agapopoulou, CA Aidala, Z Ajaltouni, S Akar, K Akiba, P Albicocco, J Albrecht, F Alessio, Z Aliouche, P Alvarez Cartelle, R Amalric, S Amato, JL Amey, Y Amhis, L An, L Anderlini, M Andersson, A Andreianov, P Andreola, M Andreotti, D Andreou, A Anelli, D Ao, F Archilli, M Argenton, S Arguedas Cuendis, A Artamonov, M Artuso, E Aslanides, R Ataíde Da Silva, M Atzeni, B Audurier, D Bacher, I Bachiller Perea, S Bachmann, M Bachmayer, JJ Back, P Baladron Rodriguez, V Balagura, A Balboni, W Baldini, L Balzani, H Bao, J Baptista de Souza Leite, C Barbero Pretel, M Barbetti, IR Barbosa, RJ Barlow, M Barnyakov, S Barsuk, W Barter, M Bartolini, J Bartz, JM Basels, S Bashir, G Bassi, B Batsukh, PB Battista, A Bay, A Beck, M Becker, F Bedeschi, IB Bediaga, NA Behling, S Belin, K Belous, I Belov, I Belyaev, G Benane, G Bencivenni, E Ben-Haim, A Berezhnoy, R Bernet, S Bernet Andres, 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Abstract:

The first evidence for the decay B-→D**0τ-ν¯τ is obtained using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb-1, at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. Here, the D**0 meson represents any of the three excited charm mesons D1(2420)0, D2*(2460)0, and D1′(2400)0. The B-→D**0τ-ν¯τ signal is measured with a significance of 3.5σ, including systematic uncertainties. The combined branching fraction B(B-→D1,2**0τ-ν¯τ)×B(D1,2**0→D*+π-), where D1,2**0 denotes both D1(2420)0 and D2*(2460)0 contributions, is measured to be [0.051±0.013(stat)±0.006(syst)±0.009(ext)]%, where the last uncertainty reflects that of the branching fraction of the normalization channel B-→D1,2**0Ds-(*). The ratio between the tauonic and muonic semileptonic B decays, with the latter taken from world average values, is also determined and found to be R(D1,2**0)=0.13±0.03(stat)±0.01(syst)±0.02(ext).