Measurement of the branching fraction B(B+u →J/ψπ+) and Search for B+c →J/ψπ+
Physical Review Letters 77:26 (1996) 5176-5181
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We report on a measurement of the branching fraction of the Cabibbo-suppressed decay B+u→J/ψπ+, where J/ψJ/ψμ+μ-. The data were collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab during 1992–1995 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 110pb-1 in pp collisions at √s=1.8TeV. A signal of 28+10-9 events is observed and we determine the ratio of branching fractions B(B+u→J/ψπ+)/B(B+u→J/ψK+) to be [5.0+1.9-1.7(stat)±0.1(syst)]%. Using the world average value for B(B+u→J/ψπ+), we calculate the branching fraction B(B+u→J/ψπ+) to be (5.0+2.1-1.9)×10-5. We also search for the decay B+c→J/ψπ+ and report a 95% confidence level limit on σ(B+c)B+c→J/ψπ+/σ(B+u)B(B+u→J/ψK+) as a function of the B+c lifetime. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Measurement of the mass of the Bs 0 meson
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 53:7 (1996) 3496-3505
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We measure the mass of the B0s meson by reconstructing the decay chain B0s→J/ψφ, J/ψ→µ+µ-, and φ→K+K-. The data are obtained from 19.3 pb-1 of integrated luminosity of pp collisions at √s=1.8 TeV using the Collider Detector at Fermilab. A sample of 80 000 inclusive J/ψ→µ+µ- events is used to study systematic biases in track reconstruction and to calibrate the momentum scale. We reconstruct the kinematically similar decays B+→J/ψK+ and B0→J/ψK*0 to study the mass measurement technique used for the B0s meson. Based on the observation of 32 ± 6 candidates, the mass of the B0s meson is measured to be 5369.9 ± 2.3 ± 1.3 MeV/c2 and the mass difference between B0s and the average mass of B+ and B0 is determined to be 89.7 ± 2.7 ± 1.2 MeV/c2. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Ratios of bottom meson branching fractions involving J/Ψ mesons and determination of b quark fragmentation fractions
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 54:11 (1996) 6596-6609
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We report a measurement of the ratios of the decay rates of the B+, B0, and B0s mesons into exclusive final states containing a J/Ψ meson. The final states were selected from 19.6 pb-1 of pp collisions recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. These data are interpreted to determine the b quark fragmentation fractions fu, fd, and fs. We also determine the branching fractions for the decay modes (formula presented). We discuss the implications of these measurements to B meson decay models. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Reconstruction of B0→J/ΨKS 0 and Measurement of Ratios of Branching Ratios Involving B→J/ΨK* and B+→J/ΨK+
Physical Review Letters 76:12 (1996) 2015-2020
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We report on the reconstruction of the decay mode B0→J/ΨKS0 using 19.3pb-1 of data collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab in p-p collisions at √s=1.8TeV. A signal of 41.8±6.9 events, with a signal-to-background ratio of 9:1, is observed. Three additional decay modes B+→J/ΨK+, B0→J/ΨK*(892)0, and B+→J/ΨK*(892)+ are reconstructed. We measure three ratios of branching ratios, each one relative to the B+→J/ΨK+ mode. We also report the ratio of decay rates, γ(B→J/ΨK*)/γ(B→J/ΨK), for the vector-vector relative to the vector-pseudoscalar modes, to be 1.32±0.23(stat)±0.16(syst). © 1996 The American Physical Society.Search for Flavor-Changing Neutral Current B Meson Decays in pp- Collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV
Physical Review Letters 76:25 (1996) 4675-4680