Observation of CP violation in B ±→DK ± decays
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 712:3 (2012) 203-212
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An analysis of B ±→DK ± and B ±→Dπ ± decays is presented where the D meson is reconstructed in the two-body final states: K ±π ∓, K +K - and π +π -. Using 1.0 fb -1 of s=7TeV pp collisions, measurements of several observables are made including the first observation of the suppressed mode B±→[π±K∓]DK± CP violation in B ±→DK ± decays is observed with 5.8σ significance. © 2012 CERN.Observation of CP violation in B±→DK± decays
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 712:3 (2012) 203-212
Abstract:
An analysis of B±→DK± and B±→Dπ± decays is presented where the D meson is reconstructed in the two-body final states: K±π∓, K+K- and π+π-. Using 1.0 fb-1 of s=7TeV pp collisions, measurements of several observables are made including the first observation of the suppressed mode B±→[π±K∓]DK± CP violation in B±→DK± decays is observed with 5.8σ significance. © 2012 CERN.Strong constraints on the rare decays Bs0→μ +μ - and B0→μ +μ -
Physical Review Letters 108:23 (2012)
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A search for Bs0→μ +μ - and B0→μ +μ - decays is performed using 1.0fb -1 of pp collision data collected at √s=7TeV with the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. For both decays, the number of observed events is consistent with expectation from background and standard model signal predictions. Upper limits on the branching fractions are determined to be B(Bs0→μ +μ -)<4.5(3.8)×10 -9 and B(B0→μ +μ -)<1.0(0.81)×10 -9 at 95% (90%) confidence level. © 2012 CERN.Measurement of Υ{hooked} production in pp collisions at √ s = 7TeV
European Physical Journal C 72:6 (2012) 1-12
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The production of Υ{hooked}(1S), Υ{hooked}(2S) and Υ{hooked}(3S) mesons in proton-proton collisions at the centre-of-mass energy of √ s = 7TeV is studied with the LHCb detector. The analysis is based on a data sample of 25 pb-1 collected at the Large Hadron Collider. The Υ{hooked} mesons are reconstructed in the decay mode Υ{hooked}→μ+μ- and the signal yields are extracted from a fit to the μ+μ- invariant mass distributions. The differential production cross-sections times dimuon branching fractions are measured as a function of the Υ{hooked} transverse momentum pOpposite-side flavour tagging of B mesons at the LHCb experiment
European Physical Journal C 72:6 (2012) 1-16