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The physics performance of LHCb

NUCL INSTRUM METH A 408:1 (1998) 137-145

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N Harnew, LHCb Collaboration

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The LHCb experiment is based on a single arm forward spectrometer optimized to study CP violation in the B system at the LHC. The experiment includes a dedicated trigger system, particle identification and a precise vertex determination; recent developments in these areas will be summarized. The detector will provide precise measurements of all angles of the unitarity triangle, the length of one of the sides (via B-s(0) - (B) over bar(s)(0) mixing) and the height of the triangle. The physics performance for selected channels will be reviewed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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First evidence for a charm radial excitation, D

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 426:1-2 (1998) 231-242

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, P Adzic, I Ajinenko, GD Alekseev, R Alemany, PP Allport, S Almehed, U Amaldi, S Amato, P Andersson, A Andreazza, P Antilogus, WD Apel, Y Arnoud, B Åsman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, G Barbiellini, R Barbier, DY Bardin, G Barker, A Baroncelli, O Barring, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, AC Benvenuti, C Berat, M Berggren, D Bertini, D Bertrand, M Besancon, F Bianchi, M Bigi, MS Bilenky, MA Bizouard, D Bloch, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, M Boonekamp, PSL Booth, AW Borgland, G Borisov, C Bosio, O Botner, E Boudinov, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, I Boyko, I Bozovic, M Bozzo, P Branchini, KD Brand, T Brenke, RA Brenner, R Brown, P Bruckman, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, T Burgsmueller, P Buschmann, S Cabrera, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, M Canepa, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, C Cerruti, V Chabaud, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, M Chen, R Chierici, P Chliapnikov, P Chochula, V Chorowicz, J Chudoba, P Collins, M Colomer, R Contri, E Cortina

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Using D *+ mesons exclusively reconstructed in the DELPHI detector at LEP, an excess of 66 ± 14(stat.) events is observed in the D *+π+ π- final state with a mass of 2637 ± 2(stat.) ± 6(syst.) MeV/c2 and a full width smaller than 15 MeV/c2 (95% C.L.). This signal is compatible with the expected decay of a radially excited D *′ (JP = 1-) meson. © 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Measurement of the inclusive charmless and double-charm B branching ratios

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 426:1-2 (1998) 193-206

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, P Adzic, GD Alekseev, R Alemany, PP Allport, S Almehed, U Amaldi, S Amato, P Andersson, A Andreazza, P Antilogus, WD Apel, Y Arnoud, B Åsman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barbier, DY Bardin, G Barker, A Baroncelli, O Barring, MJ Bates, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, K Belous, AC Benvenuti, C Berat, M Berggren, D Bertini, D Bertrand, M Besancon, F Bianchi, M Bigi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, MA Bizouard, D Bloch, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, M Boonekamp, PSL Booth, AW Borgland, G Borisov, C Bosio, O Botner, E Boudinov, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, I Bozovic, M Bozzo, P Branchini, KD Brand, T Brenke, RA Brenner, R Brown, P Bruckman, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, T Burgsmueller, P Buschmann, S Cabrera, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, M Canepa, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, C Cerruti, V Chabaud, M Chapkin, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, M Chen, R Chierici, P Chliapnikov, P Chochula, V Chorowicz, J Chudoba, P Collins, M Colomer, R Contri

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The DELPHI experiment at LEP has measured the inclusive charmless B hadron decay branching ratio, the B branching ratio into two charmed particles, and the total number of charmed particles per B decay, using the hadronic Z data taken between 1992 and 1995. The results are extracted from a fit to the b-tagging probability distribution based on the precise impact parameter measurements made using the microvertex detector. The inclusive charmless B branching ratio, including B decays into hidden charm (cc̄), is measured to be 0.033 ± 0.021. The B branching ratio into two open charmed particles is 0.136 ± 0.042. The mean number of charmed particles per B decay (including hidden charm) is 1.147 ± 0.041. After subtracting the B decay branching ratio into hidden charm, the charmless B branching ratio is found to be 0.007 ± 0.021, compatible with the Standard Model expectation. Models that predict an additional contribution to the charmless B branching ratio of 0.037 or higher are excluded with at least 95% confidence. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Measurement of the charged particle multiplicity of weakly decaying B hadrons

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 425:3-4 (1998) 399-412

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, P Adzic, I Ajinenko, GD Alekseev, R Alemany, PP Allport, S Almehed, U Amaldi, S Amato, P Andersson, A Andreazz, P Antilogus, WD Apel, Y Arnoud, B Asman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barbier, DY Bardin, G Barker, A Baroncelli, O Barring, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, AC Benvenuti, C Berat, M Berggren, D Bertini, D Bertrand, M Besancon, F Bianchi, M Bigi, MS Bilenky, MA Bizouard, D Bloch, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, M Boonekamp, PSL Booth, AW Borgland, G Borisov, C Bosio, O Botner, E Boudinov, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, I Boyko, I Bozovic, M Bozzo, P Branchini, KD Brand, T Brenke, RA Brenner, R Brown, P Bruckman, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, T Burgsmueller, P Buschmann, S Cabrera, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, M Canepa, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, C Cerruti, V Chabaud, M Chapkin, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, M Chen, R Chierici, P Chliapnikov, P Chochula, V Chorowicz, J Chudoba, P Collins, M Colomer, R Contri, E Cortina

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From the Z decays recorded in 1994 and 1995 by the DELPHI detector at LEP, the charged particle multiplicity of weakly decaying B hadrons was measured to be: 4.97 ± 0.03 ± 0.06 excluding the K o and A decay products. © 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Measurement of trilinear gauge couplings in e+e- collisions at 161 GeV and 172 GeV

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 423:1-2 (1998) 194-206

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P Abreu, W Adam, T Adye, P Adzic, GD Alekseev, R Alemany, PP Allport, S Almehed, U Amaldi, S Amato, P Andersson, A Andreazza, P Antilogus, WD Apel, Y Arnoud, B Åsman, JE Augustin, A Augustinus, P Baillon, P Bambade, F Barao, R Barbier, DY Bardin, G Barker, A Baroncelli, O Barring, MJ Bates, M Battaglia, M Baubillier, KH Becks, M Begalli, P Beilliere, Y Belokopytov, AC Benvenuti, C Berat, M Berggren, D Bertini, D Bertrand, M Besancon, F Bianchi, M Bigi, MS Bilenky, P Billoir, MA Bizouard, D Bloch, M Bonesini, W Bonivento, M Boonekamp, PSL Booth, AW Borgland, G Borisov, C Bosio, O Botner, E Boudinov, B Bouquet, C Bourdarios, TJV Bowcock, I Bozovic, M Bozzo, P Branchini, KD Brand, T Brenke, RA Brenner, R Brown, P Bruckman, JM Brunet, L Bugge, T Buran, T Burgsmueller, P Buschmann, S Cabrera, M Caccia, M Calvi, AJ Camacho Rozas, T Camporesi, V Canale, M Canepa, F Carena, L Carroll, C Caso, MV Castillo Gimenez, A Cattai, FR Cavallo, C Cerruti, V Chabaud, M Chapkin, P Charpentier, L Chaussard, P Checchia, GA Chelkov, M Chen, R Chierici, P Chliapnikov, P Chochula, V Chorowicz, J Chudoba, P Collins, M Colomer, R Contri, E Cortina

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Trilinear gauge boson couplings are measured using data taken by DELPHI at 161 GeV and 172 GeV. Values for WWV couplings (V = Z,γ) are determined from a study of the reactions e+e-→ W+W- and e+e- → Wev, using differential distributions from the WW final state in which one W decays hadronically and the other leptonically, and total cross-section data from other channels. Limits are also derived on neutral ZVγ couplings from an analysis of the reaction e+e-→ y + invisible particles. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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