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Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}{pi}{sup {+-}})/B(B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}})

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (United States)
  2. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
We report a measurement of the ratio of branching fractions of the decays B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}{pi}{sup {+-}} and B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}} using the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The signal from the Cabbibo-suppressed B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}{pi}{sup {+-}} decay is separated from B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}} using the B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}} invariant mass distribution and the kinematical differences of the hadron track in the two decay modes. From a sample of 220 pb{sup -1} of pp collisions at {radical}(s)=1.96 TeV, we observe 91{+-}15 B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}{pi}{sup {+-}} events together with 1883{+-}34 B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}} events. The ratio of branching fractions is found to be B(B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}{pi}{sup {+-}})/B(B{sup {+-}}{yields}J/{psi}K{sup {+-}})=(4.86{+-}0.82(stat){+-}0.15(syst))%.
OSTI ID:
21296411
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 79; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English